Global Geopolitical Flashpoints: An Atlas of Conflict by Ewan W. Anderson (Engli

Description: Global Geopolitical Flashpoints by Ewan W. Anderson The 1990s brought a fundamental global political change in which increasing volatility has been met with increasing acceptance of intervention in the internal affairs of states by bodies such as the UN and NATO for example in Iraq, Kosovo, and East Timor. This atlas discusses current and potential FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The assurance of the bi-polar world government by superpowers has now given way to the uncertainty of a global system in which sources of insecurity range from the political and military to the socio-economic and environmental. In the New World Order, these conflicts become "flashpoints." For each of the major current and potential geopolitical flashpoints (some 123 current and potential conflicts from around the world are included), Global Geopolitical Flashpoints provides an essay in which the situation, issues and present status are described and analyzed. Specially commissioned maps for each conflict have been create by cartographer Don Schewan; and the description of each flashpoint ends with an extensive bibliography. Readers will include anyone with an interest in global current affairs, as well as those who must analyze and plan for them: academics, students, librarians, aid agency workers, the military, and corporate strategists. Back Cover This resource describes more than 120 major flashpoints--current and potential conflicts from around the world. The work analyzes each situation, its issues, and present status, and includes specially commissioned maps and extensive bibliographies to aid understanding. Also includes 125 maps. Author Biography Ewan W. Anderson Table of Contents 1: Abu Musa and the Tunbs Islands; 2: The Aegean Sea; 3: Afghanistan; 4: Albania; 5: Algeria; 6: Angola; 7: Azerbaijan; 8: Bab El Mandeb; 9: The Baltic Republics; 10: The Barents Sea; 11: The Basque Country; 12: The Beagle Channel; 13: Belarus; 14: The Benguela and Tanzam Railways; 15: Bessarabia; 16: The Black Sea; 17: Bolivia; 18: Bosnia; 19: Burkina Faso; 20: Burundi; 21: Cabinda; 22: Cambodia; 23: Cameroon; 24: The Caprivi Strip; 25: The Caspian Sea; 26: Ceuta; 27: The Chagos Archipelago (Diego Garcia); 28: Colombia; 29: Democratic Republic of the Congo; 30: Croatia; 31: Cuba; 32: The Curzon Line; 33: Cyprus; 34: East Timor; 35: Ecuador; 36: Epirus; 37: Eritrea; 38: Ethiopia; 39: The Falkland Islands (Malvinas); 40: Georgia; 41: Gibraltar; 42: Golan Heights; 43: Guatemala; 44: Guyana; 45: Hatay; 46: The Hawar Islands; 47: The Strait of Hormuz; 48: India; 49: Indonesia; 50: Iran; 51: Iraq; 52: Jan Mayen Island; 53: Kaliningrad; 54: Karelia; 55: Kashmir; 56: Kazakstan; 57: Kenya; 58: The Kola Peninsula; 59: Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea; 60: Kosovo; 61: Kurdistan; 62: The Kurile Islands; 63: Kyrgyzstan; 64: Laos; 65: Lesotho; 66: The Liancourt Rocks; 67: Liberia; 68: Macedonia; 69: The Mcmahon Line; 70: The Magellan Strait; 71: The Malacca Strait; 72: Mali; 73: Mayotte Island; 74: Moldova; 75: Morocco; 76: Mururoa Atoll; 77: Myanmar (Burma); 78: Nagorno-Karabakh; 79: Navassa Island; 80: Nigeria; 81: Northern Ireland; 82: Lake Nyasa (Malawi); 83: The Ogaden; 84: Pakistan; 85: Palestine; 86: The Panama Canal; 87: The Paracel Islands; 88: Peru; 89: The Rann of Kutch; 90: Rock all and St Kilda; 91: Russia; 92: Russia: Chechnya; 93: Russia: Dagestan; 94: Rwanda; 95: The Senkaku and Ryukyu Islands; 96: The Shatt al Arab; 97: Sierra Leone; 98: The Sino-Russian/Soviet Union Boundary; 99: Somalia; 100: South Lebanon; 101: Spitzbergen (Svalbard); 102: The Spratly Islands; 103: Sudan; 104: The Suez Canal; 105: Suriname; 106: Tacna; 107: Taiwan; 108: Tajikistan; 109: The Strait of Tiran; 110: The Gulf of Tongkiimg; 111: Transylvania; 112: Tromelin Island; 113: Turkey; 114: Turkmenistan; 115: Ukraine; 116: Uzbekistan; 117: The Wakhan Panhandle; 118: Warbah and Bubiyan Islands; 119: Western Sahara; 120: Yemen; 121: Yugoslavia; 122: Zambia; 123: Zimbabwe Review "This title is suitable for the reference collections of all public and academic libraries." -- American ReferenceBooks Annual Details ISBN1579581374 Short Title GLOBAL GEOPOLITICAL FLASHPOINT Language English ISBN-10 1579581374 ISBN-13 9781579581374 Media Book Format Hardcover Illustrations Yes Year 2000 Edition 1st Subtitle An Atlas of Conflict Pages 414 DOI 10.1604/9781579581374 Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2000-09-01 NZ Release Date 2000-09-01 US Release Date 2000-09-01 UK Release Date 2000-09-01 Author Ewan W. 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