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The Information Resource Center of the U.S. Embassy Hanoi has the following translated articles we think may be of interest to you:

 U.S.-Vietnam Relations
 U.S. Economy and Trade
 International Relations
 Global Issues
 U.S. Politics, Society and Values

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U.S.-VIETNAM RELATIONS

  • Foreign Trade Barriers: Vietnam (HTML)
  • Trade and Human Rights: The Future of U.S.-Vietnam Relations (2/12/2004) (HTML)
  • Final Determination in the Antidumping Duty Investigation of Certain Frozen Fish Fillets from Vietnam, 6/17/2003 (HTML)
  • U.S.-Vietnam Textile Agreement: Summary - Full text
  • The Vietnam-U.S. Normalization Process (June 2003) (HTML, PDF)
  • DOC Fact sheet on Antidumping (1/29/2003) (HTML)
  • Fact Sheet on Vietnam's Market/Non-Market Designation (November 2002) (HTML)
  • Full text of Vietnam's Market/Non-Market Designation (November 2002) (HTML)
  • The BTA: One Year of Progress (December 2002)
    1. U.S. Embassy Press Conference with International and Vietnamese media on the First Anniversary of the Signing of Coming-In-To-Force Agreement of the U.S. - Vietnam Bilateral Trade Agreement on 10 December 2002. (HTML)
    2. VOA Interview with Ambassador Raymond F. Burghardt on the First Anniversary of the BTA (10 December 2002) (HTML)
    3. BTA Statistic Number (HTML)
    4. Ambassador Burghardt Op-Ed on the First Anniversary of BTA (HTML)
      Originally Appeared in Saigon Economics Time (Spring Edition 2003)
    5. Ambassador Burghardt Op-Ed on the First Anniversary of BTA (HTML)
      Originally appeared in Thanh Nien Newspaper (12/6/2002)
  • VOA Interview with Ambassador Burghardt (12/10/2002) (HTML)
  • The Vietnam - U.S. Normalization Process (6/6/2002)(PDF, HTML)
  • The BTA Takes Effect (December 2001)
    1. Remarks by E. Anthony Wayne at Luncheon Meeting with Vietnamese Government/Business Delegations (HTML)
    2. Freeing Trade to Combat Poverty (HTML)
    3. Why Competition Policy - Especially for Developing Countries (HTML)
    4. Overview of the Vietnam-U.S. Bilateral Trade Agreement (HTML)
    5. New U.S. Law Does not Prohibit Export of Vietnamese Fish to the U.S. (HTML)
    6. Prospering in Global Economy (HTML)
    7. An Overview of U.S. Trade Law (HTML)
    8. Business and Commercial Law: Basic Principles (HTML)
    9. Agreement between the Government of the U.S. and the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on the Establishment of Copyright Relations (HTML)
  • America's Music: "Jazz and the American Character" (9/26/2002) (HTML)
  • Speech by Ambassador at Amcham 2002 Annual Meeting (9/25/2002) (HTML)
  • Presentation by Ambassador Raymond Burghardt at Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (9/6/2002) (HTML)
  • Remarks by Ambassador Burghardt at Vietnam Supreme People's Court Seminar on the BTA (7/10/2002) (HTML)
  • U.S.-ASEAN Business Council Interview with Ambassador Burghardt (June 12, 2002) (HTML)
  • House Passes Vietnam Democracy Act in 410-1 Vote (9/06/2001) (HTML)
  • Ambassador-designate Outlines U.S. Priorities Toward Vietnam (11/06/2001) (HTML)
  • Testimony of Ambassador Charlene Barshefsky on U.S. - Vietnam Bilateral Trade Agreement (9/19/2000) (PDF, HTML)
  • Assistant Secretary Roth Remarks on U.S.-Vietnam Policy (9/19/2000) (PDF, HTML)
  • Commerce's Mallett Says Vietnam Needs to Liberalize Markets (8/23/2000) (PDF, HTML)
  • Clinton Hails U.S.-Vietnam Trade Agreement (7/31/2000) (PDF, HTML)
  • White House Fact Sheet on Vietnam Trade Agreement (7/13/2000) (PDF, HTML)
  • Ambassador Peterson Says Engagement Works (6/15/2000) (PDF, HTML)
  • Barshefsky Testimony to Senate Hearing on Trade Deal (8/5/1999) (PDF, HTML)
  • U.S. Trade officers on Trade Agreement with Vietnam (6/16/1999) (PDF, HTML)
  • Interview: Sandra Kristoff on U.S.-Vietnam Trade Talks (6/16/1999) (PDF, HTML)
  • Ambassador Peterson Remarks to Asia Society on U.S.-Vietnam Relations (3/9/2000) (PDF, HTML)
  • Remarks by the President to the Joint Task Force-Full Accounting Excavation Participants (11/18/2000) (PDF, HTML)
  • President Clinton: New Opportunities for the United States & Vietnam Through Expanding Economic Ties, Trade, & Investment (11/19/2000) (PDF, HTML)
  • Remarks by the President to the Vietnamese Business Community (11/19/2000) (PDF, HTML)
  • Interview of the President by John King of CNN (11/19/2000) (PDF, HTML)
  • Ambassador Douglas "Pete" Peterson Briefing in Hanoi (11/18/2000) (PDF, HTML)
  • Remarks by the President in Toast Remarks at State Dinner (11/17/2000) (PDF, HTML)
  • Remarks by the President to Vietnam National University (11/17/2000) (PDF, HTML)
  • Testimony of Ambassador Peterson to Senate Foreign Relations Committee (8/4/1999) (HTML)

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U.S. ECONOMY AND TRADE

  • What Is a Market Economy? (2004)

    1. Introduction (HTML)
    2. Command and Market Economies (HTML)
    3. Consumers in a Market Economy (HTML)
    4. Business in a Market Economy (HTML)
    5. Workers in a Market Economy (HTML)
    6. A System of Markets (HTML)
    7. Finances in a Market Economy (HTML)
    8. Government in a Market Economy (HTML)
  • Microenterprise: Laying the Foundation for Economic Development (February 2004)

    1. Preface (HTML)
    2. The Role of Microenterprise in U.S. Development Policy (HTML)
    3. Paving the Way for Entrepreneurs to Enter the Market Economy (HTML)
    4. Microcredit Loans are Critical Tools to Helping the World's Poor (HTML)
    5. Financing Development: Banking on Microenterprise (HTML)
    6. Best Practices in Microenterprise Development: A USAID Perspective (HTML)
    7. Building An Enabling Environment: A Long-Term Perspective of Microenterprise (HTML)
    8. Women and Microfinance: Opening Markets and Minds (HTML)
    9. Microfinance and the Global Development Challenge (HTML)
    10. Creating and Building a Successful Microfinance Organization (HTML)
    11. Profiles of Microentrepreneurs (HTML)
    12. Quick Facts (HTML)
    13. USAID Funding for Microenterprise (HTML)
  • Agricultural Biotechnology

