In this review, I will mainly focus on Somalia. I will briefly touch on its regional neighbors because its neighbors are detrimental to Somalia. I will highlight the effects of globalization of this region and the effects it is having on the United States and its global security. I will show how the forces of globalization have affected Somalia's interests, particularly in the region's security needs and human security crises, including food, water and environmental insecurity. The Somali Peninsula is a region of East Africa and is sometimes also called the Horn. of Africa (HOA). In Somalia, the increasing scarcity and degradation of natural resources seriously threatens the capacity of human and natural resources to ensure their survival. The population of the regions of Ethiopia, Eritrea, Sudan, Djibouti, Somalia, Kenya and Uganda has increased by 400% in the last fifty years and the numbers are not decreasing but rather increasing. Recent estimates put the region's population at more than 90 million. Somalia represents approximately 10% of the Horn of Africa, with a population of approximately 10 million. [1] [7] The growing need for fertile land is greatly intensified by the high national and international demand for food, energy and natural resources. Pastoralists, or better known as pastoral farmers, face diminishing amounts of land and water for their cattle, goats, yaks, sheep, llamas and camels. Regular food shortages affect millions of people daily. People continually struggle to meet their basic human needs. This is particularly evident in arid and semi-arid areas. [2] At least 1 million people are permanently displaced and live a nomadic or semi-nomadic lifestyle. Constant conflict and migration...... middle of document ......f effective policymaking as well as good governance. Interest and assistance from the international community can then better support Somalia and the HOA. Works Cited[1] http://www.envirosecurity.org/espa/horn-of-africa/[2] http://www.envirosecurity.org/espa /PDF/ESA_HOA.pdf[3] http:// www.sta.ethz.ch/var/plain_site/storage/images/css-analysis-in-security-policy/css-analysis-in-security-policy-archive /no.-55-faire-des-vagues-la -piracy-floods-the-horn-of-africa-june-2009/somali-pirates-go-international/2320-2-eng-GB/Somali-pirates-go-international. jpg[4] http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/files/12203_1008piracysomalia.pdf[5] http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/dod/cjtf-hoa.htm[6] http: //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horn_of_Africa[7] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somalia[8] http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2010/05/finland-major-unemployment- differences.html