Global Cooperation: Challenges and Opportunities in the Twenty-first CenturySai Felicia Krishna-Hensel Ashgate Publishing, Ltd., 2006 - 234 страница The 21st century global community is confronted with unprecedented challenges as well as unique opportunities. The degree to which it can establish and institutionalize norms and mechanisms designed to promote and sustain meaningful global cooperation will determine the future course of civilization. This volume brings together a broad range of scholars to highlight some of the areas of contemporary transnational cooperation and to examine the scope and levels at which cooperation can and does take place. The study examines the issue of weapons of mass destruction, explores the promises of biotechnology and space technology, and investigates the roles of global conventions and institutions as strategies for addressing the common threats facing the international system. In short, the volume raises important, timely issues regarding the challenges and opportunities confronting the global community which both policy makers and academicians will find both informative |
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Biotechnology Crosslevel Cooperation and the Efficiency | 53 |
The Nexus of WMD Proliferation International Terrorism | 109 |
EUAmerican Relations and the Future of Transatlantic Cooperation | 147 |
Cooperation for Development | 171 |
Is There an Alternative | 201 |
Epilogue | 221 |
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