Since the late 1980s, there has been a resurgence of regionalism in world politics. Prospects for new alliances are opened up often on a regional basis. In East and Southeast Asia, regionalization is becoming evident in higher education, with both awareness and signs of a rising ASEAN+3 higher education community. The quest for regional influence…

A personal evaluation of UNESCO by a former Director General. (HS)

Reviews changes that have occurred in the study of international relations during the past 10 to 15 years. Among the eight major changes noted are: an increasing amount of research, issues of deterrence and arms control are more prevalent, Third World development and modernization are less prevalent, and research involves more systematic empirical…

The financial crisis of the United Nations precipitated by the withholding of funds by member countries is addressed. On December 19, 1986, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution (GA/Res/41/213) containing the elements of a plan for reforming a wide range of United Nations administrative and budgetary practices. The reform process had begun…

By building the simulation exercise around something like the Vietnam war or the situation in Eastern Europe or the Middle East conflict, the undergraduate social science student will become familiar with important current international issues during the semester at the same time he is preparing for simulation at the end of the semester.…

This booklet offers a perspective on U.S. foreign policy for election year 1980. It can be used as a discussion starter at the secondary and college levels. Long range goals essential to a warless world are proposed. They are: mediating regional and national crises; gaining arms control and disarmament agreements; strengthening international…

This program examines the history of U.S.-Haitian affairs and the events leading up to the recent deployment of U.S. troops to Haiti. This program provides essential background to those interested in the current and future situation in Haiti as it struggles with democracy-building. The study guide offers questions to use before viewing the video,…

Legislation to establish the National Peace Academy is currently under consideration by the United States Congress. The Peace Academy should develop as the center and the hub of a national and international movement to change the way our society deals with conflict. (MLW)

The purpose of this brief analysis is to delineate the character of the relationship between the pattern of ethnic stratification in the U.S. and American foreign policy described in this article as reciprocal causality." Racial disturbances directly affect the American image abroad and foreign policy has direct impact upon the American racial…

Presentation made in connection with the 50th Anniversary of Boston University School of Education, May 1968.

Contends that the basic assumption of the peace movement is the abuse of military power by the state. Argues that the peace movement is most effective through linkages with cultural, political, and economic forces in society. (BSR)

A methodology linking the teaching of economics to the promotion of international understanding is discussed. The content of a course dealing with the new international economic order is examined. (Author/RM)

The East-West Center in Honolulu, Hawaii, has as its goal the promotion of better relations and understanding between the United States and the nations of Asia and the Pacific. (Author/PG)

This essay investigates the impact of the racial disharmony in the United States upon America's role in the world. Complexity of U.S. policies and programs abroad will allow Black American leaders to influence more directly those portions of U.S. foreign policy of greatest concern to them. (SM)