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This paper argues that diasporas (communities which live outside, but retain connections with their homelands) are getting larger, thicker and stronger. This, according to the author, has important implications for global economics, identity, politics and security. He compares diasporas to "world wide webs" emanating from states, with dense, interlocking, often electronic strands spanning the globe and binding different individuals, institutions and countries together. The perspective expounded offers an alternative take on globalization and raises questions for all states concerning the domestic and international effects of transnational diaspora communities.