Offers an annotated listing of films that explore the issues of the nuclear arms race. (RL)

Discusses Austria's position as a small member of the European community, in terms of satellite broadcasting policy. Austrian policy is viewed as lacking coherence--a policy of compromise and conciliation. (JMF)

Presents a Third World approach to transborder data flow. Suggests developing local capacities for computer power, confining data flow within borders, and providing protection for local development efforts. (PD)

Describes the role of the translator and the problems of translating in Canadian diplomatic affairs. (AM)

Emile Joseph Dillon's cultivation of the press during the conference demonstrated the importance of supporting foreign policy decisions with a coordinated public relations campaign. (KS)

The Library of Congress has two new classification schemes for organizing and accessing materials relating to the law of nations and international relations. This article examines the rationale for replacing the JX classification and the process behind the adoption of the KZ (law of nations) and JZ (international relations) classifications. The…

Since September 11, 2001, our world has become increasingly divided. The escalation of religious, ethnic, and cultural conflicts is having a profound impact on the hearts and minds of the next generation. In this article, the author asserts that the arts are language-independent media for building bonds of friendship and communication among the…

The authors conducted an experiment with a group of military officers and replicated it with a group of students at a public university in the United States. The experimental scenario dealt with a decision problem in the area of counterterrorism. The authors found that while more than one-third of students recommended doing nothing, the…

In the early 1990s, large numbers of children in India remained out of school. International commitments to achieve education for all (EFA) globally meant that India was an important case for donors. India was pressed to accept aid for primary education, and agreed with some reluctance. Although subsequent donor involvement was substantial and…

Although in the past the field of youth development has been subsumed within or occluded by other traditional development sectors such as education, a re-emerging emphasis on security in US government foreign assistance has tended to foreground youth as a frame of reference for international development programming and public diplomacy. While…

The appropriate role for the United Nations in international dispute resolution is a matter of high profile discussion and controversy. This paper begins with this ambivalence about the appropriate role for the United Nations in the world and examines several sets of issues that relate to the future of support for the UN within the US and the…

The Peace Education Commission (PEC) is a subgroup of the International Peace Research Association, established to facilitate international cooperation among individuals interested in peace education and research related to peace education. This brief report gives some information on this group and its history, focusing especially on the period…

A list of participating institutions at the Associated Schools Project in Education for International Co-Operation and Peace, December 31, 1985 is presented. A total of 1,970 institutions in 94 countries participated, including 47 nursery schools, 556 primary schools, 1,123 secondary schools, and 248 teacher training institutions. Addresses of…

To survive into the future, the United States must learn to recognize that its Soviet adversary has much to gain from a mutual and graduated process of de-escalation and conflict reduction. While this country must continue to ensure the survivability of its strategic triad, it is altogether clear that this objective can be satisfied without moving…

An American scholar comments on the enlightening academic and social experience of being the first Fulbright scholar in Lubin, Poland. (Editor)