The creation of the European Union (EU) consolidated a united political, economic and defense front by creating a supranational Organization (Lucas, 1999, no page). With the assistance of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the United States, the EU has developed a comprehensive security strategy responsible for guiding the coalition's objectives for mutual solidarity, global stabilization and defence. To address the security threats at both the regional and global levels set out in the European Security Strategy (ESS), considerations have been developed that span both the cultural, geography and development domains. The integration of independent states through organizations such as the UN, EU and NATO has transformed the global community's capabilities to establish international financial institutions, global sanctions and treaties for common defense across multiple borders. While these advances have helped achieve greater global unity, globalization has created many challenges to both defensive and financial stability. Globalization has made geographically separated threats a matter of concern for Europe. North Korea's belligerent actions, violence in South Asia, the “Arab Spring” and conflicts in the Middle East; as well as numerous failed states and militant non-state actors drive a financial, political, and often military response from developed nations. The inability of failed states and developing countries to establish a legal order creates numerous political, security and human rights problems that the EU must resolve (ESS, 2003, 8). As stated in the ESS, “since 1990, nearly 4 million people have died in wars, 90% of them civilians. Over 18 million people worldwide have left…half of paper…number ge) If not continually addressed, these issues will disrupt the region's progress and provide opportunities for corruption, human rights abuses, and growth of organized crime leading to extremism, terrorism and failed states (Solana, 2003, 11). Analyzing the European Security Strategy through the lens of cultural, geographic and development domains, the EU must continue to support global initiatives addressing security issues at economic and cultural levels. As globalization expands, global security challenges cannot be ignored due to distance, but must instead be recognized as interconnected on many geographic fronts. To combat these problems there will be a continuous and dynamic need to analyze the effects of globalization and regional issues, and their impact on cultures and governments around the world..