World History › Section Z · The contemporary world › Topic Z.4
Ongoing problems and solutions
The end of the Cold War did not end war, persecution or poverty. This topic surveys the problems that remain open, from nuclear weapons, terrorism and the war in Ukraine to refugees, human rights and the gap between rich and poor nations, and the tools the world has built to address them.
In this topic
- Nuclear dangers after 1991
- Terrorism and war after 2001
- Worked example: why did ISIS rise?
- Russia and Ukraine
- Refugees and migration
- Worked example: the debate over migration
- Human rights under threat
- Democracy under pressure
- Global North and Global South
- Seeking solutions
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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