18th Annual Summer Institute for Teachers

Teaching Contemporary Global Issues

A Resource Packet for Educators

Compiled by: Katelyn Carson World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh

Table of Contents ______

Speakers ...... 3-4 Transnational Threats ...... 5 Islamic State/ISIS ...... 5-6 Crisis in Syria ...... 7 Instability in the Wider MENA Region ...... 8 Threats to Stability in Europe: Russia/Ukraine Crisis ...... 9 Threats to Stability in Europe: Populism, Extremism, and Debt ...... 9-10 Nepal ...... 11 Cybersecurity ...... 12 What Is ? ...... 13 Genocide and Mass Atrocities in the 20th Century ...... 13-14 Genocide and Mass Atrocities in the Present Day ...... 15-16 What Are Human Rights? ...... 17 Reading List on Transnational Threats, Genocide & Human Rights ...... 18-19 Suggested Sources for Further Information ...... 20

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Thomas Sanderson Thomas Sanderson directs the Transnational Threats Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), which “assesses terror, insurgent, and criminal networks and the impact of government responses through targeted field work and an extensive network of specialists.” http://csis.org/expert/thomas-m-sanderson

Via CSIS

Interviews/Media Publications

Fall of Ramadi Raises Doubts Key Elements of the Counterterrorism Challenge (Part About US Strategy in Iraq – CCTV: of: Religious Radicalism after the Arab Uprisings) – 5/19/15 12/15/14 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhNx http://csis.org/publication/key-elements-counterterrorism- hR8jFt8&feature=youtu.be challenge

A Delta Force Assault on ISIS – 5/18/15 The Challenge of Deterring ISIS – 11/13/14 http://csis.org/publication/delta-force- assault-isis http://csis.org/files/publication/141117_Sanderson.pdf

“After drone deaths, where do we go from here?” – MSNBC: 4/23/15 http://www.msnbc.com/the- cycle/watch/where-do-we-go-from- here--433137219999

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Angela Bruce-Raeburn

Angela Bruce-Raeburn is Chief Executive Officer of the Raeburn Consulting Group. She previously served as program officer at The Stanley Foundation, where she oversaw programming geared toward preventing genocide and mass atrocities, and as senior policy adviser for Humanitarian Response in at Oxfam America.

http://old.worldpittsburgh.org/nu_upload/Angela_Bruce-Raeburn_Bio.pdf

Publications Interviews/Media

The truth behind the numbers: Why Haiti did not dodge a

bullet with Tropical Storm Isaac – 8/31/12 http://politicsofpoverty.oxfamamerica.org/2012/08/why- haiti-did-not-dodge-bullet-with-isaac/ A Global Summitry Project

Interview: Global Action Against Mass The chicken or the egg? Lessons from aid in Haiti – 1/5/2012 Atrocity Crimes – 3/30/14 http://politicsofpoverty.oxfamamerica.org/2012/01/the- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlucGc chicken-or-the-egg-lessons-from-aid-in-haiti/ orrHQ

Ford Hall Forum: Haiti and Aid Effectiveness – 3/31/12 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=di67 POQSxWU

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 The Transnational Threats Project at CSIS

focuses on terror, insurgent, and criminal networks. What Are Transnational  Other commonly-cited threats include the Threats? proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and cyberwarfare.

http://csis.org/program/transnational-threats-project  Hybrid threats are also emerging as globalization leads to increasing

convergence between criminal networks and ideologically-oriented groups.

Islamic State/ISIS

What is Islamic State? http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-29052144 ISIS’ Advance in Iraq A BBC primer on the Islamic State, including its origins, resources, and http://www.ft.com/ig/sites/2014/isis- beliefs. map/ An interactive map showing the territories controlled by ISIS and those CFR Backgrounders: The Islamic State controlled by the Kurds, updated periodically to show areas of recent http://www.cfr.org/iraq/islamic-state/p14811 fighting Basic background information on The Islamic State.

