Book description
The World Affairs Companion is a fascinating, facts-at-your-fingertips guidebook for the newswatcher, armchair strategist or student of international politics, and the first place to look for that instant insight and perspective which makes sense of today’s world events.
Incorporating maps and diagrams, and written in a crisp and lovely style, Segal answers our perennial political questions with primary background information on the people, places and issues that are crucial to our understanding of key economic and social trends.
Combining compact histories of the enduring conflicts of the twentieth century with incisive up-to-date profiles of pivotal issues and regions, international affairs expert Gerald Segal provides instant and unique analysis of topics: from nuclear prevention to terrorism; the environment to world debt; the shifting balance of power to emerging ideologies and a new world market; and global hotspots such as Yugoslavia to Cambodia.
