Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 3 The Uncoordinated NATO-EU “Double Enlargement”: Toward the Isolation of Russia?

Chapter 4 Iraq: Sinking Deeper into Mesopotamian Quicksand

Chapter 5 Iran: Nuclear High Tension and Holocaust Polemics

Chapter 6 Israel and Palestinian Fratricide: Beyond the “Two State Solution”?

Chapter 7 An Ever-widening Zone of Conflict, Terrorism, and Black Market Activities: From Central Asia to Sub-Saharan Africa

Chapter 8 North Korea: Beyond “Backdoor” Multilateralism

Chapter 9 China and Blue-water Dreams: Toward a Sino-Russian Alliance?

Chapter 10 Three Dimensions of “Montezuma’s Revenge”: Hugo Chávez’s Bolivarian Vision, “War on Drugs,” and “Illegal” Immigration

Chapter 11 American Hypertrophy and Strategic Options: Toward a Geostrategy for Global Peace