{"product_id":"9781610396172","title":"The World in Conflict: Understanding the world's troublespots","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the last decade, the USA and its allies have invaded Afghanistan; Russia has sent troops into Ukraine; Britain and France helped topple a regime in Libya; the militant group ISIS has emerged in the Middle East; and across West Africa, the quest for precious minerals has both financed and caused conflicts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOther conflicts are less bloody, but still dangerous - the nervous stand-off between India and Pakistan in Kashmir, for instance, or the continuing stalemate between nuclear-armed, totalitarian North Korea and capitalist, democratic South Korea. Can we be truly confident that these arguments will not lead to armed conflict - whether by design or by human error?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe World in Conflict\u003c\/i\u003e, John Andrews tackles head-on the reasons why global conflict is an ever-present in our lives. He analyses today's conflicts continent by continent, considering the causes, participants, impact and likely outcomes. He looks at recently-ended wars that remain prone to intermittent fighting. And, crucially, he considers where, why and how new conflicts might erupt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a book for our times, an essential guide for anyone and everyone who wants to know more about the world's main danger spots and how and why war and terrorism persist - in short, how we might better understand our world in conflict.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PublicAffairs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47041818427632,"sku":"9781610396172","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781610396172_p0.jpg?v=1763839331","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781610396172","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}