Issues in Contemporary Global Politics

Issues in Contemporary Global Politics
Edited by Prof. Femi Olufunmilade and Dr. Emeka Agba

The twenty first century is being reshaped by wars, rival powers, powerful corporations and the movement of people and wealth across borders. Issues in Contemporary Global Politics brings together twelve original chapters that help readers make sense of these forces.

The book opens with the growing influence of non-state actors, from international institutions and multinational corporations to transnational terrorist networks, and shows how they reshape state authority and global governance. It then turns to the Middle East. Several chapters examine the long conflict between Israelis and Palestinians from historical, legal and policy angles, weighing the obstacles to a two-state solution and the options still open for resolution. Others assess the 2026 war involving the United States, Israel and Iran, tracing its effects on regional stability, global energy, trade, shipping and financial markets, with attention to developing economies and Africa.

Further chapters explore the politics of the trade dispute between the United States and China, the rise of China and its challenge to the global order, the emergence of BRICS and the debate over multipolarity, and nuclear proliferation and deterrence through the case of North Korea and the United States. The book also addresses brain drain in the Global South and the ways the loss of skilled talent deepens underdevelopment.

Written by scholars and emerging researchers in international relations and strategic studies, each chapter stands on its own, with an abstract, keywords and references. The result is a clear and balanced resource for students, lecturers, policymakers, journalists and general readers who want to understand the issues defining global politics today.

A note on the source: the Preface says "ten chapters", but the table of contents and the book itself contain twelve, so I used twelve. You may want to correct the Preface before upload.