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A World At Risk
Paperback
ISBN13: 9781576385029
Publisher: Merriam Pr (Vt)
Published: May 24 2016
Pages: 152
Weight: 0.47
Height: 0.33 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
First Edition 2016
Albert Einstein is alleged to have said I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones. Thankfully, a catastrophic World War III has not broken out so far. However, few would disagree that the danger of it erupting has grown with the advent of the 21st century.
This book of political fiction takes the reader into an imagined future by describing what might happen in the world in the next two decades.
Specifically, the future is viewed via twenty-one newspaper dispatches that cover flash points and controversial issues around the globe, over the period 2020 - 2040.
Author's Bio: Jochanan Stenesh is Professor of Chemistry, Emeritus, at Western Michigan University where he has had a distinguished career of teaching, research, and publishing scientific papers and books. He holds a Ph.D. degree in biochemistry from the University of California at Berkeley and had postdoctoral appointments at the Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel, and Purdue University. In addition to his scientific books, he has authored three other books, Milestones: A Book of Days, Rot on the Vine: The Many Dark Faces of Religion and, most recently, A World at Risk.
Contents
Preface
To Our Readers
On High Alert
The New Caliphate
The Growling Bear
Piracy's Comeuppance
The Spread of Terror
The Caliphate Grows
Enough is Enough
The Dragon Stirs
Tahrir Square Reprise
A Rude Awakening
The Dragon Strikes
The Hermit
Nation Runs Amok
A Landmark Decision
An Environmental Update
Heeding the Call
The Dragon Spews Fire
An Old Controversy
Aftermath of a Ban
Ominous Clouds
Rumblings in the Himalayas
A Nation in the Throes of Death
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