Taking sides : clashing views on global issues / James E. Harf.

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?