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Contains eleven articles in which the authors debate the extent to which nuclear weapons pose a serious threat to the security of the world, and the need for a missile defense system in the U.S.

Contains sixteen essays in which the authors examine issues related to the war on terrorism, discussing events leading up to the terrorist attack on the U.S. on September 11, 2001, the nature of the conflict, domestic antiterrorism efforts, and the next phase of the war.

A biography of the Ghanaian statesman who was elected Secretary General of the United Nations in 1997.

A former secretary-general of the United Nations shares his perspectives on the terrorist attacks of September 11; the American invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan; the humanitarian tragedies of Somalia, Rwanda, and Bosnia; and the geopolitical transformations following the Cold War.

Argues that world political actions and decisions are being configured along cultural rather than economic or religious lines and looks at the issues and areas most likely to be in the forefront in the near future.