    1. Welcome (HTML)
    2. Trade and Development Dimensions of U.S. International Biotechnology Policy (HTML)
    3. Agricultural Biotechnology and the Developing World (HTML)
    4. Understanding Biotechnology in Agriculture (HTML)
    5. A Green Famine in Africa? (HTML)
    6. Fact Sheet: The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (HTML)
    7. The Role of Agricultural Biotechnology in World Food Aid (HTML)
    8. The Role of Plant Biotechnology in the World's Food Systems (HTML)
    9. Improving Animal Agriculture through Biotechnology (HTML)
    10. Biotechnology in the Global Communication Ecology (HTML)
  • Promoting Trade, Investment Tops U.S. Economic Agenda in Asia (6/25/2003) (HTML)
  • FDA's Regulations on Protecting the Food Supply
    1. Prior Notice Requirements on Food Imports from FDA (6/4/2003) (HTML)
    2. Proposed Record-Keeping Regulations from FDA (5/15/2003) (HTML)
    3. Proposed Detention Regulations from FDA (5/15/2003) HTML)
    4. Will Your Food Company be Affected by the New United States Bioterrorism Law? (September 2002) HTML)
    5. Protecting the Food Supply: FDA Actions on New Bioterrorism Legislation (6/12/2002) (HTML)
  • Millennium Challenge Account: A New Compact for Global Development (March 2002) (PDF)
    1. Welcome (HTML)
    2. Principles of Good Governance (HTML)
    3. The MCA Promotes Sound Economic Policies (HTML)
    4. Health and Education Key to New Foreign Aid Plan (HTML)
    5. Anti-Corruption: Unshackling Economic Development (HTML)
    6. Promoting Growth and Prosperity in the Developing World through Economic Freedom (HTML)
    7. The Social Aspects of the Millennium Challenge Account: Risks and Prospects (HTML)
    8. Implementing the Millennium Challenge Account: U.S. Government Background Paper (HTML)
    9. The Millennium Challenge Account: White House Fact Sheet (HTML)
    10. Millennium Challenge Account Update: USAID Fact Sheet (HTML)
  • Some chapters of a forthcoming book by Hilton Root (March 2003)
    1. The Normative Structure of Economic Exchange: Community, Hierarchy and Markets (HTML)
    2. Financial Market and Development (HTML)
    3. Capital Markets and Productivity Growth: The Example of Silicon Valley (HTML)
  • Fighting Corruption & Safeguarding Integrity: A Shared Responsibility Based on Prevention, Transparency and Partnership (10/4/2002) (HTML)
  • Will Your Food Company be Affected by the New United States Bioterrorism Law? (September 2002) (HTML)
  • Agriculture Department Fact Sheet Addresses Biotechnology (1/15/2003) (HTML)
  • Trade in Biotechnology Food Products (1/15/2003) (HTML)
  • Food Security and Safety (May 2002)
    1. Ensuring Safe Food (PDF, HTML)
    2. Global Food Security (PDF, HTML)
    3. Battling Hunger with Biotechnology (PDF, HTML)
    4. Rice: Why It's So Essential for Global Security and Stability (PDF, HTML)
    5. Imagine a Healthier World (HTML)
    6. Biotech Regulators Should Become People-Friendly (HTML)
  • Information and Communication Technologies and Economic Development (6/18/2002) (HTML)
  • Deputy Treasury Secretary Urges Developing Country Financial Reforms (6/5/2002) (HTML)
  • USTR Reports on Free Trade Agreements in Southeast Asia (4/8/2002) (HTML)
  • Good Policy will Attract U.S. Assistance (3/22/2002) (HTML)
  • Introduction to Intellectual Property Rights (2001)
    1. What is Intellectual Property? (HTML)
    2. Support for Economic and Political Freedom (HTML)
    3. A Developing Country's Perspective (HTML)
    4. Progress in the Pharmaceutical Industry (HTML)
    5. A Trade Association At Work (HTML)
    6. International Policy and Accords (HTML)
    7. Glossary (HTML)
    8. In Brief...
      • Fair Use (HTML)
      • Copyright in an Electronic Age (HTML)
      • The U.S. Patent System (HTML)
      • The U.S. Special 301 Process (HTML)
      • Case Study: Brazil's Pharmaceutical Industry (HTML)
      • Case Study: Anti-Piracy Efforts in South Korea (HTML)
      • The World Intellectual Property Organization (HTML)
  • Trade in the Post-Doha Global Economy (January 2002)
    1. Preface (PDF, HTML)
    2. A New Negotiating Dynamic at Doha (PDF, HTML)
    3. Doha Ministerial: A New Impetus for Multilateral Agricultural Negotiations (PDF, HTML)
    4. Open Trade: Greater Opportunities for All Countries (PDF, HTML)
    5. How WTO Membership Affects China (PDF, HTML)
    6. Doha and Beyond: The Role of Congress in a New Trade Round (PDF, HTML)
    7. Reflections on the Doha Ministerial (PDF, HTML)
    8. Facts and Figures (PDF)
      • Leading Exporters and Importers in World Merchandise Trade, 2000 (HTML)
      • U.S. Merchandise Trade by Region, 2000 (HTML)
      • U.S. Merchandise Trade by Economy, 2000 (HTML)
      • U.S. Merchandise Trade by Product, Region and Major Trading Partner, 2000 (HTML)
  • Addressing Global Poverty (September 2001)
    1. Preface (HTML)
    2. Combating Global Poverty (HTML)
    3. The U.S. Contribution to Global Agriculture and Food Security (HTML)
    4. Building Prosperity Means Investing in People (HTML)
    5. Freeing Trade to Combat Poverty (HTML)
    6. Ending Mass Poverty (HTML)
    7. Grants for the World's Poor: More Help, Same Cost (HTML)
    8. A Global Partnership for African Economic Development (HTML)
    9. Democracy, Governance, and the Market (HTML)
    10. Rural and Urban Poverty: Understanding the Differences (HTML)
    11. Remittances as a Development Tool (HTML)
    12. Poverty Indicators (HTML)
    13. Listing of Countries by Income Group (HTML)
    14. Development Assistance and Where It Goes (HTML)
    15. Workers' Remittances (HTML)
  • The Fight against Money Laundering (May 2001)
    1. The Consequences of Money Laundering and Financial Crime (PDF, HTML)
    2. International Standards and Cooperation in the Fight against Money Laundering (PDF, HTML)
    3. Money Laundering Enforcement: Following the Money (PDF, HTML)
    4. Achieving a Sustained Response to Money Laundering (PDF, HTML)
    5. Understanding the Wash Cycle (PDF, HTML)
    6. U.S. Banking: An Industry's View on Money Laundering (PDF, HTML)
    7. Correspondent Banking: A Gateway for Money Laundering (PDF, HTML)
    8. The Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering (PDF, HTML)
    9. Money Laundering Comparative Table of Countries/Jurisdictions of Concern (PDF, HTML)
  • Setting U.S. Goals for WTO Negotiations (PDF, HTML) (1999)
  • International Transportation: Moving the Global Economy Forward (October 2000)
    1. Transportation: The Key to Globalization (PDF, HTML)
    2. The Future of Air Services Liberalization (PDF, HTML)
    3. Building the 21st Century Transportation Work Force (PDF, HTML)
    4. Intermodal Transportation Fosters International Trade and Sustainable Development (PDF, HTML)
    5. Air Transport Directions in the 21st Century: The Lessons of History (PDF, HTML)
    6. Facts and Figures (PDF, HTML)
  • Maximizing International Digital Opportunities (May 2000) (PDF, HTML)
  • Integrating Environmental Priorities into Trade (May 2000) (PDF, HTML)
  • Intellectual Property in the Global Market Place (May 1998)
    1. The Challenge of Copyright in the Digital Age (PDF, HTML)
    2. The U.S. Special 301 Process (PDF, HTML)
    3. Intellectual Property in the Trips Era (PDF, HTML)
    4. Protecting Intellectual Property in a Global Economy (PDF, HTML)
  • WTO on U.S. Economic Policy (7/14/1999)(PDF, HTML)
  • Korea: Democracy and Reforming the Corporate Sector (1999) (PDF, HTML)

