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Global Flashpoints
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Author : Dexter Callahan
language : en
Publisher: Publifye AS
Release Date : 2025-05-06
Global Flashpoints written by Dexter Callahan and has been published by Publifye AS this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2025-05-06 with History categories.
Global Flashpoints explores how regional conflicts serve as pressure points, escalating into global crises that reshape international alliances and destabilize established power structures. It highlights the accelerating speed at which these flashpoints can escalate due to technological advancements, examining the roles of various international actors in either mitigating or exacerbating conflict. Understanding these dynamics is crucial for current events, anticipating future crises, and developing strategies for conflict resolution. The book uniquely emphasizes that regional conflicts are interconnected nodes within a complex global network, offering a framework for analyzing global affairs beyond surface-level observations. It draws upon historical precedents, such as proxy wars and the rise and fall of empires, to provide context for contemporary situations. By understanding these historical patterns, readers can better navigate the complexities of today's geopolitical landscape, fostering informed perspectives on conflict prevention and international relations. The book progresses from introducing concepts of geopolitical tension to delving into case studies of major global flashpoints, analyzing their historical context and consequences. It examines the role of international organizations and the impact of economic sanctions, culminating in a discussion of practical strategies for conflict prevention and resolution. This approach offers a comprehensive understanding of global crises and their far-reaching implications.
World At Risk
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Author : Ulrich Beck
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2013-10-29
World At Risk written by Ulrich Beck and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-29 with Social Science categories.
Twenty years ago Ulrich Beck published Risk Society, a book that called our attention to the dangers of environmental catastrophes and changed the way we think about contemporary societies. During the last two decades, the dangers highlighted by Beck have taken on new forms and assumed ever greater significance. Terrorism has shifted to a global arena, financial crises have produced worldwide consequences that are difficult to control and politicians have been forced to accept that climate change is not idle speculation. In short, we have come to see that today we live in a world at risk. A new feature of our world risk society is that risk is produced for political gain. This political use of risk means that fear creeps into modern life. A need for security encroaches on our liberty and our view of equality. However, Beck is anything but an alarmist and believes that the anticipation of catastrophe can fundamentally change global politics. We have the opportunity today to reconfigure power in terms of what Beck calls a 'cosmopolitan material politics’. World at Risk is a timely and far-reaching analysis of the structural dynamics of the modern world, the global nature of risk and the future of global politics by one of the most original and exciting social thinkers writing today.
Global Slump
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Author : David McNally
language : en
Publisher: PM Press
Release Date : 2010-12-09
Global Slump written by David McNally and has been published by PM Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-12-09 with Business & Economics categories.
Global Slump analyzes the global financial meltdown as the first systemic crisis of the neoliberal stage of capitalism. It argues that—far from having ended—the crisis has ushered in a whole period of worldwide economic and political turbulence. In developing an account of the crisis as rooted in fundamental features of capitalism, Global Slump challenges the view that its source lies in financial deregulation. The book locates the recent meltdown in the intense economic restructuring that marked the recessions of the mid-1970s and early 1980s. Through this lens, it highlights the emergence of new patterns of world inequality and new centers of accumulation, particularly in East Asia, and the profound economic instabilities these produced. Global Slump offers an original account of the “financialization” of the world economy during this period, and explores the intricate connections between international financial markets and new forms of debt and dispossession, particularly in the Global South. Analyzing the massive intervention of the world’s central banks to stave off another Great Depression, Global Slump shows that, while averting a complete meltdown, this intervention also laid the basis for recurring crises for poor and working class people: job loss, increased poverty and inequality, and deep cuts to social programs. The book takes a global view of these processes, exposing the damage inflicted on countries in the Global South, as well as the intensification of racism and attacks on migrant workers. At the same time, Global Slump also traces new patterns of social and political resistance—from housing activism and education struggles, to mass strikes and protests in Martinique, Guadeloupe, France and Puerto Rico—as indicators of the potential for building anti-capitalist opposition to the damage that neoliberal capitalism is inflicting on the lives of millions.
