Global Issues 2021 Edition

Selections from CQ Researcher

The CQ Researcher

• Publisher: CQ Press
• Year: 2020
• Print ISBN:
  9781544386881
• Edition: 2
• eBook ISBN:
  9781544386898
• Topic: Politics & International Relations
• Subtopic: International Relations
• Index: Politics & International Relations

Written by award-winning CQ Researcher journalists, this collection of non-partisan reports offers an in-depth examination of today's most pressing global issues. With reports ranging from preparation for global pandemics, protest movements around the world, and environmental degradation, the 2021 Edition of Global Issues promotes in-depth discussion, facilitates further research, and helps readers formulate their own positions on crucial global issues. And because it's CQ Researcher, the reports are expertly researched and written, presenting readers with all sides of an issue.

Key Features     

• Chapters follow a consistent organization, beginning with a summary of the issue, then exploring a number of key questions around the issue, next offering background to put the issue into current context, and concluding with a look ahead.          
• A pro/con debate box in every chapter offers readers the opportunity to critically analyze and discuss the issues by exploring a debate between two experts in the field.         
• All issues include a chronology, a bibliography, photos, charts, and figures to offer readers a more complete picture of the issue at hand.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Publisher Note
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Preface
• Contributors
• Acknowledgements
• 1 U.S.-Iran Relations: Is a Military Conflict Inevitable?
• 2 Measles Resurgence: Can Experts Reduce Skepticism about Vaccines?
• 3 The New Arms Race: Are New Treaties Needed to Control Modern Nuclear Weapons?
• 4 Cyberwarfare: Can the U.S. and Other Democracies Develop an Effective Defense?
• 5 Zoonotic Diseases: Can future pandemics be prevented?
• 6 European Union at a Crossroads: Will political divisions tear the EU apart?
• 7 U.S. Foreign Policy in Transition: Is the United States relinquishing its global supremacy?
• 8 China’s Belt and Road Initiative: Does it pose a threat to the West?
• 9 Hidden Money: Can governments rein in tax evaders?
• 10 Supply Chains at Risk: Are tariffs and technology disrupting global trade routes?
• 11 Global Migration: Can Governments Head Off Another Crisis?
• 12 Global Protest Movements: Can They Lead to Lasting Change?
• 13 Christians in the Mideast: Is The Decline Reversible?
• 14 Extreme Weather: Will global warming produce more disasters?
• 15 Climate Change and Health: Is the threat to humans growing?
• 16 Fuel Efficiency Standards: Will Trump’s rollbacks increase greenhouse gas emissions?