These curriculum unit descriptions provide overviews of what is covered in the units in our Current Issues Series, including the historical context that is provided; what the readings in the Student Text contain; skills that are developed in the lessons; and links for further curriculum evaluation. Click on each unit title to access the PDFs.
The United States in Afghanistan
China on the World Stage: Weighing the U.S. Response
Climate Change and Questions of Justice
History, Revolution, and Reform: New Directions for Cuba
Dilemmas of Foreign Aid: Debating U.S. Policies
Confronting Genocide: Never Again?
Competing Visions of Human Rights: Questions for U.S. Policy
Immigration and the U.S. Policy Debate
International Trade in a Globalized World
A Global Controversy: The U.S. Invasion of Iraq
Between Two Worlds: Mexico at the Crossroads
The Middle East: Questions for U.S. Policy
Nigeria: History, Identity, and Change
The Challenge of Nuclear Weapons
Russia and the United States: Perspectives from History, Choices for Today
The Syrian Civil War
Responding to Terrorism: Challenges for Democracy
Empire, Republic, Democracy: Turkey’s Past and Future
The United Nations: Challenges and Change
The U.S. Role in a Changing World