Global Issues 2022 Edition
Selections from CQ Researcher

2022 Edition

Edited by:

The CQ Researcher

Courses:
Global Issues/Globalization | Global Issues/Globalization | Introduction to International Relations | Introduction to International Studies

September 2021 | 424 pages | CQ Press

CQ Researcher’s Global Issues offers an in-depth and nuanced look at a wide range of today’s most pressing issues. The 2022 Edition of this annual reader looks at new topics that peak student interest that are relevant in today's current events, with reports ranging from international development aid, the natural gas industry, and The Abraham Accords. And because it’s CQ Researcher, the reports are expertly researched and written. Each chapter identifies the key players, explores what’s at stake, and offers the background and analysis necessary to understand how past and current developments impact the future of each issue.

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Annotated Contents

Preface

Contributors

CONFLICT, SECURITY, AND TERRORISM

Jonathan Broder

1. The New Arms Race

Kerry Dooley Young

2. Medical Tourism

Bara Vaida

3. Pandemic Preparedness

Zarrín Caldwell

4. U.S. Foreign Aid

INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY

Rachel Layne

5. Supply Chains at Risk

Jonathan Broder

6. China Rising

Sara Toth Stub

7. The Natural Gas Industry

Lorna Collier

8. K-pop

RELIGIOUS AND HUMAN RIGHTS

Bill Wanlund

9. Global Protests Movements

Jonathan Broder

10. The Abraham Accords

Val Ellicott

11. Immigration Overhaul

Sara Toth Stub

12. Targeted Killings

Jonathan Broder

13. Child Trafficking

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

Reed Karaim

14. Fuel Efficiency Standards

Sarah Glazer

15. Zoonotic Diseases

Sara Toth Stub

16. The Future of Meat

Current; well documented; provides a wide range of issues; great for introducing critical thinking about issues impacting my students either directly or indirectly, challenging.

Dr Dennis Lambries

Social Science, Newberry College

October 10, 2022

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Key features

NEW TO THIS EDITION

All selections are brand new and explore some of today’s most significant global issues, including:
- pandemic preparedness,
- international development aid,
- the natural gas industry,
- China rising,
- the Abraham Accords,
- and more!

KEY FEATURES

Chapters follow a consistent organization, beginning with a summary of the issue, then exploring a number of key questions around the issue, next offering background to put the issue into current context, and concluding with a look ahead.
A pro/con debate box in every chapter offers readers the opportunity to critically analyze and discuss the issues by exploring a debate between two experts in the field.
All issues include a chronology, a bibliography, photos, charts, and figures to offer readers a more complete picture of the issue at hand.