TY  - BOOK
AU  - Harf,James E.
AU  - Lombardi,Mark Owen
TI  - Taking sides
SN  - 9780078050244
PY  - 2012///
CY  - New York, NY
PB  - McGraw-Hill
KW  - Globalization
KW  - International relations
KW  - Global environmental change
KW  - Population
KW  - Emigration and immigration
KW  - Power resources
KW  - World health
KW  - Security, International
KW  - Global warming
KW  - Human trafficking
KW  - Nuclear nonproliferation
N1  - Includes bibliographical references; Should the international community continue to focus on programs to help developing countries curb population growth? -- Is global aging a major problem? -- Does global urbanization lead primarily to undesirable consequences? -- Should environmentalists continue to be alarmists? -- Should the world continue to rely on oil as the major source of energy? -- Will the world be able to feed itself in the foreseeable future? -- Is the threat of global warming real? -- Can the global community successfully confront the global water shortage? -- Can the global community "win" the drug war? -- Is the international community adequately prepared to address global health pandemics? -- Do adequate strategies exist to combat human trafficking? -- Is the international community making progress in addressing natural disasters? -- Is the global economic crisis a failure of capitalism? -- Is social media becoming the most powerful force in global politics? -- Are we headed for a nuclear 9/11? -- Is religious and cultural extremism a global security threat? -- Is a nuclear Iran a global security threat? -- Will China be the next superpower? -- Have al-Qaeda and its jihad against the United States been defeated? -- Is the Middle East undergoing a democratic revolution?
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