27 Maps That Explain the Crisis in Iraq What ISIS Really Wants http://www.vox.com/a/maps-explain- http://www.theatlantic.com/features/archive/2015/02/what-isis- really- crisis-iraq wants/384980/ Vox uses maps to represent the historical, religious, ethnic, and political The Atlantic explores the Islamic State’s “carefully considered beliefs” complexities that helped lead to the rise and what they mean for its overall strategy as well as for potential of ISIS in 2014. strategies to defeat the group.

Battle for Iraq and Syria in Maps http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle- east-27838034 The Middle East Quasi-State System The BBC maintains this frequently http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/monkey- updated collection of useful maps and cage/wp/2014/05/27/the-middle-east-quasi-state-system/ graphs showing information about ISIS’ A look at the history of imposed state boundaries in the Middle East territorial gains and losses, locations and and the connection to the rise of “quasi-states” such as the Islamic numbers of airstrikes, origins of foreign fighters, refugees, and key strategic State and the Kurdish Regional Government. areas.

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The Islamic State https://news.vice.com/show/the- islamic-state Vice Magazine’s Peabody Award- The ISIS Threat: Teaching About the Complex War Raging in Iraq winning film from 2014 detailing the and Syria rise of the Islamic State in Iraq and http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/09/17/the-isis-threat-teaching-about-the- Syria. The film is available to watch in complex-war-raging-in-iraq-and-syria/?_r=0 A lesson plan from The New York Times “Learning Network” (created September five separate segments as well in its 2014) utilizing NYT content to teach about the situation in Iraq and Syria. full-length version (run time 42:32 minutes). Teaching with the News - ISIS: A New Threat http://www.choices.edu/resources/twtn/twtn-isis.php On the Frontline of Libya's Fight The Choices Program at Brown University provides this lesson plan and curriculum materials (created in September 2014) for teaching about the ISIS threat, focusing Against the Islamic State particularly on political cartoons and media coverage. The lesson includes https://news.vice.com/article/on-the- handouts, videos, and suggestions for discussion and activities. frontline-of-libyas-fight-against-the- islamic-state Vice News looks at Libyan groups’ PBS Newshour Extra: ISIS Archive http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/tag/isis/ attempts to combat the spread of Resources for teaching about ISIS, featuring video clips of recent news reports and Islamic State amidst the ongoing chaos accompanying questions for classroom discussion. of the Libyan Civil War. Teenagers and Extremism: Investigating the ISIS Recruitment Pipeline Cutting off ISIS' Cash Flow http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/03/11/teenagers-and-extremism- investigating-the-isis-recruitment-pipeline/ http://www.brookings.edu/blogs A lesson plan from The New York Times “Learning Network” (created March 2015) /markaz/posts/2014/10/24-lister- utilizing NYT content to teach about why so many foreign teenagers try to join cutting-off-isis-jabhat-al-nusra-cash- ISIS and how the recruitment pipeline makes it possible for them to do so. flow Charles Lister of The Brookings Institution explains one of the primary problems in combatting ISIS: its various sources of funding.

The Economist - The Siren Song of IS http://www.economist.com/news/united-states/21650536-why-young-midwestern-somalis-try-join-islamic-state-siren- song Explaining the allure of Islamic State to many young, disaffected Somalis in the Midwestern US.

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Syria: The Story of the Conflict http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-26116868 A BBC primer on the Syrian Civil War, detailing its origins, the humanitarian problems resulting from it, and international responses.

Syria Crisis: What You Need to Know http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/syria-crisis-what-you-need-to-know-10111031.htm A helpful 4-minute video presentation explaining the Syria Crisis.

What's Distracting Us From the Syrian Conflict? http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2015/03/syrian-war-150315123154785.html An Al Jazeera op-ed exploring how the rise of Islamic State has helped distract the world from the suffering of citizens in Syria.

