1. POLITICAL STABILITY
We begin by
singling out three ongoing political conflicts. These three conflicts
are of critical importance to the state of the world because any
one of them has the potential to escalate into a conflict of global
scale (or one with global consequences) in a very brief period
of time.
OTHER CONFLICTS, HOT SPOTS, AND SOURCES OF DANGER
- Northern
vs. Southern Ireland
- Africa:
Ethiopia, Congo
- China vs.
Tibet
- Russia
vs. Chechnya
- East Timor
- Haiti
- Cuba
- Serbia
- North Korea
- Iraq
- Iran
- Russia
- United
States
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2. GLOBAL GOVERNANCE
- multilateralism
and international organizations
- peace and
security: United
Nations, nuclear
non-proliferation
- human rights
- environmental
regulations
- economic
development
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