Taking sides.
Taking sides. Clashing views on global issues /
Clashing views on global issues Global issues
[selected, edited and with issue framing material by] James E. Harf and Mark Owen Lombardi
- Ninth edition
- [New York] : McGraw-Hill Education, Create, 2017.
- iii, 267 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
Includes bibliographical references
Yes. Global aging and the crisis of the 2020s / No. Age invaders / Yes. The state of food insecurity in the world / No. The future of food and farming : challenges and choices for global sustainability / Yes. Progress on sanitation and drinking water : 2015 update and MDG assessment / No. Water for a sustainable world / Yes. Peak oil : theory or myth? / No. Peak oil is dead. Long live peak oil! / Yes. The road from Paris / No. Paris : the treaty that dare not speak its name / Neil Howe and Richard Jackson -- The Economist -- Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations -- The British Government Office for Science -- UNICEF and World Health Organization -- World Water Assessment Programme -- Marc Lallanilla -- Michael T. Klare -- European Commission -- Rupert Darwall -- Unit 1. Global Population and Resources. Issue: Is Global Aging a Major Problem? -- Issue: Will the World Be Able to Feed Itself in the Foreseeable Future? -- Issue: Can the Global Community Successfully Confront the Global Water Shortage? -- Issue: Is the Global Oil Crisis of the Last Half-Century Over? -- Issue: Is the Paris Climate Change Agreement a Good Deal? -- Yes. Zika : strategic response framework & joint operations plan / No. Zika virus spreading explosively, says World Health Organization / Yes. The global human rights regime / No. Amnesty International report 2014/15 : the state of the world's human rights / Yes. How big data battles human trafficking / No. Global report on trafficking in persons 2014 / Yes. The United States and the Syrian refugee crisis : a plan of action / No. The controversy over Syrian refugees misses the question we should be asking / Yes. An economy for the 1% / No. Income inequality : poverty falling faster than ever but the 1% are racing ahead / Yes. Social media as a formidable force for change / No. Is ISIS's social-media power exaggerated? / Yes. The Sony hackers are terrorists / No. Anonymous just might make all the difference in attacking ISIS / World Health Organization -- Matthew Weaver and Sally Desmond -- The Council on Foreign Relations -- Amnesty International -- Tierney Sneed -- United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime -- Michael Ignatieff -- Andrew C. McCarthy -- Oxfam Report -- Max Roser -- Ritu Sharma -- Kathy Gilsinan -- David Auerbach -- Evan Schuman -- Unit 2. Expanding Global Forces and Movements. Issue: Will the International Community be Able to Successfully Address the ZIKA Virus Pandemic? -- Issue: Is the International Community Making Effective Progress in Securing Global Human Rights? -- Issue: Do Adequate Strategies Exist to Combat Human Trafficking? -- Issue: Should the United States and the West Address the Syrian Refugee Crisis by Allowing Them to Migrate to the West? -- Issue: Is Global Income Inequality on the Rise in the International Community? -- Issue: Is Social Media Becoming the Most Powerful Force in International Politics? -- Issue: Are Cyber-groups Terrorists or a Potential Force for Good? -- Yes. Why the next world war will be a cyberwar first, and a shooting war second / No. Cyberwar and peace : hacking can reduce real-world violence / Yes. Why a new cold war with Russia is inevitable / No. Debunked : why there won't be another cold war / Yes. How ISIS can be defeated / No. 5 reasons the U.S. cannot defeat ISIS / Yes. Remarks on nuclear agreement with Iran / No. Future risks of an Iran nuclear deal / Yes. The European Union may be on the verge of collapse / No. How the financial crisis made Europe stronger / Yes. China : witnessing the birth of a superpower / No. China's long road to superpower status / Yes. Time to actively deter North Korea / No. North Korea : don't pick a fight we can't win / David Gewirtz -- Thomas Rid -- Andrej Krickovic and Yuval Weber -- Matthew Rojansky and Rachel S. Salzman -- Max Boot -- Aaron David Miller -- John Kerry -- David E. Sanger and Michael R. Gordon -- John Feffer -- Kalin Anev Janse -- Jonathan Watts -- Jonathan Adelman -- Patrick M. Cronin -- Jeong Lee Unit 3: The New Global Security Dilemma. Issue: Is Cyber Warfare the Future of War? -- Issue: Are Russia and the United States in a New Cold War? -- Issue: Can ISIS Be Defeated in the Near Future? -- Issue: Is the Iran Nuclear Program Agreement Good for America and for the World? -- Issue: Is the European Union in Danger of Disintegrating? -- Issue: Is China the Next Superpower? -- Issue: Should the International Community Preempt Against North Korea? --
9781259826993
Globalization.
