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PoliciespromotingTorontoasaglobalcityandprovincialeconomicenginehavebeenseenasbenex1ecialtothedevelopmentofallofOntarioyetmuchoftheprovincehasbornesignix1ecantenvironmentalsocialeconomicandpoliticalcostsasaresultofonecityx19sgrowth.Contributorstothisvolumecallforaradicalre-imaginingofpublicpolicyatlocalprovincialandfederallevelsthataccountsforOntariox19soverlookedregions.BeyondtheGlobalCitypresentsakaleidoscopicviewoftheprovincex13therichx1eeldsandsmalltownsofthesouthwesttheproductiveagriculturallandsofruralHuronCountyhistoricKingstonandtheUpperStLawrencethesocialandculturaldiversityoftheOttawavalleythenearmythicalwoodlandsandwatersofMuskokaandGeorgianBayandtheheavilyexploitedcoastsandwatersoftheGreatLakesx13toprovideadeeperunderstandingofitsvariouscommunities.Inaseriesofregionalstudiescontributorsdescribeeachareax19sdistinctivequalitiesandchallengesandofferrecommendationsaboutwhatisneededtomovethemforwardinamoreequitableandsustainableway.Twoinitialhistoricalchapterslaytheframeworkfortheregionaldiscussionswhilecross-cuttingandintegratedchaptersanalyzethestateofnaturalandculturalheritageandcurrentdevelopmenttheoryprovinciallyofferingguidanceforthefuture.Foracompletelistofcontributorspleasevisitmqup.ca.GordonNelsonisdistinguishedprofessoremeritusFacultyofEnvironmentUniversityofWaterloo.Intheaftermathof911aNATO-ledcoalitionenteredAfghanistan.Adecadelaterthecountryx19sprospectsarestillverytroubling.AsthecoalitiongraduallypreparestowithdrawandtheAfghanNationalArmyandPoliceassumeincreasingresponsibilityAfghanistanintheBalancebringstogetherCanadianandEuropeanexpertstoanswerimportantquestionsconcerningthecountryx19sfutureWhathasbeentheimpactoftenyearsofinternationalinterventionWhatlessonshavebeenlearnedabouttheconductandconsequencesofsuchmissionsThreesetsofcriticalissuesarediscussedinthisbook.Firstwhetherthedoctrineofcounterinsurgencyintroducedofx1eciallybytheUSin2009canbeimplementedtolastingeffectagainstapersistentandadaptivefoe.Secondwhetherwhatisnowcalledthex1ccomprehensiveapproachx1dcanachievethelong-soughtbutstill-elusiveaimofseamlesscoordinationamongmilitaryandcivilianactorsatthelocalnationalandalliancelevels.Andx1enallyhowtheoutcomeoftheinterventioninAfghanistanislikelytoaffectandbeaffectedbytheevolvingregionalandglobalorder.AfghanistanintheBalanceisatimelystudyoftherippleeffectthatthesituationinAfghanistanhassentaroundtheworld.Foracompletelistofcontributorspleasevisitmqup.ca.Hans-GeorgEhrhartisdirectoroftheCentreforEuropeanPeaceandSecurityStudiesattheUniversityofHamburg.SvenGareisisprofessorofpoliticalscienceattheWestflischeWilhelms-UniversittinMnster.CharlesC.PentlandisprofessorofpoliticalstudiesatQueenx19sUniversityinKingstonOntario.26MQUPSPRING2012URBANSTUDIESENVIRONMENTALSTUDIESSPECIFICATIONSJune2012978-0-7735-3986-032.95ACDN32.95AUS23.99paper978-0-7735-3985-395.00SCDN95.00SUS69.00cloth6x9504pp9bwphotos16maps21tables54diagramsBeyondtheGlobalCityUnderstandingandPlanningfortheDiversityofOntarioeditedbygordonnelsonLookingbeyondthesmokescreenofTorontox19srapidandcostlygrowthtore-envisionsustainableplanninginOntariox19sneglectedregions.MILITARYSTUDIESSECURITYSTUDIESSPECIFICATIONSQueenx19sPolicyStudiesx13Queenx19sCentreforInternationalandDefencePolicyApril2012978-1-55339-353-539.95ACDN39.95AUS25.99paper6x9250ppAfghanistanintheBalanceCounterinsurgencyComprehensiveApproachandPoliticalOrdereditedbyhans-georgehrhartsvengareisandcharlespentlandLessonslearnedfromthewarinAfghanistantenyearson.