Global Capitalism Global War Global Crisis
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Author : Andreas Bieler
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2018-05-17
Global Capitalism Global War Global Crisis written by Andreas Bieler and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-05-17 with Business & Economics categories.
Addresses the internal relations of global capitalism, global war, global crisis, connecting uneven and combined development, social reproduction, and world-ecology to appeal to scholars and students alike.
Global Disorders And The New World Order
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Author : Sam Momah
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1994
Global Disorders And The New World Order written by Sam Momah and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Conflict management categories.
A New Global Geometry
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Author : Greg Albo
language : en
Publisher: NYU Press
Release Date : 2024-04-30
A New Global Geometry written by Greg Albo and has been published by NYU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-04-30 with Political Science categories.
In October 2022, President Joe Biden launched the United States' new National Security Strategy, which warned that the world was at an 'inflection point', in which the 'post-Cold War era is definitely over, and a competition is underway between the major powers to shape what comes next'. American leadership, the document declared, would be more necessary than ever in order to define 'the future of the international order' by marshalling America's unparalleled economic, military and diplomatic resources to confront geopolitical rivals. While it is clearly premature to speak of the end of the liberal economic order, let alone the development of a multipolar international system, the erosion of the American primacy means it is not too early to take stock of the momentous changes making a new global geometry.--Back Cover
This Thing Called The World
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Author : Debjani Ganguly
language : en
Publisher: Duke University Press
Release Date : 2016-07-21
This Thing Called The World written by Debjani Ganguly and has been published by Duke University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-07-21 with Literary Criticism categories.
In This Thing Called the World Debjani Ganguly theorizes the contemporary global novel and the social and historical conditions that shaped it. Ganguly contends that global literature coalesced into its current form in 1989, an event marked by the convergence of three major trends: the consolidation of the information age, the arrival of a perpetual state of global war, and the expanding focus on humanitarianism. Ganguly analyzes a trove of novels from authors including Salman Rushdie, Don DeLillo, Michael Ondaatje, and Art Spiegelman, who address wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Sri Lanka, the Palestinian and Kashmiri crises, the Rwandan genocide, and post9/11 terrorism. These novels exist in a context in which suffering's presence in everyday life is mediated through digital images and where authors integrate visual forms into their storytelling. In showing how the evolution of the contemporary global novel is analogous to the European novel’s emergence in the eighteenth century, when society and the development of capitalism faced similar monumental ruptures, Ganguly provides both a theory of the contemporary moment and a reminder of the novel's power.
Christ S Return And Today S Global Geopolitical Bombshells
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Author : Dr. David Liang
language : en
Publisher: Elm Hill
Release Date : 2019-05-14
Christ S Return And Today S Global Geopolitical Bombshells written by Dr. David Liang and has been published by Elm Hill this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-05-14 with Religion categories.
Many people are eager to embrace Nostradamus and the Mayans while dismissing the Holy Bible’s prophecies. Yet the Bible (in Revelation chapter 4) promises: “Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after this.” Inspired by that promise, this principal author has gleaned decades of insight regarding global geopolitical events and what might take place toward the end of this world as we know it. In 1989 he predicted in a Chinese magazine, the possibility of German unification as an expression of the mixed iron-and-clay kingdom foreseen in Daniel chapter 2. The same prophecy suggests the intermingling of China with Taiwan, and North and South Korea. Back in 1989, this principal author also predicted that the U.S. would withdraw from Europe because the Bible speaks little of the U.S.’s role during Earth’s final hour. Chapter 1 of this book deals with doomsday (end of the world) bombshells with reference to notable scientists such as Stephen Hawking, Martin Rees, Frank Fenne, and Isaac Newton. Chapters 2 and 3 address the startling role reversal between the U.S., a former superpower now in retreat from the global scene, and a resurgent Russia — and the incredible role played by Vladimir Putin in both Russia and the U.S. Chapter 4 deals with the miraculous rebirth of Israel and the path toward a rebuilt Third Temple. Chapter 5 deals with Middle East bombshells, particularly the rise of radical Islamic-based entities and the Bible’s portrait of Babylon. Chapter 6 applies the aforementioned iron-and-clay-mixture analogy to the possible unification of China with Taiwan, and North and South Korea — including bombshell overtures between U.S. President Trump and North Korean leader Kim. Chapter 7 deals with China‘s ascent and applies a prophecy in Isaiah chapter 49 to the increasing number of Chinese Christians despite communism. Chapter 8 situates Brexit (‘Britain exiting the European Union,’ which this principal author foresaw) within the Biblical context of a future ten-kings coalition and the emergence of the antichrist. Finally, chapter 9 deals with Christ’s own statements of what geopolitical bombshells must take place leading up to his return to Earth. The Bible’s accuracy in predicting geopolitical events gives us reason to believe in its supernatural authority, and thus to believe its ultimate promise — that Jesus Christ will return to this world.
