The world diversity: Political and Economilitary Systems – One or multiple?

Thinking Through with LJ

Political and Economilitary discussions flow this episode's discussion with Anastasia Bannikova, Elizabeth Morgan, and Phamolie Morris Kromah. From the imperialist beginnings, in the structure of power dynamics, the ongoing conflicts come to light as a result of historical accounts of; the way wars and other conflicts have been negotiated and unsustainably settled in addition to the structural system of political and economilitary bases that dominates the militarization of the world and divide, which includes the long-lasting quest of identity between the powerful economies, the West versus Russia and the others in between whether it is a quest for a global democratic world or a more coexisting diverse world of multiple systems.

Here are the readings we recommend:
Lowe, P. (2016). The rise of the BRICS in the global economy. Teaching Geography, 41(2), 50–53. https://www.jstor.org/stable/26455170

Motyl, A. J. (1996). Russia, Ukraine, and the West: What are America’s Interests? American Foreign Policy Interests, 18(1), 14–20. https://doi.org/10.1080/10803920.1996.10391918

Motyl, A. J. (Ed.). (2001a). Encyclopedia of nationalism. Academic Press.

Motyl, A. J. (2001b). Imperial ends: The decay, collapse, and revival of empires. Columbia University Press.

Motyl, A. J., Ruble, B. A., & Shevtsova, L. (2004). Russia’s Engagement with the West: Transformation and Integration in the Twenty-First Century. Taylor & Francis Group. http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/brandeis-ebooks/detail.action?docID=4605363

NW, 1615 L. St, Washington, S. 800, & Inquiries, D. 20036 U.-419-4300 | M.-857-8562 | F.-419-4372 | M. (2022, March 15). Public Expresses Mixed Views of U.S. Response to Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine. Pew Research Center - U.S. Politics & Policy. https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2022/03/15/public-expresses-mixed-views-of-u-s-response-to-russias-invasion-of-ukraine/

Snyder, T. (2018). The road to unfreedom: Russia, Europe, America(First paperback edition). Tim Duggan Books.

Stevis-Gridneff, M., Levenson, M., & Erlanger, S. (2022, April 7). What Happened on Day 43 of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/04/07/world/ukraine-russia-war-news

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