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Examines the challenges facing developing nations including hunger, infectious diseases, environmental damage, global recession, democracy, foreign aid, and more.

Contains twenty-three essays offering different perspectives on Iran's green movement, discussing it's true nature, whether or not it's related to uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt, and the future of the movement.

Presents a study of Libya describing the people, culture and lifestyle, Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi and his links to global terrorism, and other facts about the region.

Traces the history of the trade relationship between China and the United States, discusses how China has grown to be one of the world's top exporters of goods, and explores the political, economic, and cultural issues related to trade with China.

Combines narrative, primary and secondary source quotations, sidebars, and study questions to provide a balanced overview of issues related to terrorism, discussing Islamic terrorists, motivations, tactics, targets, and other related topics.

Examines the war on Iraq and the post-war rebuilding process that poses a difficult challenge for U.

Collects twenty-nine articles in which various viewpoints on the topics of carbon offsets are presented, covering how carbon trading works, effectiveness of the strategy on the reduction of global warming, the benefits of tree-based offsets, and regulation issues.

Examines American involvement in Middle Eastern affairs and discusses British colonization after World War Two and U.

A collection of essays offering differing prespectives about the issues and questions regarding Medicare, including if there are problems with Medicare spending, if doctors are dropping out of Medicare, will the Patient Protection and Affortable Care Act improve Medicare, and how can Medicare's problems be solved.

A series of controversial essays that address issues associated with disaster response including the immediate challenges following a disaster, U.

"Explores a variety of issues related to pesticides, including whether they are negatively affecting human health, how they are interacting with the environment, whether they are needed to feed the world, and what the future of pesticides might be"--Provided by publisher.

Includes a wide range of opinions surrounding issues concerning piracy on the high seas.

A collection of essays exploring topics related to politics and religion, discussing various social and political aspects.