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INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

  • The Sociology and Psychology of Terrorism: Who Becomes a Terrorist and Why? (A Report by the Federal Research Division, U.S. Library of Congress, September 1999)

  • The U.S. & NATO: An Alliance of Purpose (IIP eJournal, June 2004)

    1. Preface (HTML)
    2. NATO Remains Our Essential Alliance (HTML)
    3. NATO: An Alliance Transforming (HTML)
    4. NATO's Role in Bringing Security to the Greater Middle East (HTML)
    5. A Defining Moment in Purpose and Commitment (HTML)
    6. Partnership for Peace: Charting A Course for A New Era (HTML)
    7. Proposals for Renewing the Atlantic Partnership (HTML)
  • An Overview of U.S. East Asia Policy (6/2/2004) (HTML)
  • U.S.-China Relations

    1. China and America: Power and Responsibility (2/25/2004) (HTML)
    2. The U.S.-China Relationship: The Truth behind the Rhetoric (26/2/2004) (HTML)
    3. The Bush Administration's Approach to Asia: Before and After 9/11 (11/12/2003) (HTML)
    4. U.S.-China Relations (11/9/2003) (HTML)
  • Remarks by the President on Iraq and the War on Terror (5/24/2004) (HTML)
  • East Asia-Pacific Security

    1. Asia-Pacific Security Issues and U.S. Policy (6/26/2003) (HTML)
    2. U.S. Security Policy in Asia and the Pacific: Restructuring America's Forward Deployment (3/17/2004) (HTML)
    3. U.S. Security Policy in Asia and the Pacific: Restructuring America's Forward Deployment (6/26/2003) (HTML)
    4. U.S. Security Policy in East Asia: Adjusting to a New Security Setting (1/2004) (HTML)
  • Secretary of State Powell on Broad U.S. Strategy of Partnerships (12/30/2003) (HTML)
  • Remarks by the President on Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom (3/19/2004) (HTML)
  • Powell Cites U.S. Multilateral Record in Foreign Policy (3/13/2004) (HTML)
  • President Announces New Measures to Counter the Threat of WMD (2/11/2004) (HTML)
  • Protecting Lives, Restoring Livelihoods: The U.S. Program to Remove Landmines (January 2004)

