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Several recent trends and developments are transforming international politics, including new communication technologies that accelerate globalization. Governments and international institutions are slow to respond while other transnational enterprises—multinational companies, radical religious groups, organized crime, and intellectual property thieves—move much faster in their global operations. New disputes over resource-rich areas in the China Seas, the Mediterranean, and the south Atlantic provoke potentially dangerous conflicts between major states. Changing technologies of warfare—e.g., cyberwars and drones—redefine military strength. There are political consequences of changes in “hot spots” such as East Asia and the Middle East, together with the outcomes of elections in Israel and Europe and the transitions in Latin America. How will such changes affect leading powers like the United States, China, Russia, and the European Union? What new alliances and antagonisms are likely to arise, and what impact will they have on the global balance of power? Is a major restructuring of international politics, economics, and security under way—and can the U.S. respond effectively? Discuss these, and other critical issues, in the context of current events.
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