Understanding Syria: From Pre-Civil War to Post-Assad http://www.theatlantic.com/international/ archive/2013/12/understanding-syria-from-pre- civil-war-to-post-assad/281989/ The Atlantic puts the Syria crisis into historical context in order to think about the possible outcomes

Syria: Humanitarian Disaster—and Security Threat http://www.cfr.org/syria/syria-humanitarian- disaster-security-threat/p33082 Elliott Abrams of the Council on Foreign Relations discusses how the massive outflow of Syrian refugees could cause major security problems for neighboring countries.

http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2014/06/24/Dramatic-photo-shows-Syrian- refugees-fleeing-to-Jordan.html

World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh Page | 7 Resource Packet - Teaching Contemporary Global Issues Instability in the Wider MENA Region

Libya Crisis: ‘We Are Fighting Against Men Who Once Fought With Us’ http://www.csmonitor.com/World/ Middle-East/2015/0507/Libya-crisis-We- are-fighting-against-men-who-once- fought-with-us The Christian Science Monitor explores the splintering of Libya after the fall of Qaddafi, focusing particularly on the rise of Islamist coalition group Libya Dawn.

The Unravelling http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/ 2015/02/23/unravelling The New Yorker interviews the leader of the Libyan National Army about the http://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2015/04/d conflict raging in his country. aily-chart-0?fsrc=scn/tw/te/bl/ed/themiddleeasternmesh

The Crisis in Yemen: What You Need to Know http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/03/26/world/middleeast/yemen-crisis-explained.html A New York Times primer on the Yemen Crisis, explaining the geographic, religious, and political dimensions of the conflict.

Saudi Arabia, Iran and the 'Great Game' in Yemen http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2014/09/saudi-arabia-iran-great-game-ye-201492984846324440.html An Al Jazeera op-ed about how the Yemen crisis relates to the power struggle between Iran and Saudi Arabia.

Vox News - Iran and Saudi Arabia's Cold War is Making the Middle East Even More Dangerous http://www.vox.com/2015/3/30/8314513/saudi-arabia-iran An article exploring the Iran - Saudi Arabia rivalry and its effects on the wider region.

Iran Nuclear Crisis: Six key points http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-32114862 A BBC briefing on the Iran Nuclear Crisis, written immediately after the framework agreement between Iran and the P5 +1 was reached in April 2015.

The State of Statelessness in the Middle East http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/future-development/posts/2015/05/15-middle-east-refugees-karasapan Omer Karasapan of The Brookings Institution discusses the problems of statelessness in the Middle East and its contribution to the climate of instability.

What Happens When Arab Foreign Fighters in Iraq and Syria Go Home? http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/markaz/posts/2015/05/07-byman-arab-foreign-fighters-threat Daniel L. Byman of The Brookings Institution talks about the potential problems posed by foreign fighters in Iraq and Libya when they return to their home countries.

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9 Questions About Ukraine You Were Too Embarrassed to Ask http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2014/01/30/9-questions-about-ukraine-you-were-too- embarrassed-to-ask/ The Washington Post’s Max Fisher answers some basic but important questions about Ukraine and its ongoing problems with Russia.

Ukraine Crisis http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26270866 10 Maps That Explain Ukraine’s The BBC homepage for news and background on the Ukraine Struggle For Independence Crisis. Includes various features, maps, and video clips. http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/brookings- now/posts/2015/05/21-ukraine-maps Ukraine's fraught relationship with Russia: A Brief History 10 maps that examine the geographic and http://theweek.com/articles/449691/ukraines-fraught- historical roots of the current crisis between relationship-russia-brief-history Russia and Ukraine. A short feature explaining the historical background of the

Ukraine – Russia conflict.

Baltic States Shiver as Russia Flexes Muscles http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-31759558 A look at how the Ukraine-Russia conflict affects neighboring Baltic states.

Threats to Stability in Europe: Populism, Extremism, and Debt

CS Monitor - How Many Muslim Extremists Are There? Just The Facts, Please. http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Security-Watch/terrorism-security/2015/0113/How-many-Muslim-extremists-are- there-Just-the-facts-please This Christian Science Monitor article looks at the difference between radicalization and violent extremism and how many Domestic Extremist Groups: European Muslims are really “at risk of becoming radical”. Europe http://www.athenainstitute.eu/en/europe/ Sovereignty’s Revenge: The Power of Populism in the European groups_and_ideologies Union Map showing the distribution and http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/order-from- numbers of extreme left- and right-wing chaos/posts/2015/04/30-european-union-populism-lilly-shapiro groups throughout Europe Bilyana Lilly and Jeremy Shapiro of the Brookings Institution examine the increasing power of power of populist political parties in the EU.

