"Expanded with two new issues"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references.

unit 1. Global population. Should the international community continue to focus on programs to help developing countries curb population growth? -- Is global aging a major problem? -- Does global urbanization lead primarily to undesirable consequences? -- unit 2. Global resources and the environment. Should environmentalists continue to be alarmists? -- Should the world continue to rely on oil as the major source of energy? -- Will the world be able to feed itself in the foreseeable future? -- Is the threat of global warming real? -- Can the global community successfully confront the global water shortage? -- unit 3. Expanding global forces and movements. Can the global community "win" the drug war? -- Is the international community adequately prepared to address global health pandemics? -- Do adequate strategies exist to combat human trafficking? -- Is the international community making progress in addressing natural disasters? -- Is the global economic crisis a failure of capitalism? -- Is social media becoming the most powerful force in global politics? -- unit 4. The new global security dilemma. Are we headed for a nuclear 9/11? -- Is religious and cultural extremism a global security threat? -- Is a nuclear Iran a global security threat? -- Will China be the next superpower? -- Have al-Qaeda and its jihad against the United States been defeated? -- Is the Middle East undergoing a democratic revolution? -- unit 5. Bonus issues. Is the international community making effective progress in securing global human rights? -- Should Israel preempt against Iran's nuclear program?