Taking sides: Clashing views on global issues

Is global aging a major problem?

Does global urbanization lead primarily to undesirable consequences?

Should environmentalists continue to be alarmists?

Will the world be able to feed itself in the foreseeable future?

Is the threat of global warming real?

Can the global community successfully confront the global water shortage?

Can the global community "win" the drug war?

Is the international community adequately prepared to address global health pandemics?

Do adequate strategies exist to combat human trafficking?

Is the international community making progress in addressing natural disasters?

Is the international community making effective progress in securing global human rights?

Is the global economic crisis a failure of capitalism?

Does globalization increase inequity?

Is social media becoming the most powerful force in global politics?

Are we headed for a nuclear 9/11?

Will China be the next superpower?

Have Al-Qaeda and its jihad against the United States been defeated?

Is the Middle East undergoing a democratic revolution?

Should Israel preempt against Iran's nuclear program?