Global Issues 2008 - Softcover

With an in-depth look at sixteen contemporary issues ranging from world peacekeeping to climate change, this proven reader asks important, timely questions - none with easy answers: Can India match China's economic growth? Is the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty obsolete? Should the United States scale back efforts to export democracy to the Middle East and elsewhere? Each chapter explores who the players are, what s at stake, why recognising past and current developments is so crucial to the future, and includes the following special features: a pro/con box that examines two competing sides of a single issue question; a detailed chronology; an annotated bibliography with web resources; plus photos, charts, graphs, and maps. The 2008 edition also features articles from the brand new CQ Global Researcher, which reports on global affairs from a multitude of international viewpoints.