What is at stake now : my appeal for peace and freedom
Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeevich, 1931-2020
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Click and Collect for What is at stake now : my appeal for peace and freedomThirty years after the end of the Cold War, world peace is at risk again. The President of the United States has withdrawn from the disarmament treaty with Russia, Europe is disintegrating, China is surging forward and a wave of nationalism and populism is destabilizing established political institutions and endangering hard-won liberties. In view of this dangerous and unpredictable state of affairs, Mikhail Gorbachev, the last great statesman of the 1989 revolution, has written this short book to warn us of the grave risks we now face and to urge us all, political leaders and citizens alike, to take action to address them. He focusses on the big challenges of our time, such as the renewal of the arms race and the growing risks of nuclear war, the new tension between Russia and the West, the global environmental crisis, the rise of populism and the decline of democracy. He argues that self-serving policies and narrow-minded politics aimed at the pursuit of national interests are taking the place of political principles and overshadowing the vision of a free and just world for all peoples. He offers his view of where Russia is heading and he urges political leaders in the West to recognize that re-establishing trust between Russia and the West requires the courage of true leadership and a commitment to genuine dialogue and understanding on both sides. This succinct account of the immense challenges we now face by one of the world's greatest statesmen will be of interest to everyone concerned about the current state of the world and its future.
Main title:
What is at stake now : my appeal for peace and freedom / Mikhail Gorbachev ; translated by Jessica Spengler.
Imprint:
Cambridge, UK ; Medford, MA : Polity, 2020.
Collation:
viii, 123 pages ; 23 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index."Originally published in German as Was jetzt auf dem Speil steht. mein Aufruf für Frieden und Freiheit, by Mikhail Gorbachev © 2019 by Siedler Verlag, a division of Verlagsgruppe Random House GmbH, München, Germany." -- title page verso.Translated from the German
Contents:
pt. I Our Shared Security -- The Militarization of World Politics -- Equal Security for All: The Charter of Paris -- We Must Act Together -- pt. II Understanding the Global World -- Who Benefits from Globalization? -- The Environmental Challenge -- The Earth Charter -- pt. III Ideas and Politics -- The Wave of Populism and Decline of Democracy -- Can Politics and Morals Be Reconciled? -- pt. IV Who's Who in the Global World? -- The USA: Monopoly Leadership or Partnership? -- Europe: Our Continent, Our Home -- China and India: The New Giants -- The Middle East: Tense Hub of World Politics -- The Rollback of Democracy -- The Responsibility of the Media -- Civil Society and International Organizations -- The New Russia.
ISBN:
9781509543212
Dewey class:
327
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
377868
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton Library | Adult Non Fiction - Society and Beliefs | 327 GOR | Available |
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