TY - BOOK AU - Noll, James Wm [ed.] AU - Bennett,Andrew AU - Shambaugh,George E. TI - Taking sides SN - 9780073397177 AV - LC 65 N65 2008 U1 - 327.73 22 PY - 2008/// CY - USA PB - McGraw Hill KW - World politics KW - 21st century KW - United States KW - Foreign relations KW - 2001- KW - Politics and government KW - 2001-2009 N1 - Previously published: Taking sides. Clashing views on controversial issues in American foreign policy. 3rd ed. Dubuque, Iowa : McGraw-Hill/Dushkin, c2006; Includes bibliographical references and index; UNIT 1. The United States and the world: strategic choices -- Is american hegemony good for the United States and the world? -- Should the United States have an official strategy of preemption against potential weapons of mass destruction threats? -- Should promoting democracy abroad be a top U.S. priority? -- UNIT 2. U.S. national security issues -- Was the war in Iraq justified? -- Should the United States stay in Iraq? -- Should the United States foster a partition of Iraq? -- UNIT 3. The United States and the world: regional and bilateral relations -- Is Pakistan an asset in the war on terror? -- Should the United States preemptively attack Iranian nuclear facilities? -- Should the United States send peacekeeping troops to Darfur? -- Is China's rise threatening to the United States? -- Should the United States seek negotiations and engagement with North Korea? -- Is U.S. support for Israel a key factor in America's difficulties in the Middle East? -- UNIT 4. American foreign policy: domestic politics and institutions -- Has the Department of Homeland Security been a success? -- Does domestic spying help the United States? -- Is loosening immigration regulations good for the United States? -- UNIT 5. U.S. International economic and environmental issues -- Is economic globalization good for the United States? -- Is outsourcing good for the United States? -- Should the United States fight climate change? -- Is it realistic for the United States to move toward greater energy independence? -- UNIT 6. The United States and international rules, norms, and institutions -- Is it justifiable to put suspected terrorists under greater physical duress? -- Can humanitarian intervention be justified? UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0737/2007297169-d.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0737/2007297169-t.html ER -