1. Power shifts and transformational global events / Thomas A. Johnson -- 2. The 2008 great recession's impact on globalization / Thomas A. Johnson -- 3. Key resource drivers in transformational global events / Thomas A. Johnson -- 4. The Arab revolutions of 2011 : promise, risk, and uncertainty / Andrew J. Budka -- 5. Rapprochement with Iran / Marsh E. Burfeindt -- 6. China : economic intimidation and runaway corruption / Julie Lowrie -- 7. The information revolution : the emergence of cyber power / Charles S. Preston -- 8. Challenges confronting the global transition of power / Thomas A. Johnson.