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Annan writes about the highs and lows of his years at the United Nations, from shuttle-diplomacy during crises such as Kosovo, Lebanon and Israel-Palestine to the wrenching battles over the Iraq War to the creation of the landmark Responsibility to Protect doctrine.

Published in 1991, predicts coming changes to the modern world in the 1990s and the twenty-first century in terms of democracy, economics, ethnic and nationalist conflicts, weapons of mass destruction, migration, and the empowerment of people.

The author examines the Soviet Union and its former satellites, Japan, and the United States to determine what the future will bring for these countries.

A collection of political cartoons first published in newspapers in the U.S. and other countries around the world in the 1970's.

Presents eighteen primary and secondary documents on significant events in world history between 1980 and 2000, including the advent of the personal computer, the Chernobyl disaster, the debut of MTV, the start of the AIDS epidemic, the cloning of Dolly the sheep, and others.

Explores insurgents, terrorists, and militias since the end of the Cold War--with a focus on Somalia, Chechnya, Afghanistan, and Iraq--discussing the history and politics of these groups and providing the authors' recommendations on how conventional militaries can defeat these organizations.

Provides accounts of the major confrontations of the Cold War since 1945.

Collection of articles defending differing points of view with respect to the influence of the U.S. in world affairs.

A collection of articles debating issues related to the collapse of the former Soviet Union, the future of the region, and America's foreign policy there.