Title:
Taking sides : clashing views on controversial issues in world politics / edited, selected, and with introductions by John T. Rourke. Clashing views on controversial issues in world politics.
Clashing views on controversial issues in world politics. Clashing views on controversial issues in world politics.
Issues in world politics. Clashing views on controversial issues in world politics.
Main Entry:
Rourke, John T., 1945-
Publisher:
McGraw-Hill/Dushkin,
Publication Date:
c2005.
Publication Place:
Dubuque, Iowa :
ISBN:
0073043958 (pbk.)
9780073043951 (pbk.)
Subject:
World politics -- 1989-
Edition:
11th ed., expanded.
Contents:
Globalization -- Is globalization likely to create a better world -- Will state sovereignty survive globalism? -- Regional issues -- Will the "Bush doctrine" promote a more secure world? -- Should the United States continue to encourage a united Europe? -- Do China's armaments and intentions pose a long-term threat? -- Would it be an error to establish a Palestinian state? -- Was the war with Iraq unjustified? -- Should North Korea's arms program evoke a hard-line response? -- Economic issues -- Is free economic interchange beneficial? -- Should the rich countries forgive all the debt owed by the poor countries? -- Are patents on HIV/AIDS drugs unfair to poor countries? -- Issues about violence -- Does the Moscow Treaty advance nuclear arms reductions? -- Are military means the best way to defeat terrorism? -- Is government-ordered assassination sometimes acceptable? -- Would world affairs be more peaceful if women dominated politics? -- International law and organization issues -- Should the United Nations be given stronger peacekeeping capabilities? -- Do international financial organizations require radical reform? -- Should the United States ratify the International Criminal Court Treaty? -- The environment -- Do environmentalists overstate their case? -- Bonus issues -- Does the Bush Administration have a sound national security strategy? -- Is current U.S. trade policy harming the American economy?
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