Resources for the 2006 World Affairs
Challenge
This list of resources and web links may be a good
starting place for researching the 2006 World Affairs Challenge
topic of "Conflict in the Contemporary World." We have
annotated the list provided by the University
of Denver and added additional links and information.
| POSSIBLE TOPICS FOR 2006 (list is not
exhaustive) |
Causes of conflict:
- The role of religion in the Israeli/Palestinian
conflict
- German & Japanese nationalism in World War II
- Media coverage before the invasion of Iraq
- The Triple Alliance & Triple Entente in World War I
- Ethnic tension between Hutus & Tutsis in Rwanda
- Westward expansion & Native American removal
Types of conflict:
- Civil war in Lebanon
- Ethnic cleansing in Bosnia
- Wars between countries (World War I, World War II, etc.)
- Superpower rivalry between the United States & Soviet Union
during the Cold War
- The war against terrorism
- Religious wars (Protestants against Catholics in the Hundred
Years War)
Consequences of conflict:
- Death of civilians during the bombings of Hiroshima
& Nagasaki
- Refugees and asylum seekers
- Landmines in Vietnam, Cambodia & Liberia
- Destruction of the Iraqi economy & infrastructure after
the Gulf War
Preventing conflict:
- The role of diplomacy
- The Camp David Accords between Israel & Egypt
- The Helsinki Accords between the United States & Soviet
Union
- Arms control
- The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
- The Chemical & Biological Weapons Convention
- The International Court of Justice ruling on Israel’s
security fence
Resolving conflict:
- The United Nations Security Council
- United Nations Peacekeeping in Sudan
- NATO peacekeeping in Kosovo
- Contemporary peace agreements
- The Dayton Accords on Bosnia
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“The New York Times”
“The Wall Street Journal”
“The London Times”
To find your local public library on the Web go to:
http://www.publiclibraries.com/washington.htm
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