    1. Preface (HTML)
    2. U.S. Humanitarian Mine Action: Making the World Safer (HTML)
    3. The Leahy War Victims Fund -- a Crucial Part of U.S. Humanitarian Aid (HTML)
    4. Applying Epidemiology to the Field of Mine Action (HTML)
    5. U.S. Defense Department: Sharing Training and Technology with the International Community (HTML)
    6. Public-Private Partnerships are Essential in Helping Landmine Survivors (HTML)
    7. The Myths and Realities of Demining (HTML)
    8. Cambodia: Reducing Casualties, Returning Land to Productive Use (HTML)
    9. United Nations Mine Action Service (HTML)
  • International Religious Freedom Report, 2003 (HTML)
  • Impact of Strategic Culture on U.S. Policies for East Asia (November 2003) (HTML)
  • U.N. Security Council Resolution 1511 on Iraq (10/16/2003) (HTML)
  • Remarks by the President in Address to the United Nations General Assembly (9/23/2003) (HTML)
  • Powell Says U.S. will Continue to Strengthen Its Global Relations (9/5/2003) (HTML)
  • Evolving Security Issues in North East Asia (August 2003)
    1. Hold the Celebrations! (HTML, PDF)
    2. Special Envoy Says U.S. Adjusting Security Needs to New Demands (HTML, PDF)
    3. Transcript: Wolfowitz Reaffirms U.S. Commitment to Asia-Pacific (HTML, PDF)
    4. Diplomacy Fails with Iraq, is North Korea Next? (HTML, PDF)
    5. Multilateral Solutions to Bilateral Problems Help Contain Unilateralist Tendencies (HTML, PDF)
    6. Some Issues in U.S.-East Asia Policies (HTML, PDF)
  • U.S. National Security Strategy: A New Era (December 2002)
    1. Preface (HTML)
    2. A Balance of Power that Favors Freedom (HTML)
    3. Allies, Friends, and Partners on Every Page: International Cooperation in the National Security Strategy (HTML)
    4. The U.S. Military: A Global View of Peace and Security in the 21st Century (HTML)
    5. Economic Priorities of the National Security Strategy (HTML)
    6. Speaking to our Silent Allies: Public Diplomacy and U.S. Foreign Policy (HTML)
    7. Africa: A Top Policy Priority in the New Bush Strategy Plan (HTML)
    8. The Bush National Security Strategy (HTML)
    9. A Distinctly American Internationalism for a Globalized World (HTML)
    10. U.S. Use of Preemptive Military Force: The Historical Record (HTML)
    11. Overview of America's International Strategy (HTML)
  • The President's State of the Union Address, 2003 (1/29/2003) (HTML)
  • The Role of Think Tanks in U.S. Foreign Policy (November 2002)
    1. Preface (PDF, HTML)
    2. Think Tanks and U.S. Foreign Policy: a Policy-Maker's Perspective (PDF, HTML)
    3. Think Tanks and U.S. Foreign Policy: An Historical View (PDF, HTML)
    4. Think Tanks and the Transnationalization of Foreign Policy (PDF, HTML)
    5. The Brookings Institution: How a Think Tank Works (PDF, HTML)
    6. RAND: How Think Tanks Interact with the Military (PDF, HTML)
    7. The U.S. Institute of Peace: A Hands-On Approach to Resolving Conflict (PDF, HTML)
    8. Having An Impact: Think Tanks and the NATO Enlargement Debate (PDF, HTML)
    9. The Heritage Foundation: Influencing the Debate on Missile Defense (PDF, HTML)
    10. A National Dialogue on Establishing a Think Tank: The Case of Honduras (PDF, HTML)
  • Grossman Cites Six Themes Defining U.S. Foreign Policy (10/31/2002) HTML
  • Armitage Notes Critical, Global Role Played by Australia (8/13/2003) (HTML)
  • White House Notes Successful Results of Iraqi Liberation (8/8/2003) HTML
  • Proposed U.N. Resolution Would Help Iraqis Build their own Future (5/12/2003) (HTML)
  • Patterns of Global Terrorism: 2002 April 2003 (HTML)
  • The Purpose of U.S. Power (5/10/2003) (HTML)
  • Pyongyang is Playing for the Long Term (3/17/2003) (HTML)
  • It's not What Bush Says but How He Says It (10/21/2002) (HTML)
  • Which is Worse, Adultery or Promiscuity? (12/12/2002) (HTML_
  • U.S.-Japan Alliance: A Reality Check for the Relationship (10/20/2002) (HTML)
  • Government, Future "Will Belong to You," Bush Tells Iraqis (4/10/2003) (HTML)
  • Bush Says Coalition Bringing Food, Water, and Hope to Iraqi People (4/5/2003) (HTML)
  • Powell Says U.S. will Liberate Iraq, Give Hope to Iraqis (3/31/2003) (HTML)
  • "Iraq will Be Free," Bush Says in Radio Address (3/29/2003) (HTML)
  • President to Submit Wartime Budget (3/25/2003) (HTML)
  • Massive Coalition Food Program Ready to Enter Iraq (3/25/2003) (HTML)
  • "A Fight for Freedom," by Senator John McCain (3/24/2003) (HTML)
  • Iraq's Voices for Freedom (January 2003) (HTML)
  • Powell Draws Picture of Iraqi Deception, Links to al-Qaeda (2/5/2003) (HTML)
  • U.S. - China Relations (November 2002)
    1. China-U.S. Relations, CRS Issue Brief for Congress (PDF, HTML)
    2. The Future of China's Foreign Relations and Security Posture, 2000-2005 (PDF, HTML)
    3. China and the Future of U.S.-China Relations (PDF, HTML)
  • Iraq: From Fear to Freedom (2002) (PDF, HTML)
  • Iraq: A Population Silenced (2002) (PDF, HTML)
  • A Decade of Deception and Defiance (9/12/2002)
  • U.N. Security Council Resolution 1441 (11/8/2002)
  • President Bush Outlines Iraqi Threat (10/7/2002)
  • Remarks by the President in Address to the United Nations General Assembly (9/12/2002)
  • The National Security Strategy of the United States of America (September 2002)
    1. Introduction (HTML)
    2. Overview of America's International Strategy (HTML)
    3. Champion Aspirations for Human Dignity (HTML)
    4. Strengthen Alliances to Defeat Global Terrorism and Work to Prevent Attacks against us and our Friends (HTML)
    5. Work with others to Defuse Regional Conflicts (HTML)
    6. Prevent our Enemies from Threatening Us, our Allies, and our Friends with Weapons of Mass Destruction (HTML)
    7. Ignite a New Era of Global Economic Growth through Free Markets and Free Trade (HTML)
    8. Expand the Circle of Development by Opening Societies and Building the Infrastructure of Democracy (HTML)
    9. Develop Agendas for Cooperative Action with the Other Main Centers of Global Power (HTML)
    10. Transform America's National Security Institutions to Meet the Challenges and Opportunities of the Twenty-First Century (HTML)
  • September 11: One Year Later (September 2002)
    1. Preface (HTML)
    2. A New Era in U.S. Strategic Thinking (HTML)
    3. The Economic Cost of Terrorism (HTML)
    4. Hope is an Answer to Terror (HTML)
    5. The Critical Balance: Individual Rights and National Security in Uncertain Times (HTML)
    6. Resilience and Renewal at the Pentagon (HTML)
    7. A Patriot's Progress: September 11 and Freedom in America (HTML)
  • Patterns of Global Terrorism 2001 (2002) (PDF, HTML)
  • Weapons of Mass Destruction: The New Strategic Framework (July 2002)
    1. Preface (PDF, HTML)
    2. The New Strategic Framework: A Response to 21st Century Threats (PDF, HTML)
    3. The Transformation of U.S.-Russian Relations (PDF, HTML)
    4. The U.S.-Russian Front against Terrorism and Weapons Proliferation (PDF, HTML)
    5. Transforming the U.S.-Russian Relationship: Putting Power Politics in Its Place (PDF, HTML)
  • Living Memories: The Human Toll of Terrorism (September 2002) (HTML)
  • Victims and Heroes (September 2002) (HTML)
  • Bush: "Seize the Moment to Make the World More Peaceful" (6/22/2002) (HTML)
  • American Foreign Policy and the International Criminal Court (5/6/2002) (HTML)
  • Fact Sheet: The International Criminal Court (5/6/2002) (HTML)
  • From Reluctant to Resolute: American Foreign Policy After September 11 (6/26/2002) (PDF, HTML)
  • Bush: "Seize the Moment to Make the World More Peaceful" (6/22/2002) (HTML)
  • American Foreign Policy and the International Criminal Court (5/6/2002) (HTML)
  • Fact Sheet on the International Criminal Court (5/6/2002) (HTML)
  • UN Vote will Help the People of Iraq (5/22/2002) (HTML)
  • Powell Applauds New Export Controls for Iraq (5/14/2002) (HTML)
  • State Department Nonproliferation Official, Assistant Secretary John Wolf on Iraq Sanctions (5/14/2002) (HTML)
  • Summary of Security Council Revises Iraqi Sanctions List (5/14/2002) (HTML)
  • Admiral Blair Discusses Vietnam's Anti-Terrorism Support (2/4/2002) (HTML)
  • Terrorism: Threat Assessment, Countermeasures and Policy (November 2001)
    1. Preface (PDF, HTML)
    2. Seizing the Moment (PDF, HTML)
    3. Terrorism: U.S. Policies and Counterterrorism Measures (PDF, HTML)
    4. The Instruments of Counterterrorism (PDF, HTML)
    5. Protecting America against Cyberterrorism (PDF, HTML)
    6. Many Countries Benefit From U.S. Antiterrorism Training (PDF, HTML)
    7. Terrorism and Counterterrorism After September 11th (PDF, HTML)
    8. Bringing Terrorists to Justice under the Rule of Law (PDF, HTML)
    9. International Terrorism: American Hostages (PDF, HTML)
    10. State-Sponsored Terrorism and Foreign Terrorist Organizations (PDF, HTML)
  • U.S. National Security: The Bush Team (March 2001)
    1. Preface (PDF, HTML)
    2. U.S. International Engagement: A Time of Great Opportunity (PDF, HTML)
    3. The U.S. Defense Challenge: Peace Amid Paradox (PDF, HTML)
    4. U.S. Security Policy: Protecting the Nation's Critical Infrastructure (PDF, HTML)
    5. Setting the U.S. Foreign Policy Agenda (PDF, HTML)
    6. The Need for Bipartisanship in Foreign Policy (PDF, HTML)
    7. Foreign Policy Challenges Facing the Bush Administration (PDF, HTML)
  • The Making of U.S. Foreign Policy (September 2000)
    1. Preface (PDF, HTML)
    2. The Changing Dynamics of U.S. Foreign Policy-Making (PDF, HTML)
    3. Uniting the Tools of Force and Diplomacy to Enhance Security (PDF, HTML)
    4. The United Nations: An Arena for International Leadership (PDF, HTML)
    5. A Democratic Viewpoint: Congress and Foreign Policy (PDF, HTML)
    6. A Republican Viewpoint : Congress and Foreign Policy (PDF, HTML)
    7. International Economic Issues and U.S. Foreign Policy (PDF, HTML)
    8. The Multiple Influences on U.S. Foreign Policy-Making (PDF, HTML)
    9. Non-Governmental Organizations: The Voice of the People (PDF, HTML)
    10. Think Tanks: Helping to Shape U.S. Foreign and Security Policy (PDF, HTML)
    11. The Media: Influencing Foreign Policy in the Information Age (PDF, HTML)
    12. The Internet and the Diffusion of Diplomacy (PDF, HTML)
    13. Lobbying Congress: A Key Way U.S. Citizens Impact Foreign Policy (PDF, HTML)
    14. Public-Private Dialogue: An Open U.S. Foreign Policy System (PDF, HTML)
    15. A Guide to Additional Reading: Abstracts of recent articles (PDF, HTML)
  • Preventing Conflict: Military Engagement in Peacetime (December 1999)
    1. Creating an Environment for Peace, Stability, Confidence (PDF, HTML)
    2. Shaping a Better World: Military Engagement in Peacetime (PDF, HTML)
    3. Symposium on East Asia Security: Fostering Regional Confidence (PDF, HTML)

