MALA 70903 Global Power Transition: What Does it Hold for the Future?
This course presents an analysis of political, economic, and cultural dimensions of globalization. The emergence of an increasingly interconnected global economy marked by increasing economic integration and creation of a borderless world, has posed new challenges for global governance and the autonomy of nation states. Hence, another dimension of our nuanced world is that the manifestations of new primordial loyalties and cultural and identity anxieties threaten to tear the world apart. At no other juncture in modern history was the world so connected, yet so divided by strife and conflict. The emergence of global problems such as environmental degradation, spread of infectious diseases such as AIDS, the lingering problem of global hunger and genocide are among the pressing issues of the new century. These developments would have an indelible impact on the emerging society of the 21st century. This course is designed to provide a forum for analysis and discussion of these issues. While the attempt is to dissect these issues primarily on their own terms, we would also discuss the challenges they pose to the United States and the global community.