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Mitchell, Greg; Melville, Keith – 1987
Designed to stimulate thinking about United States-Soviet relationships in terms of nuclear weapons and national security, this document presents ideas and issues that represent differing viewpoints and positions. Chapter 1, "Rethinking the U.S.-Soviet Relationship," considers attempts to achieve true national security, and chapter 2,…
Descriptors: Disarmament, International Relations, National Defense, National Security
Levy, Tedd – 1987
This teacher's guide is designed to accompany the National Issues Forums'"The Superpowers: Nuclear Weapons and National Security." Activities and ideas are provided to challenge students to debate and discuss the United States-Soviet related issues of nuclear weapons and national security. The guide is divided into sections that…
Descriptors: Disarmament, Instructional Materials, International Relations, National Defense
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Rose, William; And Others – International Studies Notes, 1991
Emphasizes the need to present students with conceptual frameworks that will enable them to understand and deal with changes, continuities, uncertainties, and contingencies. Describes a textbook that approaches the future of U.S.-Soviet relations from a framework of four different possible futures. Discusses programs using the text in teaching…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Disarmament, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Stanley Foundation, Muscatine, IA. – 1984
Proceedings are summarized of a conference in which 62 foreign policy professionals met to recommend strategies for peace in the areas of U.S.-Soviet competition in the Third World, space weapons and arms control, objectives of U.S. economic and security assistance, and the United States and UNESCO. Four sections focusing on each of these areas…
Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Disarmament
Arms Control Association, Washington, DC. – 1984
Suitable for use with high school students, this booklet on arms control and national security provides background information, describes basic concepts, reviews recent history, and offers suggestions for further reading. The first section, on American attitudes toward national security and arms control, defines five types of limits on weapons…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Disarmament, High Schools
Armacost, Michael H. – 1987
Forty years ago, George F. Kennan advanced the doctrine of containment against Soviet encroachment throughout the world. The Soviet Union has evolved from a Eurasian land power into a global superpower. In an effort to create an international environment congenial to domestic reforms, Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has sought greater tranquility…
Descriptors: Diplomatic History, Disarmament, Foreign Countries, Foreign Policy