ABSTRACT
States and the election of a Latina woman to the presidency. The US armed forces have become composed of the "internal Third World" of US immigrants and former minorities, mainly people of color. Patomki's possible future scenarios include war among the core states and regions, peaceful and democratic reforms of global governance, and global warming as a trigger for global reform. The pattern of semi-peripheral development in the past implies that transnational social movements and progressive political regimes are likely to receive their greatest support from individuals, organizations, and states in the contemporary semi-periphery. The restoration of US economic hegemony could provide resources for a revitalization of US political leadership and hegemony. The scenario we have in mind involves a network of alliances among progressive social movements and political regimes of countries in the Global South along with some allies in the Global North.
