foreign relations

Analyzes the history of America's foreign relations with North Korea and argues that the George Bush administration botched America's relationship with the country causing a nuclear crisis. Draws on hundreds of interviews with key political players around the world including Colin Powell, John Bolton, and ex-Korean president Kim Dae-jung.

Discusses the history and operation of the Panama Canal and the events leading up to the end of American control at the end of 1999.

Uses primary source materials to study what led to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and the repercussions of this event.

Explores the relationship between the United States and Japan that led to the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, in 1941, and to the United States' entry into World War II.

Discusses the principal causes and events of the Cold War, the period between 1945 to 1991 when the United States and the Soviet Union kept each other in check through mutual fear and distrust, and considers what the outcome might have been had different decisions been made at crucial points during this time.

India and Pakistan have been locked in conflict since the borders that separate them were first created. Discusses the issues that have created a climate of uncertainty and ongoing conflict on the subcontinent.

Presents a history of the tense, often combative, relations between Soviet Russia and the United States from the end of World War II to the fall of communism in 1989.

Discusses the rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union that led to the Cold War, the actions of political leaders, the U.S.-Soviet summits on arms reduction, the revolutions in Eastern Europe against Soviet domination that led to the end of the Cold War, and the new, friendlier relationship between Russia and the United States.

Explores the causes of conflict in Central America, examining the social-political-historical elements of each country individually in its struggle for change.

Discusses the social, economic, and political problems of South and Central America.