Category: World problems

To practice your civic engagement and active citizenship skills, write a “dummy” letter of concern about any specific issue we have studied in Modules 5-14 of this course (i.e. pick one directly related to any the following subjects: NATO and European Security Issues, U.S. Middle East Policy, or Matters of Technology Denial and/or U.S.-Chinese Trade…

Write a post of at least 200 words in two parts: The first part of your first post should compare the point of view of Desmond Lachman with that of Sadek Wabha.  Address the following questions in your post: what is the greatest point or two of agreement between the two writers, in your judgment? What is the…

To participate in this discussion, you need to find, read, and post a combined reflection post on TWO (2) different press articles from the last year or so, on the SAME general topic as our required Great Decisions reading for this module (“Technology Denial and Sino-American Rivalry”).  You may also search for articles on general U.S.-Chinese Trade…

We have now had several modules about the “U.S. and the Middle East” Topic. What are the three most important problems that face the community of nations in the region concerning this, in your best reasoned judgment? Rank the three problems in order of importance from first most important to third in a clear way,…

We have now had several modules about the “U.S. and the Middle East” Topic. What are the three most important problems that face the community of nations in the region concerning this, in your best reasoned judgment? Rank the three problems in order of importance from first most important to third in a clear way,…