The author of the book "The Next 100 Years" now focuses his geopolitical forecasting acumen on the next decade and the imminent events and challenges that will test America and the world, specifically addressing the skills that will be required by the decade's leaders. From Islam's decline to China's financial crisis, he offers a number of scenarios and predictions
"The World at 2000 provides a broad-ranging assessment of the key trends in international relations at the turn of the century and charts a realistic and cautiously optimistic course for engaging with them." -- Jacket
Serves as an atlas of current affairs that reflects developments in political geography and international relations. This seventh edition includes thematic maps. It is useful for exploring the concept of geopolitics and the crucial relationships between geography and world politics.
The contributors to this volume share an assumption that history repeats itself. The book places the events of the past few years in broad historical context, examining how the political, military and economic arrangements of the past are reflected in current events.
"As autobiography (this book) is enthralling, as history indispensable, as a manual on government and diplomacy invaluable" -- Wallace Carroll, New York Times Book Review
This is a critical introduction to theories of political development and the comparative politics of the Third World. The book provides an account of theories of the Third World's origins and subsequent evolution and considers the reasons for the frequent instability of Third World countries