- Economic strength is more important than military might; the superpowers are being replaced by "major powers" like Japan and Germany.
- Ethnic and nationalist conflicts are redrawing the world map; dozens of new nations will be born in this decade.
- Weapons of mass destruction are proliferating despite the Cold War's end; smaller countries now pose the same threat as the bigger powers.
- Migration, at a record high, has become a dangerous political issue dividing the wealthy North from the poorer South.
- The power of the individual is spawning a new generation of unconventional leaders, rising from the masses, not the elite.
Praise for Flashpoints
"Alarming . . . intriguing . . . a cogent and thoughtful work . . . [by] two of America's more accomplished journalists."--San Francisco Chronicle
"A timely and stimulating book."--Senator Richard G. Lugar, Senate Foreign Relations Committee
"A brilliant primer . . . fascinating."--Walter F. Mondale
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