[Pols-announce] 4:30pm TODAY (11/14) 4047 Wescoe, Geopolitics of Aid: Chinese, Russian, & American Covid-19 Assistance

[Pickerel, Linda M.]

A reminder to join us as we welcome Dr. Mariya Omelicheva back to the University of Kansas for the book talk, along with Dr. Brittnee Carter..


The book talk is at 4:30pm  4047 Wescoe hall
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Geopolitics of Aid: Chinese,  Russian, and American Covid-19 Assistance

What motivates states to assist other countries in need? When the demand for life-saving aid is high but the resources are scarce, how do countries decide which lives are worth saving?

Dr. Mariya Y. Omelicheva and Dr. Brittnee Carter examine in their book “COVID-19 ‘Humanitarianism’: Geopolitical Logics of Chinese, American, and Russian Assistance<https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbrill.com%2Fdisplay%2Ftitle%2F69762%3Flanguage%3Den&data=05%7C02%7Cpols-announce%40lists.ku.edu%7C390c08ca2e114e9fc84b08dd04d82ed1%7C3c176536afe643f5b96636feabbe3c1a%7C0%7C0%7C638672048735942158%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=yy1MYOj3HG%2FMoJO0vsc5O%2FdKDAfHD3Yie6xboF0GG8s%3D&reserved=0>” the nexus between global health and medical humanitarianism, and global health security and geopolitics. The book illuminates the role that identity, history, and political discourse have in shaping Chinese, American, and Russian approaches to humanitarian aid, and how the competition over alternative understandings of humanitarian assistance affects the integrity of global health humanitarian system.



Dr. Mariya Y. Omelicheva is a Professor of Strategy at National War College, National Defense University, with substantive interests and expertise in international and Eurasian security, Russia's foreign and security policy, gender and security, and crime-terror nexus in Eurasia. She is the author of multiple books and peer-reviewed articles on these topics, including, COVID-19 'Humanitarianism': Geopolitical Logics of Chinese, American and Russian Assistance (Brill 2024), Counterterrorism Policies in Central Asia (Routledge 2011), Democracy in Central Asia: Competing Perspectives and Alternate Strategies (University Press of Kentucky 2015), and Webs of Corruption: Trafficking-Terrorism Nexus in Central Asia (Columbia University Press, 2019, with Lawrence Markowitz). Dr. Omelichva's research has allowed her to engage with a broad audience, spanning policy makers, journalists, and the general public. She has been privileged to work closely with a range of private and public organizations (e.g., U.S. Helsinki Commission, U.S. House of Representatives, US Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement, diplomatic personnel).

Dr. Brittnee Carter is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Kansas. Her research investigates the roles of culture and society on international conflict and political violence and foreign policy responses to those security challenges. She is a member of the board of the Foreign Policy Analysis section of the International Studies Association and is a director of the Mentored Scholars Program at KU. Her recent project and publications examine foreign policy preferences to human rights violations, the impacts and origins of female radicalization in developing societies, and the role of female leadership during conflict and crisis. Her book, COVID-19 'Humanitarianism': Geopolitical Logics of Chinese, American and Russian Assistance was published by Brill in 2024.



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