Given that the globalization of production is historical novel and is now the pivotal driver of international commerce,,, analysis such as Mearsheimer's that dismiss the current security repercussions of economic globalization of parallels with pre-World War one trade make no sense. Indeed, they are biased.It turns out that once we factor in the globalization of production, Mearsheimer's pessimistic argument concerning the future of great power security relations loses steam.In his analysis, whether substantial power gains can be accrued through military conquest has a fundamental influence on the prospects for great power conflict.