The most up-to-date analysis of world affairs available in any introductory text helps you learn about--and analyze--political, economic, and cultural events throughout the world, including: The Arab Spring uprisings that overthrew governments in Tunisia, Egypt, and Libya, threw Syria and Yemen in crisis, and sustain the waves of democratization that are reshaping the international community. (ex. p. 31) The U.S. killing of Osama bin Laden in Pakistan, its withdrawal from Iraq, and the start of its withdrawal from Afghanistan. (ex. p.

126) Palestine's bid for membership in the United Nations, South Sudan's independence, and Ivory Coast's installation of a legitimate president. (ex. p. 214) The European financial crisis and the struggle for the future of the euro zone amid street clashes in Greece, bailout negotiations in Brussels, and funding appeals directed to China and Brazil. (ex. p. 197) The success of Russia's quest to join the World Trade Organization, which now brings the largest of the remaining non-members into the fold and corresponds with Vladimir Putin's return to Russia's presidency. (ex.

p. 173) The U.S. finalization of trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia, and Panama. (ex. p. 175) The role of new technologies in organizing protests against repressive governments throughout the world and the success of the U.S.

-Israeli Stuxnet computer worm in setting back Iran's nuclear weapons program. (ex. p. 31) The growth of the world's population past seven billion and the heightening of conflicts over natural resources. (ex. Ch. 8) Tables and figures with most recent data , including new data on GDP after the global recession, migration and refugees, debt in the developing world, the HIV/AIDS epidemic, UN peacekeeping operations, and more. (ex.

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