Annotated Contents
Preface
Contributors
POLITICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL ISSUES
1. World Peacekeeping: Do nation-states have a “Responsibility to
Protect?" - Lee Michael Katz
2. Separatist Movements: Should nations have a right to
self-determination? - Brian Beary
3. Nuclear Disarmament: Will President Obama′s efforts make the
U.S. safer? - Jennifer Weeks
4. Future of NATO: Is the transatlantic alliance obsolete? - Roland
Flamini
CRISES, CONFLICTS, AND PEACE PROSPECTS AROUND THE WORLD
5. Anti-Semitism in Europe: Are Israel′s policies spurring a new
wave of hate crimes? - Sarah Glazer
6. Crisis in Darfur: Is there any hope for peace? - Karen
Foerstel
7. Crisis in Pakistan: Can the fragile democracy survive? - Robert
Kiener
8. Middle East Peace Prospects: Is there any hope for long-term
peace? - Irwin Arieff
9. The Troubled Horn of Africa: Can the war-torn region be
stabilized? - Jason McLure
10. U.S.-China Relations: Is a future confrontation looming? -
Roland Flamini
COPING WITH THE AFTERMATH
11. Aiding Refugees: Should the UN help more displaced people? -
John Felton
12. Truth Commissions: Can countries heal after atrocities? - Jina
Moore
13. Dangerous War Debris: Who should clean up after conflicts end?
- Robert Kiener
14. Prosecuting Terrorists: Should suspected terrorists be given
military or civil trials? - Kenneth Jost
15. Caring for Veterans: Does the VA adequately serve wounded vets?
- Peter Katel
SPECIAL TOPICS
16. Attacking Piracy: Can the growing global threat be stopped? -
Alan Greenblatt
17. Terrorism and the Internet: Should Web sites that promote
terrorism be shut down? - Barbara Mantel
18. Climate Change: Will the Copenhagen Accord slow global warming?
- Reed Karaim
19. Confronting Rape as a War Crime: Will a new U.N. campaign have
any impact? - Jina Moore
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