SuitabookWorldmark modern conflict and diplomacy
Cynthia Johnson
- Reading
- Choose one familiar topic, read its entry, then compare it with a diplomatic effort such as the United Nations or Nobel Peace Prize. Pause to clarify unfamiliar organisations, places and historical terms.
- Themes
- Conflict and its wider effects: Entries examine named conflicts, including the World Wars, Al-Qaeda and the Arab Spring, and are intended to cover their origins, current status and effects on the world. The structure presents conflict as something to investigate through historical background, present circumstances and wider consequences, rather than as a single continuous narrative.
- Diplomacy and attempts at resolution: The set includes diplomatic efforts and organisations focused on solving conflicts, including the United Nations and the Nobel Peace Prize. Diplomacy is presented as a subject for understanding alongside conflict, with attention to efforts and organisations involved in addressing international disputes.
- Changing international affairs: The work spans twentieth- and twenty-first-century international relations, from earlier wars to recent events in several regions. Its range may help readers notice how international conflicts and diplomatic concerns change across periods and places.
- Worth knowing
- The subject matter includes global conflicts, military history and recent events in places such as South Sudan and the Palestinian Territories. The treatment of civilian experiences, graphic detail and competing viewpoints is unclear.