The world in conflict : understanding the world's troublespots /

The world today rests on increasingly unstable fault lines. From the conflict in Ukraine or fresh upheavals in the Middle East to the threats posed to humanity by a global pandemic, climate change and natural disasters, the world's danger zones once again draw their battle lines across our hype...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Andrews, John, 1946-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Pegasus Books, 2023.
Edition:[Fourth edition].
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Why conflict happens
  • Middle East and north Africa : connected by Islam
  • Africa : rich in resources, poor in governance
  • The UK and Europe : bloodied past, complacent present, uncertain future
  • The Americas : faith, drugs and revolution
  • The United States : both superpower and vulnerable Goliath
  • Asia : people and potential--for both peace and war
  • War without end?
  • Appendix: Terrorist organizations : to designate and to proscribe.