Session 5: Foreign Policy Topics for Research

Materials

  • Internet access

Instructional Activities

  1. Arrange for students to conduct research on North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Instruct students to prepare a one-page paper that reflects the purpose behind the agreement, the current status of the agreement, and whether it is considered successful. The paper should also indicate which countries are benefiting from the agreement.

    OR

  2. Assign the following topics to students to develop a 3- to 5-minute oral report to the class on the current status of stated foreign policy challenges:
    • Trade with China
    • Human rights abuses
    • Nuclear and biological arms control
    • The future of NATO
    • Curbing drug traffic
    • Global environment
    • North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

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