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These teaching guides cover a wide range of topics including international terrorism, the U.S. military's role in international peacekeeping, and the U.S. response to the changing nature of international conflict.
Conflict Management and Peacemaking Through ESL/EFL
The United States Institute of Peace has developed this guide on conflict resolution as a resource for students and educators to help students develop the skills necessary to negotiate the world and to be effective, responsible individuals.
International Terrorism: Definitions, Causes and Responses
Dealing with terrorism has become the centerpiece of U.S. foreign policy today. Yet terrorism, its definition, causes, and methods of dealing with it, has rarely been dealt with in high school courses. The Institute has developed this guide to assist teachers in helping their students identify and understand terrorism. The teaching guide is aimed at grades 11 and 12 and provides teachers with lesson plans, bibliographic sources, and factual material that address the varying views and definitions of terrorism, some of terrorism's possible origins, and different ways in which terrorism may be addressed.
When is war justified? The teaching guide on the justification of war, intended for grades 9-12, helps teachers address this age-old question with their students. Through use of the guide, students explore the causes of war, apply the principles of a just war to modern conflicts, analyze how leaders justify wars, and develop an editorial position on the justness of a conflict.
Preventing Violent International Conflict
This guide from the 1999 Essay Contest uses case studies from Poland in 1815 and Czechoslovakia in 1938 to examine the effectiveness of the international diplomacy in preventing violent international crises. It also contains a review of basic concepts and bibliographic materials.
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Debating the U.S. Military's Role in International Peacekeeping (79K)
Developed for the 2002 Essay Contest, this guide contains mapping activities on the locations of military forces and peace operations, a simulation exercise on a fictional crisis in "San Dimas", a Kosovo case study, and bibliographic materials that look at issues related to peace operations, national security, and military operations.
The U.S. Response to the Changing Nature of International Conflict (374K)
This guide from the 2000 Essay Contest contains lesson plans, bibliographic materials, a case study of the Spanish-American War, a factual examination of contemporary conflicts, and classroom exercises centered on key concepts in international peace and foreign policy.