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GLOBAL ISSUES

  • Biotechnology - Genetically Modified Crops (Speaker Program, August 2004)

    1. Relevance of Genetically Modified Crops to Developing Countries (HTML)
    2. The Genetically Modified Crop Debate in the Context of Agricultural Evolution (HTML)
  • Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (June 2004)

    1. President Bush Discusses HIV/AIDS Initiatives (HTML)
    2. Fact Sheet: Extending and Improving the Lives of Those Living with HIV/AIDS (HTML)
    3. Vietnam to Receive U.S. Emergency HIV/AIDS Assistance (HTML)
    4. Vietnam Named Fifteenth Focus Nation in President's Global AIDS Plan (HTML)
  • Bush Calls Women's Rights and Liberty "Inseparable" (3/12/2004) (HTML)
  • Uncle Sam: An Environmentalist - The U.S. Record on the Environment (HTML)
  • The Evolving Internet (IIP Electronic Journal, November 2003)

    1. Preface (HTML)
    2. The Digital Dimension of Development: A Strategic Approach (HTML)
    3. E-government: The Next American Revolution (HTML)
    4. A New Way of Governing in the Digital Age (HTML)
    5. Staying Safe in Cyberspace (HTML)
    6. Bridging the Digital Divide (HTML)
    7. Bringing the Internet to Schools Effectively (HTML)
    8. The Frontiers Ahead: A Dialogue on the Progress and Promise of the Internet (HTML)
  • 2003 Trafficking in Persons Report (6/12/03) (HTML, PDF)
  • Fact Sheet of Trafficking in Persons Report (6/9/03) (HTML, PDF)
  • Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, 2002 (3/31/2003) (HTML, PDF)
  • Topic Bibliography: Library Modernization
    1. The Influence of the Electronic Library on Library Management (HTML, PDF)
    2. Teaching Classification in the 21st Century (HTML, PDF)
    3. User Education: Training the Librarians to Use New Technologies in the Developing Countries (HTML, PDF)
    4. Bibliographic Control or Chaos: An Agenda for National Bibliographic Services (HTML, PDF)
    5. The Management of Change in Electronic Libraries (HTML, PDF)
    6. Knowledge Management, User Education, and Librarianship (HTML, PDF)
    7. Changing Classification Systems: An Example of Resource Sharing among Libraries (HTML, PDF)
  • Seeking Free & Responsible Media (February 2003) (PDF)
    1. From the editors (HTML)
    2. Promoting Free and Responsible Media: An Integral Part of America's Foreign Policy (HTML)
    3. Independent Media's Role in Building Democracy (HTML)
    4. Legal Foundations of Press Freedom in the United States (HTML)
    5. Steps to a Free, Financially Viable Media (HTML)
    6. Anarchy is not a Business Plan: Practical Pointers on the Business of Media (HTML)
    7. Journalism and Serving the Public Trust (HTML)
    8. Broadcast Journalists Need Training to Meet Intense Demands (HTML)
  • Global Trends for the Coming Decade (3/26/2002) (HTML)
  • Biotech Crops Environmentally Safe, According to Study (6/25/2002) (PDF, HTML)
  • Information and Communication Technologies and Economic Development (6/18/2002) (HTML)
  • Achieving Sustainable Development (April 2002)
    1. A New Compact for Development in the Battle against World Poverty (PDF, HTML)
    2. The World Summit on Sustainable Development: Beginning a New Chapter in Sustainable Development History (PDF, HTML)
    3. Foreign Assistance Builds a Foundation for Sustainability (PDF, HTML)
    4. Sustainable Development: Lessons Learned and Challenges Ahead (PDF, HTML)
  • Global Trends for the Coming Decade and the Formulation of U.S. Foreign Policy (3/26/2002) (HTML)
  • Media and Ethics (April 2001)
    1. Defining the Land of the Fourth Estate (PDF, HTML)
    2. The Role of the Media in Building Community (PDF, HTML)
    3. Why Democracy Needs (PDF, HTML)
    4. Journey Through the "Ethical Minefield" (PDF, HTML)
    5. Understanding Media Watchdogs (PDF, HTML)
    6. Journalism in the Era of Web (PDF, HTML)
    7. News in the Age of Money (PDF, HTML)
    8. Media Ethics Codes and Beyond (PDF, HTML)
  • Internet Communities: Linking the World (November 2002)
    1. E-Government: No Walls, No Clocks, No Doors (PDF, HTML)
    2. Crafting the News in a Digital Age (PDF, HTML)
  • Corruption: An Impediment to Development (November 1998)
    1. Promoting the Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption in a Globalized Economy (PDF, HTML)
    2. The OECD Anti-Corruption Treaty: Why is It Needed, How will It Work? (PDF, HTML)
    3. Corruption: A Persistent Development Challenge (PDF, HTML)
    4. A Back-To-Basics Anti-Corruption Strategy (PDF, HTML)
    5. Curbing Corruption: Making Progress with the Bribe-Givers (PDF, HTML)
    6. Corruption in Procurement (PDF, HTML)
    7. The Integrity Pact: A Way Out of the Corruption Trap (PDF, HTML)
    8. Journalist Training to Curb Corruption (PDF, HTML)
    9. Corruption: The Polish and Russian Experiences (PDF, HTML)
    10. OECD Anti-Bribery Convention Summary (PDF, HTML)
    11. Transparency International's 1998 Corruption Perceptions Index (PDF, HTML)
    12. Rules of Conduct to Combat Extortion and Bribery International Chamber of Commerce (PDF, HTML)
    13. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Antibribery Provisions (PDF, HTML)
    14. The Lima Declaration against Corruption (PDF, HTML)
    15. OAS Inter-American Convention against Corruption (PDF, HTML)
  • Making Globalization Work for Workers (February 2000) (PDF, HTML)
  • Transparency in U.S. Government (1999) (PDF, HTML)
  • Growing Up Drug-free: A Parent's Guide to Prevention (July 1998) (PDF, HTML)
  • Global Forum on Fight Corruption: Safeguarding Integrity among Justice and Security officials (1998)
    1. Declaration (PDF, HTML)
    2. Guiding Principles for Fighting Corruption and Safeguarding Integrity among Justice and Security Officials (PDF, HTML)
    3. Origins (PDF, HTML)
    4. Strategies for Making Corruption Visible (PDF, HTML)

