History behind the headlines: the origins of conflicts worldwide

In: Gale eBooks

Abstract

Africa's small arms trade : an infection of guns and chaos -- Argentina : from economic miracle to political meltdown -- Australia's illegal migration : an Australian dilemma or worldwide problem? -- Bangladesh : the democratic election of 2001 -- Children exploited : combating the commercial sexual exploitation of children -- China and ASEAN agree to free trade area but why? -- Cloning debate : the future is burdened by its past -- Cybercrime : is the Internet outside the law? -- Enron : how did this happen? -- European Union : advancements and delays in European integration -- Gibraltar : a thorn in the side of the EU -- International Criminal Court : accountability at last? -- Jamaica : gun battles in Kingston -- Japan : history and the textbook controversy -- Pakistan : partner against terrorism -- Philippines Rebellion : freedom fighting, banditry, or terrorism? -- Portugal at the forefront : the decriminalization of drugs in Europe -- Russia-NATO relations in the post-cold war world : rethinking the future of collective security -- South Africa : a slow economy delays some post-apartheid goals -- Turkey : women are granted equal rights -- Ukraine-a president stands accused : murder and politics -- War correspondents today -- Water wars : myth or reality? -- Women, peace, and security : United Nations Resolution 1325 -- World Bank and the IMF in developing countries : globalization and the crisis of legitimacy -- World Trade Organization : the technical side of globalization -- Zionism : a perspective on the Jewish-Israeli experience in the Arab-Israeli Conflict.