THE GLOBAL FUTURE‎:‎ A BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO WORLD POLITICS‎,‎ International Edition is a concise overview of the study of world politics‎,‎ based on the framework of Charles Kegley‎'‎s best‎-selling WORLD POLITICS‎:‎ TREND AND TRANSFORMATION‎.‎ Written in a way that speaks to students with a wide range of backgrounds and abilities‎,‎ THE GLOBAL FUTURE provides concepts and analytical tools to help readers understand contemporary events and emerging global trends‎.‎ Every chapter contains thought‎-provoking case studies‎,‎ box inserts with rival views on current controversies‎,‎ and a marginal glossary‎,‎ as well as vivid graphs‎,‎ maps‎,‎ and photographs‎.‎ Centering on the latest international developments‎,‎ THE GLOBAL FUTURE‎:‎ A BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO WORLD POLITICS‎,‎ International Edition encourages students to form their own opinions about the pressing security‎,‎ economic‎,‎ and environmental problems of the twenty‎-first century‎.‎