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U.S. POLITICS, SOCIETY AND VALUES

  • An Outline of the U.S. Economy (IIP Publication)

    1. Continuity and Change (HTML)
    2. How the U.S. Economy Works (HTML)
    3. The U.S. Economy: A Brief History (HTML)
    4. Small Business and the Corporation (HTML)
    5. Stocks, Commodities, and Markets (HTML)
    6. The Role of the Government in the Economy (HTML)
    7. Monetary and Fiscal Policy (HTML)
    8. American Agriculture: Its Changing Significance (HTML)
    9. Labor in America: The Worker's Role (HTML)
    10. Foreign Trade and Global Economic Policies (HTML)
    11. Afterword: Beyond Economics (HTML)
    12. Glossary (HTML)
  • Constitutionalism and Emerging Democracies (March 2004)

    1. Introduction (HTML)
    2. The U.S. Constitution: America's Most Important Export (HTML)
    3. Building Blocks for a Constitution (HTML)
    4. Toward Constitutional Democracy around the World: An American Perspective (HTML)
    5. The Importance of Judicial Independence (HTML)
  • Responsible Press Office: An Insider's Guide (2002)

    1. From the Author (HTML)
    2. What a Press Office Does (HTML)
    3. The Job of the Press Officer (HTML)
    4. The Press Office at Work (HTML)
    5. The Communications Plan (HTML)
    6. Message Development (HTML)
    7. Tools of the Press Office (HTML)
    8. Press Releases, Media Advisories, and Fact Sheets: A Closer Look (HTML)
    9. Interviews: A Closer Look (HTML)
    10. Press Conferences (HTML)
    11. Crisis Communications (HTML)
    12. Event Planning (HTML)
    13. Ethics: Codes of Conduct (HTML)
    14. In Brief... (HTML)
  • A Media Guidebook (HTML)
  • U.S. Elections 2004 (January 2004)

    1. Preface (HTML)
    2. Political Parties in the United States (HTML)
    3. Presidential Nominations and American Democracy (HTML)
    4. U.S. Election Procedures (HTML)
    5. Elections 2004 Timeline (HTML)
    6. Interview: Campaign 2004, with Thomas Mann (HTML)
    7. Congressional Elections (HTML)
    8. The Polls, the Pundits, & the Elections of 2004 (HTML)
    9. The State of Campaign Finance (HTML)
    10. Portraits of U.S. Presidents (HTML)
    11. Elections Glossary (HTML)
    12. Bibliography and Web Sites (HTML)
  • Secretary of State Powell Describes "What We will Do in 2004" (Washington File, 1/2/2004) (HTML)

  • Record-level Funding Sought for U.S. Peace Corps (HTML)
  • State of the Union Address by the President, 2004 (HTML)
  • Constitutional Guarantees (IIP Publication, October 2003)

    1. Preface (HTML)
    2. Introduction (HTML)
    3. Chapter 1 - The Roots of Religious Liberty (HTML)
    4. Chapter 2 - Religious Liberty in the Modern Era (HTML)
    5. Chapter 3 - Freedom of Speech (HTML)
    6. Chapter 4 - Freedom of the Press (HTML)
    7. Chapter 5 - The Right to Bear Arms (HTML)
    8. Chapter 6 - Privacy (HTML)
    9. Chapter 7 - Trial by Jury (HTML)
    10. Chapter 8 - Rights of the Accused (HTML)
    11. Chapter 9 - Property Rights (HTML)
    12. Chapter 10 - Cruel or Unusual Punishment (HTML)
    13. Chapter 11 - Equal Protection of the Law (HTML)
    14. Chapter 12 - The Right to Vote (HTML)
  • Portrait of the USA

    1. Ch. 1 - One From Many --Immigration patterns and ethnic composition (HTML)
    2. Ch. 2 - From Sea to Shining Sea --Geography and regional characteristics (HTML)
    3. Ch. 3 - Toward the City on a Hill --A brief history of the United States (HTML)
    4. Ch. 4 - a Responsive Government --Separation of powers and the democratic process (HTML)
    5. Ch. 5 - the Business of America --Agriculture, mass production, the labor movement, and the economic system (HTML)
    6. Ch. 6 - a Diverse Educational System --Structure, standards, and challenges (HTML)
    7. Ch. 7 - a Republic of Science --Inquiry and innovation in science and medicine (HTML)
    8. Ch. 8 - Separating Church and State --Freedom of religion (HTML)
    9. Ch. 9 - the Social Safety Net --Public assistance and health care (HTML)
    10. Ch. 10 - Distinctively American Arts --Music, dance, architecture, visual arts, and literature (HTML)
    11. Ch. 11 - Exporting Popular Culture --Baseball, basketball, movies, jazz, rock and roll, and country music (HTML)
    12. Ch. 12 - the Media and their Messages --Freedom of the press, newspapers, radio, and television (HTML)
    13. National Celebrations --Holidays in the United States (HTML)
  • If you want to study in the U.S: Getting Ready to Go: Practical Information for Living and Studying in the United States

