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Circle of Blue: National Security Assessment: Water Scarcity Disrupts Continents
Read this U.S. State Department report which finds a global confrontation between growing water demand and shrinking supplies, in addition to predictions for the next thirty years of water security.
United Nations
Unesco: United Nations Educational, Scientific & Cultural Organization
The official United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) homepage. UNESCO is composed of now 195 Members and 8 Associate Members (as of 2013). The main objective of UNESCO is to contribute to peace and...
Federation of American Scientists
Fas: National Security Policy Arms Control Disarmament
A lengthy essay describing the negotiations and politics involved in President Kennedy's quest to create a permanent ban on nuclear tests.
George Washington University
National Security Archive: George Kennan's "Long Telegram"
Find the entire contents of George Kennan's "Long Telegram" in which he expressed outlook on post-war Soviet Union. It was not flattering.
George Washington University
National Security Archive: Nixon's Trip to China
Resource contains primary source documentation of conversations and records from Nixon's Trip to China now completely declassified, including Kissinger's intelligence briefing and assurances on Taiwan.
George Washington University
National Security Archive: Kennedy Considered Supporting Coup in S. Vietnam
A fascinating look into recently declassified tapes and documents that traced President John Kennedy's thinking on whether the United States should support a military coup against South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem in the summer of...
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National Security Agency: A Priceless Advantage [Pdf]
A report written by the NSA on the U.S. Navy Communications Intelligence and the Battles of Coral Sea, Midway, and the Aleutians in the spring of 1942. Very credible and very complete. (Third edition)
C3 Teachers
C3 Teachers: Inquiries: Japanese American Internment
A comprehensive learning module on the WWII internment of Japanese Americans that includes three supporting questions accompanied by formative tasks and primary source materials, followed by a summative performance task. Students learn...
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Rand: International Security and Defense Policy Center
ISDP explores the implications of political, strategic, economic, and technological challenges for global security and the specific national and regional security interests of its sponsors. It assists national security decision makers in...
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Brookings Institution: Ending Oil Dependence: Protecting National Security
A critique of America's dependency on oil, authored by Brookings scholar David Sandalow, with a six-part recommendation for solving the problem. Includes downloadable position paper and fact sheet. (Published Feb. 28, 2007)
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Center for Strategic & International Studies
"The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) is a public policy research institution dedicated to analysis and policy impact." Site gives student information and research on topics of national and international security.
George Washington University
National Security Archive: China and the United States
This collection of primary source documents from the Central Intelligence Agency, the U.S. Department of State, and similar agencies surveys relations between the United States and China during the years from 1960 to 1998. Topics include...
George Washington University
National Security Archive: The Berlin Wall, Fifty Years Ago
While condemning the wall in public, U.S. officials saw "long term advantage" if potential refugees stayed in East Germany. Three days before the wall went up, the CIA expected that East Germany would take "harsher measures" to solve the...
George Washington University
National Security Archive: The Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962
A brief overview of the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962. New information gleaned from previously classified material is also included.
George Washington University
National Security Archive: Anatomy of a Controversy
The most dangerous moment of the Cuban Missile Crisis appeared to be on the evening of Saturday, October 27,1962. This site provides accounts of the events of this day by several of the important world leaders who were involved.
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National Security Agency: Line Plots: Frogs in Flight [Pdf]
Students learn how to construct and interpret line plots. The lesson plan describes an activity that has students collect data, create line plots, and interpret and analyze the data.
PBS
Pbs Online News Hour: Rice on Iraq, War and Politics
Transcript of an interview of National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice in September of 2002, discussing President George W. Bush's ideas about moving the US into war against Iraq.
Constitutional Rights Foundation
Constitutional Rights Foundation: The Alien and Sedition Acts: Defining American Freedom
Lesson with activity in which students study and analyze the challenges surrounding constitutional rights and national security by focussing on the Alien and Sedition Act, 1798 and definitions of American freedom. Links to primary...
Country Studies US
Country Studies: Pakistan
The Library of Congress provides a very lengthy and very detailed overview of the country of Pakistan. Content includes a country profile, as well as long look at Pakistan's history, society and environment, economy, government and...
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Pro Publica: Journalism in the Public Interest
An independent newsroom that covers a wide variety of topics and events, which are often neglected by the mainstream media, and works to promote change. Explore investigative reports on politics, social-justice issues, technology, and...
iCivics
I Civics: Convene the Council
In Convene the Council, students take on the role of President of the United States and respond to world events with the support of their National Security Council.
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Nat'l Security Agency: National Cryptologic Museum
On this site one can find the National Security Agency's history of cryptology, some online exhibits, and sections on mathematics, education, and more.
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The Henry L. Stimson Center: Homepage
"The Henry L. Stimson Center is an independent, nonprofit, public policy institute committed to finding and promoting innovative solutions to the security challenges confronting the United States and other nations in the twenty-first...
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National Association of Manufacturers: Home Page
This site is the home page of the National Association of Manufacturers and is a great starting point to learn more about modern manufacturing.
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