Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Getting your global bearings : navigating the world -- Point of departure : planet earth -- Jump starting the trip : the role of technology -- Political borders : searching for security -- Challenges to security -- Seeking prosperity : the global economy -- Challenges to prosperity -- Protecting identity : the people of the world -- Challenges to identity -- Managing the world : cooperation at the global level -- Challenges to cooperation -- Connecting to the world : where do you go from here? -- Notes -- Index.