Catastrophic Consequences : Civil Wars and American Interests.
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- 9780801895104
- 303.6/4
- JZ1480.A5D38 2008
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 A New Kind of Threat -- 2 Saudi Arabia: Oil Fields Ablaze -- 3 Pakistan: Loose Nukes -- 4 Mexico: A Flood of Refugees -- 5 China: Collapse of a Great Power -- 6 The Coming Storm -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z.
In assessing these threats, David contends that the United States's only viable option is to view other-state civil upheaval similarly to natural disasters and to develop a coherent, effective emergency response mechanism, which does not exist today in any systemic, nationwide form.
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