Taking Sides : Clashing Views on Controversial Issues in World Politics

by Rourke, John T.

• ISBN13: 9780697391414
• ISBN10: 0697391418
• Edition: 9th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-08-01
• Publisher: McGraw Hill College Div

Summary

Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Controversial Issues in World Politics, Twelfth Edition is a debatestyle reader designed to introduce students to controversies in world politics. The readings, which represent the arguments of world leaders, leading political scientists, and commentators on the world political scene, reflect a variety of viewpoints and have been selected for their liveliness and substance and because of their value in a debate framework.

Table of Contents

PART 1 REGIONAL ISSUES	1	(76)
Do Serious Threats to U.S. Security Exist?	2	(20)
Will Creating a Palestinian State Promote Peace in the Middle East?	22	(20)
Should We Be Guardedly Optimistic About Russia's Economic and Political Future?	42	(18)
Should China Be Admitted to the World Trade Organization?	60	(17)
PART 2 ECONOMIC ISSUES	77	(58)
Is the Current Trend Toward Global Economic Integration Desirable?	78	(22)
Should Multinational Corporations Be Concerned With the Global Public Good?	100	(16)
Should the Developed North Increase Aid to the Less Developed South?	116	(19)
PART 3 MILITARY SECURITY ISSUES	135	(38)
Does the World Need to Have Nuclear Weapons at All?	136	(12)
Should a Permanent UN Military Force Be Established?	148	(25)
PART 4 INTERNATIONAL LAW ISSUES	173	(50)
Would the Use of Nuclear Weapons Necessarily Violate the International Law of War?	174	(34)
Should an International Criminal Court Be Established?	208	(15)
PART 5 MORAL, SOCIAL, AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES	223	(1)
Should Foreign Policymakers Minimize Human Rights Concerns?	224	(16)
Do U.S. Efforts to Stem the Flow of Drugs from Abroad Encourage Human Rights Violations?	240	(14)
Would World Affairs Be More Peaceful If Women Dominated Politics?	254	(20)
Is Islamic Fundamentalism a Threat to Political Stability?	274	(18)
Does Ritual Female Genital Surgery Violate Women's Human Rights?	292	(18)
Should the Kyoto Treaty Be Supported?	310