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Special Envoys
Great Decisions 2010 | Topic 1
Special envoys can help bring attention and diplomatic muscle to resolve conflicts and global challenges but they also bring with them their own "special" problems. Will the Obama administration's reliance on special envoys increase the ability of the U.S. to deal with major international issues or complicate our diplomatic options?
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Great Decisions 2010 Fall Updates: Special Envoys
Fall 2010 Updates provide up-to-date news about Great Decisions 2010 articles.
U.S. Mideast Envoy Seeks Direct Peace Talks
This Time Magazine article reports how the U.S Special Envoy to the Middle East, George Mitchell is trying to reach an agreement for direct peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians by September 1st while on a quick visit to the region.
U.S. Special Envoy Gration to Travel to Sudan and Kenya
This press release from the U.S State Department reports that the U.S. Special Envoy to Sudan Scott Gration will travel to Sudan and Kenya from August 16th to August 29th. He will visit Juba, Nairobi and Khartoum.
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Great Decisions 2010 Spring Quiz Series - Special Envoys
Online topic quizzes are an ideal test of readers' knowledge of the Great Decisions 2010 articles and the Spring Updates!
Great Decisions 2010 Winter Quiz Series - Special Envoys
Online topic quizzes are an ideal test of readers' knowledge of the Great Decisions 2010 articles.
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Asia Society Partnership for Global Learning Conference
The Asia Society Partnership for Global Learning annual conference, titled "Creating Success in a Global Era: A World-Class Education for Every Student," connects educators, business leaders, policymakers and resource providers to share best practices, build partnerships and advance policies to ensure that all students are prepared for work and citizenship in a global era.
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U.S. Policy in Afghanistan
The Choices program offers a two-day lesson that allows students to debate three possible options for U.S. policy in Afghanistan and articulate their own views on the issue.
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The Most Dangerous Place: Pakistan's Lawless Frontier
Based on dozens of exclusive interviews with high-ranking Pakistani intelligence, government and military officers and extensive first-hand reporting, The Most Dangerous Place has written a a gripping and definitive exposé of a region that Americans need urgently to understand. It tells the story of the dark side of the Afghan war - and how Pakistan degenerated into a nuclear-armed powder keg.
Israel and Palestine - Two States for Two Peoples: If Not Now, When?
The Boston Study Group on Middle East Peace is comprised of professional and academic members with strong interest in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Some have been intensely engaged with this subject for decades. Others have closely followed the conflict within the context of their professional work in conflict resolution, international law and international relations, religion, and U.S. foreign policy.
To End a War
To End a War is a brilliant portrayal of high-wire, high-stakes diplomacy in one of the toughest negotiations of modern times, to end the war in the former Yugoslavia. A classic account of the uses and misuses of American power, its lessons go far beyond the boundaries of the Balkans and provide a powerful argument for continued American leadership in the modern world.
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