    1. Introduction (HTML)
    2. Chapter 1. Sources of Predeparture Help and Information (HTML)
    3. Chapter 2. Predeparture Planning (HTML)
    4. Chapter 3. Your Student Visa (HTML)
    5. Chapter 4. Traveling to and Arriving in the United States (HTML)
    6. Chapter 5. Beginning Your U.S. Education (HTML)
    7. Chapter 6. Finding Housing (HTML)
    8. Chapter 7. Practical Information for Everyday Living (HTML)
    9. Chapter 8. Adjusting to a New Environment (HTML)
    10. Appendices. Bibliography - Glossary of Terms (HTML)
  • If you want to study in the U.S: Short-term study, English language programs, distance education, and accredetation

    1. Introduction (HTML)
    2. Short-Term Study in the U.S. (HTML)
    3. English Language Programs (HTML)
    4. Distance Education (HTML)
    5. Accreditation (HTML)
    6. Glossary of Terms (HTML)
  • If You Want to Study in the United States: Undergraduate Study

    1. Acknowledgements - Preface - Introduction (HTML)
    2. U.S. Undergraduate Education (HTML)
    3. The U.S. Bachelor's Degree (HTML)
    4. Community Colleges (HTML)
    5. Choosing the Best College for You (HTML)
    6. Entrance Requirements (HTML)
    7. Financing Your Education (HTML)
    8. Sports Scholarships (HTML)
    9. Preparing a Successful Application (HTML)
    10. The Application Process: A Timetable and Checklist (HTML)
    11. Applying for a Student Visa (HTML)
    12. American University Life (HTML)
    13. Glossary of Terms (HTML)
  • State and Local Government: Adapting to Change (September 2003)

    1. From the Editors (HTML)
    2. Responses to Change by State and Local Government: Contemporary Experiments in the Laboratories of Democracy (HTML)
    3. Using E-Government: Effects of the Digital Revolution (HTML)
    4. Public Safety in an Unsafe World (HTML)
    5. In Partnership with the World: A Profile of the International City/County Management Association (ICMA) (HTML)
    6. Inter-jurisdictional Cooperation: A Case Study (HTML)
  • Writers on America

    1. Just off Main Street (HTML)
    2. I, Too, Sing America (HTML)
    3. The Compulsory Power of American Dreams (HTML)
    4. A Postcard from America (HTML)
    5. Maps and Legends (HTML)
    6. What's American About American Poetry? (HTML)
    7. America's American (HTML)
    8. On Being an American Historian (HTML)
    9. How Does Being an American Inform What I Write? (HTML)
    10. For Life's Sake (HTML)
    11. Both Sides of the Border (HTML)
    12. An American Milk Bottle (HTML)
    13. On Being an American Writer (HTML)
    14. This Crutch that I Love (HTML)
    15. A Provincial Sense of Time (HTML)
  • How U.S. Courts Work

    1. From the Editors (HTML)
    2. How the U.S. Court System Functions (HTML)
    3. Players in the Judicial Process (HTML)
    4. Key Distinctions in the U.S. Court System (HTML)
    5. Common Law v. Civil Law Systems (HTML)
    6. Judicial Ethics and the Rule of Law (HTML)
    7. Brown v. Board of Education: The Supreme Court Decision that Changed a Nation (HTML)
  • An Outline of American Government

    1. Chapter 1 - the Constitution: An Enduring Document (HTML)
    2. Chapter 2 - Explaining the Constitution: The Federalist Papers (HTML)
    3. Chapter 3 - the Executive Branch: Powers of the Presidency (HTML)
    4. Chapter 4 - the Legislative Branch: The Reach of Congress (HTML)
    5. Chapter 5 - the Judicial Branch: Interpreting the Constitution (HTML)
    6. Chapter 6 - Landmark Decisions of the Supreme Court (HTML)
    7. Chapter 7 - a Country of Many Governments (HTML)
    8. Chapter 8 - Government of the People: The Role of the Citizen (HTML)
  • An Outline of American History

    1. Chapter 1: Early America (HTML)
    2. Chapter 2: The Colonial Period (HTML)
    3. Chapter 3: The Road to Independence (HTML)
    4. Chapter 4: The Formation of a National Government (HTML)
    5. Chapter 5: Westward Expansion and Regional Differences (HTML)
    6. Chapter 6: Sectional Conflict (HTML)
    7. Chapter 7: Growth and Transformation (HTML)
    8. Chapter 8: Discontent and Reform (HTML)
    9. Chapter 9: War, Prosperity and Depression (HTML)
    10. Chapter 10: The New Deal and World War (HTML)
    11. Chapter 11: Postwar America (HTML)
    12. Chapter 12: Decades of Change (HTML)
    13. Chapter 13: Toward the 21st Century (HTML)
  • An Outline of American Geography

