James Eayrs on diplomacy, foreign policy, and international relations: a retrospective.
A certain prestige and mystique once attended the art and science of diplomacy. Some of it even spilled over onto its practitioners. Lately, however, this perception has all but disappeared, and in its place is near universal scorn, rebuke and ridicule. Once revered, the profession now finds itself in...

Northern enigma: American images of Canada.
The crashing of planes into the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., on September 11, 2001, altered instantly American thinking about itself and other states in the world. Gone was the view that the United States was shielded from foreign incursions and...

Peace by other means: using rewards in UN efforts to end conflicts.
At the international level and in a variety of domestic contexts, institutions and processes such as judicial mechanisms, elections, and legislatures that are designed to manage conflict have either never existed or fallen apart. Thus, the United Nations continues to face a variant of the following scenario: Electronic media...

US President George W. Bush's address to a joint session of Congress and the American people.
MR. Speaker, Mr. President Pro Tempore, members of Congress, and fellow Americans: In the normal course of events, Presidents come to this chamber to report on the state of the Union. Tonight, no such report is needed. It has already been delivered by the American people. ...

What's in the intelligence act? Contrary to much of the reporting in the major media, few aspects of the Intelligence Reform Act are actually designed to safeguard Americans.
Those who would give up essential Liberty to purchase a little temporary Safety deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. Benjamin Franklin, 1755 "Our vast intelligence enterprise will become more unified, coordinated and effective," said President Bush at the December 17 signing of the Intelligence Reform and...

Australia's commitment in East Timor: A review article.
********** East Timor in Transition 1998-2000. An Australian Policy Challenge. Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Canberra: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, 2001. 312pp. A Dirty Little War. By John Martinkus. Sydney: Random House Australia, 2001. 428pp. Mission Accomplished, East Timor: The...

Airline News - Asia / Pacific.
May 28, 2007 Passenger flights between the United States and China would more than double by 2012, according to an air services agreement reached by the two countries. The Transportation and Treasury departments announced at the conclusion of a US-China economic forum. The United States will designate...

China-Asean relations, April 2006 to September 2006: Chronology of Events.
As a research institute based in Singapore, the EAI monitors developments in relations and interactions between China and the individual countries of Southeast Asia as well as the ASEAN grouping as a whole. This material is presented in the form of: (1) a chronology of events, and (2) important...

Problems with Current U.S. Policy.
Law enforcement, national security, and military agencies have lobbied vociferously and successfully for antinarcotics enforcement appropriations to offset reduced, post-cold war budgets. In May 1998, President Clinton announced "a comprehensive international crime control strategy for America" in which he pledged to "seek new authority to fight money laundering and...

Editor's notebook.
The contributors to this issue of Social Education investigate past milestones and current controversies that make excellent subjects for social studies classes. The creative teaching suggestions that accompany many of the articles bring even the more abstract topics to life. An attack by Japanese naval aircraft on...