This acclaimed sourcebook updates and expands current global hot topics. Arranged topically, the 32 essays address a wide range of key issues, including demographics, economics, education, health, politics, and security. New entries discuss drug trafficking, human trafficking, international finance, immigration, and transnational governance. The chapter structure allows readers to compare the different topics and includes an introduction; historical development; current status; regional summaries and statistics; global map; data; case study; and a reference section. World at Risk is an outstanding resource for patrons of academic, public, and high school libraries and anyone interested in global trends and issues.