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Essay: Hiroshima: History, City, Event


Indiana University Associate Professor Scott O'Bryan expands the story of Hiroshima beyond the 1945 atomic bombing. A broader history of the city and its importance in national developments are introduced, while remaining mindful of the significance of the bombing itself. Suggestions encouraging students to investigate multiple perspectives of the event are included.

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Resource: Copenhagen & Beyond: Market Mechanisms


Zhenmin Liu and Elliot Diringer discuss market mechanisms and climate change.

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Resource: Copenhagen & Beyond: A Multilateral Debate about Climate Change Policy, Overview


Climate change experts and government leaders and dignitaries from China, Japan and the US met at Japan Society to discuss the upcoming climate change summit in Copenhagen. This resource gives a background to the issue and links to video clips from the event.

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Resource: Copenhagen & Beyond: Enforcement Mechanisms


Takao Shibata, Elliot Diringer and Masayoshi Arai discuss possible enforcement mechanisms if a legally binding agreement is reached in Copenhagen Climate Conference in December 2009.

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Resource: Copenhagen & Beyond: Goals


Panelists debate goals that countries should pursue to reduce global warming.

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Resource: North Korea's Position in the World: Multilateral Negotiations


L. Gordon Flake argues in favor of multilateral negotiation with North Korea and emphasizes that the United States must act with the interests of its allies in mind.

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Resource: North Korea's Position in the World: Nuclear Proliferation


Evans Revere argues that North Korea has changed its priorities towards security and the obtainment of nuclear weapons because it feels threatened by its neighbors and wants the recognition and diplomatic leverage associated with nuclear arms. Robert Carlin expresses his view that nuclear proliferation necessitates diplomacy.

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Resource: North Korea's Position in the World: Overview


In August 2009, experts in East Asian security and diplomacy met at Japan Society to discuss the state of relations on the Korean Peninsula and the policies Japan, the United States, and South Korea should pursue to address the current impasse. This resource gives a written overview of the situation and links to excerpts from the program and relevant teaching questions.

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Resource: North Korea's Position in the World: Trilateral Cooperation


Evans Revere explains how trilateral cooperation with South Korea and Japan is at a peak after withering during the Bush administration.

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Resource: North Korea's Position in the World: U.S. and East Asia


Robert Carlin acknowledges the “harmony” in the American relationship with Japan and South Korea but warns that such alliances require constant adjustment because they are based on the self-interests of each state. He addresses China’s stake in the North Korean problem.

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