https://youtu.be/_ETHLhHgdys?si=SRBSUANP3k-Jf59h
Short Assignment & Discussion Question: Watch the above clip. Then, answer the following question(s): 1) What is globalization? 2) How are war and globalization connected? Use the support of evidence from the above clip on the war between Russia and Ukraine. Utilize the information from the internet resources and the video clip.
Instructions: First, explain globalization in your own words with examples. Second, summarize the clip to present the relationship between the Russia-Ukraine war and globalization
Sample Answer
Globalization is the increasing interconnectedness of the world's economies, cultures, and populations, brought about by cross-border trade in goods and services, technology, and flows of investment, people, and information. A simple example is how a smartphone, designed in the U.S., is manufactured with parts from multiple countries (e.g., South Korea, Japan), assembled in China, and sold globally.
Based on the provided video, the relationship between war and globalization is complex and can lead to two opposing outcomes: a reversal of globalization or an acceleration of it.
Potential for Reversal: The war in Ukraine, along with the COVID-19 pandemic, has led some to believe we are at an "end of globalization" [00:15]. The video's expert, Professor Harold James, draws a parallel to the 1930s, when a reversal of globalization preceded World War II [01:00]. The sanctions imposed on Russia—cutting it off from financial and trade systems—are a prime example of countries intentionally reversing globalization with a specific nation [06:01].