Unit VI: Foreign Policy Today State Department Structure and function of that agency, countries and regions, international issues, and other topics. http://www.state.gov/ Department of Defense Find out more about the Department of Defense and its latest activities. http://www.defenselink.mil/ The United Nations UN actions in the areas of peace & security, economic & social development, human rights, humanitarian aid, and international law. http://www.un.org/ NATO The organization, member countries, current issues. http://www.nato.int/ NAFTA Basic information on NAFTA. Be sure to click on "Benefits of NAFTA" and "NAFTA Fact Sheet." http://www.fas.usda.gov/itp/policy/nafta/nafta.html The International Committee of the Red Cross Humanitarian actions and other assistance they provide around the globe. http://www.icrc.org/eng The International Monetary Fund Find out what's new and read their publications. Also, click on "About the IMF" & "The IMF at Work." http://www.imf.org/ The World Bank Specific action the World Bank is taking around the globe; links to statistics, by country and by region. http://www.worldbank.org/ Ten Things you never knew about the World Bank What the World Bank is doing today. http://www.worldbank.org/tenthings /2ndedition/intro2.htm Global Exchange: World Bank and IMF On this site, authors express dissatisfaction with the policies of the World Bank and the IMF. http://www.globalexchange.org/campaigns /wbimf/facts.html International Financial Organizations: Comparing and Contrasting the World Bank and the IMF Lesson by an MCPS teacher, students answer questions about the World Bank and IMF. http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/departments/isa /ninvest/worldbankimf/wbimfactivity.htm They've Got the Whole World in Their Hands By MCPS teachers, discover problems in developing countries & actions of organizations. http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/departments/isa /ninvest/nsllessons/world.html CNN Student News: News for Students, Resources for Teachers News stories, activities and/or discussion questions; links to other resources; CNN programs. www.cnnfyi.com C-Span.org Current events and supporting video. http://www.c-span.org/ Newsweek Current events, weekly Teacher's Guide, cartoon w/ related questions & "Focus for Writing" question. http://school.newsweek.com/ Time Online Edition Current events articles; "The"World"- articles on U.S. foreign policy; Teachers Guide; editorial cartoons. http://www.time.com/time/ Time's "Cartoons of the Week" Cartoons, many about current U.S. foreign policy. http://www.time.com/time/cartoons/20030725/ USNews.com Weekly lesson plan, quiz, featured activity, & more. http://www.usnewsclassroom.com/ Amnesty International Report 2003 Need information on human rights in a specific country? Look here for country reports. http://web.amnesty.org/report2003/index-eng The Almanac of Policy Issues: World Affairs and National Security Information on issues such as terrorism, defense spending, and U.S. Policy towards Iraq. http://www.policyalmanac.org/world/index.shtml The Heritage Foundation: Research on National Security "...access to publications and links on a wide spectrum of national security issues." http://www.heritage.org/research/nationalsecurity /briefingroom.cfm Return to NSL Government Resources *Compiled by Stacy Dimmick. **Special thanks to Marty Creel, Nancy McCulloch, Daryl Schultz, Dave West, and Jennifer Davis for their contributions.

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