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Debate style readers can be powerful teaching tools, but they are only effective in so far as the readings really speak to one another. Without readings in true dialogue, the crux of the debate is lost on students, the reader fails to add real depth to the course, and students are left in the lurch.
Controversies in Globalization solves this issue by inviting 17 pairs of scholars and practitioners to write specifically for the volume, directly addressing current and relevant questions in international relations through concise “yes” and “no” pieces on topics related to security, political economy, the environment, public health, democracy, demography, and social issues like gender and ethnicity. At the request of reviewers, new to this edition are three chapters covering the financial crisis, maritime security, and international conflict. Providing students with necessary context, the editors offer introductions that effectively frame the debate and make clear what is at stake, both from a theoretical as well as from a practical perspective. Concluding discussion questions in each chapter encourage critical thinking and analysis.
Haas and Hird's edited collection helps readers come to terms with the varying perspectives on globalization, and urges critical reflection and the exploration of alternate views.
Nuclear Weapons: Should the United States or the International Community Aggressively Pursue Nuclear Nonproliferation Policies?
Nuclear Weapons: Should the United States or the International Community Aggressively Pursue Nuclear Nonproliferation Policies?
- YES: Scott D. Sagan and Reid Pauly, Stanford University
- NO: Todd S. Sechser, University of Virginia
Nuclear nonproliferation is a recent world problem. Only since the 1950s have governments been able to destroy vast numbers of citizens of another country with a relatively small number of warheads and at such a distance. The increasing proliferation of nuclear weapons in succeeding decades is cause for increasing concern about national security.
Nuclear nonproliferation policies attempt to ensure that nuclear threats and exchanges—or worse, nuclear war—do not occur. Historically, only two nuclear weapons have been used: the United States dropped atomic bombs ...
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