A take-home international relations final exam in the form of a group conversation allows the student to fill in opinions in the characters of "Me." In some instances real student responses have been included in "Me's" place, in others they have been left empty to perserve the flavor of an exam. (JH)

This simple and compact teaching technique is briefly described, as are its procedures, setting and teacher materials. The basic goals and purposes are analyzed favorably in reports from users. (KM)

Deals with the relationship between military intelligence and arms control policy. Presents an overview of intelligence as it relates to arms control verification, focusing on monitoring and verification. Includes a summary of the history of unilateral statements. Concludes that there are both technical and political bases for arms control…

Analyzes Carl von Clausewitz's treatment of intelligence in his treatise "On War." Shows that von Clausewitz had little regard for importance of military intelligence gathering, believing that military commander's character, intellect, and moral force had more impact on the outcome of a battle than did the information he received.…

Describes the post World War II development of the discipline of international relations, stating that it helped reinvigorate interest in the tradition of political philosophy. Examines shortcomings, such as its division into realist and idealist camps, and discusses the works and ideologies of people such as Morgenthau, Aron, and Beitz. (GEA)

Examines U.S. covert action (CA), discussing forms of CA, its decision-making process, and the frequency and targeting of operations. Concludes that the decision-making process has become more formal and therefore democratized. States that incidence of CA is only weakly related to the state of U.S.-Soviet relations, and that the most frequent…

Description of a simulation that uses the Tachai system for determining students' grades on their participation and oral reports in a graduate seminar on contemporary China. (ND)

Reports findings of a 1976 survey of political scientists concerning curriculum development in intergovernmental relations. Compared with a 1968 survey, responses show expanded treatment of topics related to American federalism, and an increase in intergovernmental relations content in introductory political science courses at larger colleges and…

Describes a guided design systems approach to teaching political science which combines programmed instruction materials with group problem solving. Using simulated international problems, this approach takes the student through a carefully designed sequence of exercises to improve decision-making skills. (Author/JR)

Discusses the historical and theoretical literature on alliances and examines the U.S. experiences with them. Identifies lessons that the United States must learn, such as the fact that alliance does not mean security and that alliances can be entangling. Describes how U.S. policies must adapt to current realities. (GEA)

Describes a college course which uses a national approach to the teaching of international politics. Students are grouped into "country teams." Each country team publishes an analysis of its nation's foreign policy. Country teams participate in other activities including press conference simulations and an inter-nation simulation. (RM)

Describes a simulation based on strategic arms limitation talks. The simulation was successfully used in a freshman-level introductory political science course to help students understand the importance of negotiating and understanding other points of view in international relations. (DB)

Discusses using popular detective and espionage fiction in courses related to area politics, international relations, political terrorism, socialization, and bureaucratic politics. Suggests several novels and ways in which they may be integrated into courses. (KC)

Examines the conflict between U.S. foreign policy secrecy and domestic openness. Presents both "good" and "bad" arguments for maintaining secrecy. Discusses trends in U.S. foreign policy from 1917 to today. Covers trends in military technology which shape international political practice. Concludes with a discussion of changing…

Analyzes 13 international relations textbooks, published in the United States between 1974 and 1977, in terms of their meeting four educational objectives: to promote critical thinking, to help students conceptualize, to quantify, and to theorize. (Author/AV)