Brave New Canada
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Author : Derek H. Burney
language : en
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Release Date : 2014-08-01
Brave New Canada written by Derek H. Burney and has been published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-08-01 with Political Science categories.
Globalization and the shifting tectonic plates of the international system have led to an increasingly competitive world. If Canada hopes to gain advantage from the dramatic developments underway it will have to aggressively adapt its foreign and domestic policies and priorities under the clear direction of the federal government or accept being left behind. In Brave New Canada, Derek Burney and Fen Hampson identify the key trends that are reshaping the world's geopolitics and economics and discuss the challenges Canada confronts with the rise of China and other global centres of power. Their examination of a wide range of themes - including the place of pluralistic democratic values in diplomacy, economics, and trade, the ways that Canada should reset relations with its neighbour to the south, as well as how to manage new global security threats - paints a picture of how Canada can become bold, assertive, and confident and easily adjust to a new global landscape. Arguing that a successful foreign policy cannot be crafted by looking at the world in the rear-view mirror, Brave New Canada offers evidence-based, provocative prescriptions for both the public and private sectors that should stimulate discussion and command widespread attention.
The Next World War
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Author : James Adams
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2001-03-23
The Next World War written by James Adams and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-03-23 with Computers categories.
It is a silent, invisible, and deadly weapons system. It can paralyze an entire nation without a single soldier being sent to war. We glimpsed its potential on television when surgical strikes on radar sites, electrical power plants, and command networks crippled Iraqi forces during the Gulf War. Now, in The Next World War, James Adams shows how a new chapter in military history is being written as the Information Age comes to the battlefield: to bigger and stronger, now add smarter. As increasingly sophisticated computers and microtechnology have become available, the concept of "conventional" warfare has changed. Technology has already made its way to the front lines: soldiers are now equipped, for example, with new "smart" technologies such as handheld computers that allow them to e-mail their commanders. There are devices that can sense an enemy's presence before the enemy is visible, by detecting body heat or by communication with satellites overhead. Robotic "bugs" can even be sent in swarms to sabotage weapons or subdue enemy soldiers. But the most significant and important use of information warfare won't be on the battlefield. The most devastating weapons will be those that target an enemy's infrastructure -- air-control systems, electrical grids, and communication networks, to name just a few potential targets. "Trojan horse" chips or viruses designed to accept and respond to commands from U.S. military intelligence can be installed in computers being sold overseas, making them vulnerable to attack. By hacking into computer systems, the United States could override programmed commands and thus shut down air traffic control systems, and open floodgates and bridges. Misinformation could even be broadcast, for example, by using imaging technology to simulate a television appearance by an enemy nation's leaders. This type of combat puts civilians at more risk than ever, as financial, communication, transportation, and other infrastructure systems become prime military targets. And information warfare puts the United States -- a nation increasingly dependent on technology -- in a position of both definite advantage and extreme vulnerability. In The Next World War, James Adams draws on impressive research as well as his lifetime of reporting on intelligence and military affairs to give us a chilling scenario of how wars will be fought in the new millennium -- and how much closer to home they might strike.