Issue 1．Does Global Urbanization Lead Primarily to Undesirable Consequences? 1
Issue 2．Should the World Continue to Rely on Oil as the Major Source of Energy? 30
Issue 3．Will the World Be Able to Feed Itself in the Foreseeable Future? 43
Issue 4．Is the Threat of Global Warming Real? 64
Issue 5．Can the Global Community"Win"the Drug War? 83
Issue 6．Is the International Community Adequately Prepared to Address Global Health Pandemics? 122
Issue 7．Do Adequate Strategies Exist to Combat Human Trafficking? 158
Issue 8．Is the Global Economic Crisis a Failure of Capitalism? 185
Issue 9．Are We Headed for a Nuclear 9/11? 197
Internet References 209
Contributors to This Volume 211