From the Book - Tenth edition.
Unit 1: global population and resources
is global aging a major problem
will the world be able to feed itself in the foreseeable future?
can the global community successfully confront the global water shortage?
is the global oil crisis of the last half-century over?
is the Paris climate change agreement working?
Unit 2: expanding global forces and movements
will the international community be able to successfully address the next global pandemic?
do adequate strategies exist to combat human trafficking?
is Saudi Arabia moving toward increased democratization and/or liberalization?
is artificial intelligence a threat to humanity?
is the West losing the global information war?
is authoritarianism on the rise or will democracy endure?
is the power of social media undermining democracy?
Unit 3: the new global security agenda
has the Assad regime won the Syrian civil war?
is a two-state diplomatic solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict possible or likely in the near future?
is Russia increasingly pursuing a strategy to threaten democratic regimes throughout Europe and the Western World?
will China be the next global superpower?
can diplomacy, rather than military action, result in North Korea denuclearizing?
is cyberwar the future of 21st-century conflict?
is nuclear war more likely in the next decade?
