Sovereignty: the violation and restoration of Iraqi authority. -- Resource scarcity: the changing dynamics and implications of global energy. -- Limits on international cooperation: war crimes, the international criminal court, and Syria. -- Irresolvable conflicts: the Israeli-Palestinian impasse. -- Asymmetrical warfare: the cases of Afghanistan. -- Proliferation: the case of North Korea. -- Pivotal states: confronting and accommodating Iran. -- Revolutionary change: the Arab Spring. -- Free trade: from ITO to WTO and beyond. -- Regional integration: the European Union and the sovereign debt crisis face the future. -- Rising economic powers: China, India, and Brazil. -- Globalization and development: extending the prosperity. -- Global warming: facing the problem after Copenhagen. -- International migration: the U.S.-Mexico border. -- Secession and self-determination: the case of the Republic of South Sudan. -- Terrorism: the changing global threat.

1. International relations