From human rights, terrorism, and weapons proliferation to climate change, global trade, and pandemics, Global Issues is a current and topical look at the forces driving globalization. This text focuses on global affairs that transcend state boundaries and are transforming the international system. Designed for global issues or international relations courses, it is the only text of its kind to put complex issues into comprehensive context, thereby explaining the growing economic, political, and culture interdependence visible in the headlines and students’ lives. Need coverage of international conflict, international political economy, or other global issues topics?  Package any of the titles below with this text and receive a discount!  E-mail polisci@pearson.com for more information and a special package ISBN. David Balaam & Michael Veseth's Introduction to International Political Economy, 4/e Richard Betts’ Conflict After the Cold War, 3/e Judy Carter, George Irani, and Vamik Volkan's Regional and Ethnic Conflicts Theodore Cohn, Global Political Economy, 4/e Cindy Combs' Terrorism in the Twenty-First Century, 5/e Lui Hebron and John Stack's Globalization: Debunking the Myths Joseph Nye’s Understanding International Conflict, 7/e Joshua Goldstein and Jon Pevehouse's Principles of International Relations Ann Kelleher and Laura Klein's Global Perspectives, 3/e Brigitte Nacos' Terrorism and Counterterrorism, 2/e Thomas Oatley's International Political Economy, 3/e Thomas Oatley's The Global Economy: Contemporary Debates Donald Snow's What After Iraq? Raymond Taras and Rajat Ganguly's Understanding Ethnic Conflict, 3/e Update David Ziegler’s War, Peace, and International Politics, 8/e