U.S. trade policy contributes to security.

• Author: Book, Elizabeth G.
• Position: Security Beat

The growing poverty in many parts of the world did not directly lead to 9/11,even though the globalization of the world's economy has produced clear winners and losers. It has widened the gap between the rich and poor, said G. John Ikenberry, a professor at Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service.

But poverty itself didn't lead to 9/11, he said, as none of the alleged hijackers came from poor families. "But they did see themselves as disenfranchised by economic struggle and boxed in by limited opportunities," he said.

Globalization necessitates "a whole new skill set that the national security community needs to look at," said Steven Flanagan, of the...