International relations
Global environmental change
Global warming
Human trafficking
Nuclear nonproliferation
World health
Security, International
JZ 1318 / .T139 2017
Includes bibliographical references
Yes. Global aging and the crisis of the 2020s / No. Age invaders / Yes. The state of food insecurity in the world / No. The future of food and farming : challenges and choices for global sustainability / Yes. Progress on sanitation and drinking water : 2015 update and MDG assessment / No. Water for a sustainable world / Yes. Peak oil : theory or myth? / No. Peak oil is dead. Long live peak oil! / Yes. The road from Paris / No. Paris : the treaty that dare not speak its name / Neil Howe and Richard Jackson -- The Economist -- Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations -- The British Government Office for Science -- UNICEF and World Health Organization -- World Water Assessment Programme -- Marc Lallanilla -- Michael T. Klare -- European Commission -- Rupert Darwall -- Unit 1. Global Population and Resources. Issue: Is Global Aging a Major Problem? -- Issue: Will the World Be Able to Feed Itself in the Foreseeable Future? -- Issue: Can the Global Community Successfully Confront the Global Water Shortage? -- Issue: Is the Global Oil Crisis of the Last Half-Century Over? -- Issue: Is the Paris Climate Change Agreement a Good Deal? -- Yes. Zika : strategic response framework & joint operations plan / No. Zika virus spreading explosively, says World Health Organization / Yes. The global human rights regime / No. Amnesty International report 2014/15 : the state of the world's human rights / Yes. How big data battles human trafficking / No. Global report on trafficking in persons 2014 / Yes. The United States and the Syrian refugee crisis : a plan of action / No. The controversy over Syrian refugees misses the question we should be asking / Yes. An economy for the 1% / No. Income inequality : poverty falling faster than ever but the 1% are racing ahead / Yes. Social media as a formidable force for change / No. Is ISIS's social-media power exaggerated? / Yes. The Sony hackers are terrorists / No. Anonymous just might make all the difference in attacking ISIS / World Health Organization -- Matthew Weaver and Sally Desmond -- The Council on Foreign Relations -- Amnesty International -- Tierney Sneed -- United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime -- Michael Ignatieff -- Andrew C. McCarthy -- Oxfam Report -- Max Roser -- Ritu Sharma -- Kathy Gilsinan -- David Auerbach -- Evan Schuman -- Unit 2. Expanding Global Forces and Movements. Issue: Will the International Community be Able to Successfully Address the ZIKA Virus Pandemic? -- Issue: Is the International Community Making Effective Progress in Securing Global Human Rights? -- Issue: Do Adequate Strategies Exist to Combat Human Trafficking? -- Issue: Should the United States and the West Address the Syrian Refugee Crisis by Allowing Them to Migrate to the West? -- Issue: Is Global Income Inequality on the Rise in the International Community? -- Issue: Is Social Media Becoming the Most Powerful Force in International Politics? -- Issue: Are Cyber-groups Terrorists or a Potential Force for Good? -- Yes. Why the next world war will be a cyberwar first, and a shooting war second / No. Cyberwar and peace : hacking can reduce real-world violence / Yes. Why a new cold war with Russia is inevitable / No. Debunked : why there won't be another cold war / Yes. How ISIS can be defeated / No. 5 reasons the U.S. cannot defeat ISIS / Yes. Remarks on nuclear agreement with Iran / No. Future risks of an Iran nuclear deal / Yes. The European Union may be on the verge of collapse / No. How the financial crisis made Europe stronger / Yes. China : witnessing the birth of a superpower / No. China's long road to superpower status / Yes. Time to actively deter North Korea / No. North Korea : don't pick a fight we can't win / David Gewirtz -- Thomas Rid -- Andrej Krickovic and Yuval Weber -- Matthew Rojansky and Rachel S. Salzman -- Max Boot -- Aaron David Miller -- John Kerry -- David E. Sanger and Michael R. Gordon -- John Feffer -- Kalin Anev Janse -- Jonathan Watts -- Jonathan Adelman -- Patrick M. Cronin -- Jeong Lee Unit 3: The New Global Security Dilemma. Issue: Is Cyber Warfare the Future of War? -- Issue: Are Russia and the United States in a New Cold War? -- Issue: Can ISIS Be Defeated in the Near Future? -- Issue: Is the Iran Nuclear Program Agreement Good for America and for the World? -- Issue: Is the European Union in Danger of Disintegrating? -- Issue: Is China the Next Superpower? -- Issue: Should the International Community Preempt Against North Korea? --
9781259826993
Globalization.
International relations
Global environmental change
Global warming
Human trafficking
Nuclear nonproliferation
World health
Security, International
JZ 1318 / .T139 2017