    1. Chapter 1: Themes and Regions (HTML)
    2. Chapter 2: The Physical Environment (HTML)
    3. Chapter 3: Foundations of Human Activity (HTML)
    4. Chapter 4: Megalopolis (HTML)
    5. Chapter 5: The Manufacturing Core (HTML)
    6. Chapter 6: The Bypassed East (HTML)
    7. Chapter 7: Appalachia and the Ozarks (HTML)
    8. Chapter 8: The Deep South (HTML)
    9. Chapter 9: The Southern Coastlands (HTML)
    10. Chapter 10: The Agricultural Core: The Deep North (HTML)
    11. Chapter 11: The Great Plains and Prairies (HTML)
    12. Chapter 12: The Empty Interior (HTML)
    13. Chapter 13: The Southwest Border Area (HTML)
    14. Chapter 14: California (HTML)
    15. Chapter 15: The North Pacific Coast (HTML)
    16. Chapter 16: The Northlands (HTML)
    17. Chapter 17: Hawaii (HTML)
  • American Internationalism (August 2003)
    1. Preface (HTML, PDF)
    2. American Internationalism: Promoting Freedom, Democracy, and Development (HTML, PDF)
    3. The United Nations and American Multilateral Diplomacy: Principles and Priorities for a Better World (HTML, PDF)
    4. Understanding the Role of the United States in the World Economy (HTML, PDF)
    5. Unleashing the Trade Winds: A Building-Block Approach (HTML, PDF)
    6. The Global Effort to Stop Terrorist Financing (HTML, PDF)
    7. Shining a Light: U.S. Efforts to Strengthen Democracy Worldwide (HTML, PDF)
    8. Building a Worldwide Movement for Democracy: The Role of Nongovernmental Organizations (HTML, PDF)
    9. Public Health Knows No Borders (HTML, PDF)
    10. Providing International Leadership: Responsible Environmental Policy (HTML, PDF)
    11. The International Outreach of U.S. NGOs (HTML, PDF)
  • Responses to Human Trafficking (June 2003)
    1. Preface and From the Editors (HTML, PDF)
    2. The United States' Effort to Combat Trafficking in Persons (HTML, PDF)
    3. U. S. Human Service Agencies Respond to Trafficking (HTML, PDF)
    4. U.S. Sends Strong Message to Those Who Traffic in Human Lives (HTML, PDF)
    5. Saving the Victims, One by One (HTML, PDF)
    6. Freeing the Fishing Children of Ghana (HTML, PDF)
    7. European Alliance Combats Human Trafficking (HTML, PDF)
    8. Preventing Victimization in Moldova (HTML, PDF)
    9. Developing Countries Take a Stand against Trafficking (HTML, PDF)
    10. Trafficking in Persons or Alien Smuggling? (HTML, PDF)
  • The Changing Face of U.S. Courts (May 2003)
    1. Introduction (HTML, PDF)
    2. The American Court System: Long Traditions, New Directions (HTML, PDF)
    3. Drug Courts in the U.S. (HTML, PDF)
    4. Juvenile Courts in the U.S. (HTML, PDF)
    5. Specialized Courts and Domestic Violence (HTML, PDF)
    6. Technological Advances in the Courtroom (HTML, PDF)
    7. The Media's Role in Changing the Face of U.S. Courts (HTML, PDF)
  • Making America: The Society and Culture of the U.S.
    1. American Manners (HTML, PDF)
    2. Individualism and Equality in the United States (HTML, PDF)
    3. Women and American Society (HTML, PDF)
    4. The American System of Education (HTML, PDF)
  • The Arts in America: New Directions (April 2002)
    1. From the Editor (HTML)
    2. Bringing Art to All Americans (HTML)
    3. The Return of Beauty (HTML)
    4. Dance: A Constantly Evolving Tradition (HTML)
    5. Music: The Quintessential American Sounds (HTML)
    6. Theater: Playwrights New and Old (HTML)
    7. Film: Movies and Modern America (HTML)
    8. Literature: Snapshots from the Bridge (HTML)
    9. Visual Arts: Blurring the Boundaries (HTML)
  • National Strategy for Combating Terrorism (February 2003) (HTML)
  • Legal Education in the United States (August 2002)
    1. From the Editors (PDF, HTML)
    2. Legal Education in the United States: Origins and Development (PDF, HTML)
    3. The American Bar Association and Legal Education in the United States (PDF, HTML)
    4. Continuing Legal Education in the United States (PDF, HTML)
    5. Continuing Legal Education: Three Organizations that Fulfill the Need (PDF, HTML)
    6. Court Administration Education in the U.S. (PDF, HTML)
  • Terrorism, the Future, and U.S. Foreign Policy (6/21/2002) (PDF, HTML)
  • Human Rights Education (March 2002)
    1. From the Editors (PDF, HTML)
    2. Emerging Models for Human Rights Education (PDF, HTML)
    3. Human Rights Education in Diverse, Developing Nations: A Case in Point -- South Africa (PDF, HTML)
    4. Human Rights Education in the USA (PDF, HTML)
    5. Human Rights Education in U.S. Schools (PDF, HTML)
    6. International Human Rights Training (PDF, HTML)
  • The President's State of the Union Address, 2002 (1/29/2002) (HTML)
  • 2001 Human Rights Report (HTML)
  • International Religious Freedom Report, 2002 (HTML)
  • Democracy Papers
    1. Introduction: The Root Principles of Democracy (PDF, HTML)
    2. Constitutionalism: America and Beyond (PDF, HTML)
    3. The Principles of Democratic Elections (PDF, HTML)
    4. The Role of a Free Media (PDF, HTML)
    5. The Role of Interest Groups (PDF, HTML)
    6. The People's Right to Know: Transparency in Government Institutions (PDF, HTML)
    7. Protecting Minority Rights (PDF, HTML)
  • Bush Proclaims January 16, 2002 as Religious Freedom Day (1/16/2002) (HTML)
  • Religious Freedom as a Human Right (November 2001)
    1. From the Editors (PDF, HTML)
    2. Roots of the International Religious Freedom Report (PDF, HTML)
    3. The International Religious Freedom Report (PDF, HTML)
    4. The Evolution of Religious Freedom as a Universal Human Right (PDF, HTML)
  • Criminal Justice in the U.S. (July 2001)
    1. From the Editors (PDF, HTML)
    2. The Evolution of U.S. Criminal Law (PDF, HTML)
    3. Juvenile Justice in the United States (PDF, HTML)
    4. Obeying the Law in America: Procedural Justice and the Sense of Fairness (PDF, HTML)
    5. The Emergence of Community Justice (PDF, HTML)
    6. Community Justice Resolution (PDF, HTML)
    7. The Scottsboro Boys and Fundamental Rights (PDF, HTML)
    8. The Facts of the Case and Scottsboro Today (PDF, HTML)
  • The Constitution of the United States of America (PDF, HTML)
  • Secretary of State Powell's Global Perspective on Education (4/23/2001)(PDF, HTML)
  • Declaration of Independence (1776) (PDF, HTML)
  • Accountability in Government (August 2000)
    1. From the Editors (PDF, HTML)
    2. Government Accountability and Its Limits (PDF, HTML)
    3. Transparency - the Mechanism: Open Government and Accountability (PDF, HTML)
    4. Government Accountability and External Watchdogs (PDF, HTML)
    5. The Whistleblower Protection Act (PDF, HTML)
    6. U.S. Government Integrity Systems and Ethics (PDF, HTML)
    7. Lee County, Florida: A Case Study in Accountability (PDF, HTML)
  • Foreign Policy and the 2000 Presidential Election (September 2000)
    1. The New Partisanship: The Changed Politics of American Foreign Policy (PDF, HTML)
    2. From the Campaigns (PDF, HTML)
    3. Media Coverage of Foreign Policy Issues in Campaign 2000 (PDF, HTML)
    4. China and Russia -- Powers in Transition (PDF, HTML)
    5. A New Security Agenda for the Global Age (PDF, HTML)
  • Toward a Community of Democracies (May 2000)
    1. The Right to Democracy (PDF, HTML)
    2. Sovereignty and Human Rights: The Search for Reconciliation (PDF, HTML)
    3. Democracy: A Right of All Nations PDF, HTML)
  • Education in the United States: Pre-University Years (June 2000)
    1. Recruiting New Teachers: "Think Creatively" (PDF, HTML)
    2. A Snapshot of Education in the United States Today (PDF, HTML)
  • U.S. Election 2000 (2000)
    1. Introduction (PDF, HTML)
    2. Political Parties in the United States (PDF, HTML)
    3. Becoming a Presidential Nominee (PDF, HTML)
    4. Campaign Finance: An Interview with Danny McDonald (PDF, HTML)
    5. What to Look for in 2000: An Interview with Thomas Mann (PDF, HTML)
    6. Campaign 2000 Calendar (PDF, HTML)
    7. Congressional Elections (PDF, HTML)
    8. Public-Opinion Polling (PDF, HTML)
    9. The Role of the Media (PDF, HTML)
    10. Political Lexicon (PDF, HTML)
    11. To Learn More About U.S. Elections (PDF, HTML)

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