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Far Right in Europe Sees Opportunity After Wave of Terror in Control Risks – RiskMap 2015 France https://riskmap.controlrisks.com/ An interactive map, created for the use of http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/far-right-in-europe- international businesses, showing key sees-opportunity-after-wave-of-terror-in- political, security, kidnapping, and maritime france/2015/01/12/94cb5fdc-99e3-11e4-86a3- risks throughout the world. The map is 1b56f64925f6_story.html constantly updated with news items relevant A look at the rise of right-wing groups in France and other European to the instability risks associated with each countries and how their popularity might be affected by recent country. terror attacks.

'A Disgrace for Tröglitz': Refugee-Home Fire Spurs Xenophobia Fears http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/a-refugee-attack-and-the-specter-of-xenophobia-in-germany-a- 1027345.html An examination in the rise of anti-foreigner sentiment and crimes against asylum-seekers in Germany. Teaching With the News - Greece and the EU: Navigating Debt and Austerity Timeline: Greece's Debt Crisis http://www.choices.edu/resources/twtn/twtn- http://www.cfr.org/greece/timeline-greeces-debt- greece.php crisis/p36451 Lesson plan and curriculum for teaching about the Greek Debt Crisis and its effect on the global economy. An interactive timeline from the Council on Foreign

Relations explaining the Greek Debt Crisis, which has Tragedy in the Mediterranean: Learning About repeatedly threatened the stability of the Eurozone. Europe’s Immigration Crisis http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/05/06/tragedy- in-the-mediterranean-learning-about-europes- immigration-crisis/ A lesson plan from the New York Times “Learning Network” utilizing NYT content to explain the human cost and the policy challenges of Europe’s immigration debate.

Je Suis Charlie et Ahmed: Teaching and Learning About the Charlie Hebdo Attacks http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/01/14/je-suis- charlie-et-ahmed-teaching-and-learning-about-the- charlie-hebdo-attacks/ A lesson plan from the New York Times “Learning Network” utilizing NYT content to teach about the Charlie Hebdo attacks as well as larger questions of free speech, diversity and extremism in a civil society.

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Nepal Earthquake: The Challenges of Disaster Relief Maps of the Damage From http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-32511429 the Nepal Earthquakes BBC World Affairs correspondent Mike Wooldridge compares the Nepal http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/ earthquake to other large earthquakes in past decades, in terms of 2015/04/25/world/asia/nepal- specific challenges in the quake’s aftermath and international responses. earthquake-maps.html The New York Times provides maps Nepal One Month After the Quake: 'The emotional impact has been showing the damage caused by the 2015 devastating' earthquake. http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2015/may/25/nepal-

one-month-after-earthquake-emotional-impact-devastating Nepal Earthquakes: Devastation in The Guardian looks at the various challenges Nepal faces during its post- Maps and Images earthquake recovery, one month on. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia- 32479909 Maps, pictures, and graphs portraying Nepal Earthquakes: Survivors Face Years of Anxiety, Depression the earthquake’s destruction in Nepal. http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/nepal-earthquake/nepal-mental- health-n357866 NBC News describes the earthquake’s potential long-term effects on the mental health of survivors.

Local Partners Key in Building Back Better in Nepal https://www.devex.com/news/local-partners-key-in-building-back-better-in-nepal-86271?utm_source= website&utm_medium=box&utm_campaign=linking_strategy DevEx explains why international relief organizations must engage with local communities and organizations in Nepal in order to rebuild.

The Rukmini Foundation: The Challenges We Are Facing http://www.rukminifoundation.org/about-us/about-nepal/ The Rukmini Foundation, headquartered in Pittsburgh, works to Teaching About the Nepal empower underprivileged girls in Nepal. This page provides a brief Earthquake With The New York Times overview of gender discrimination in Nepal and the issues facing these http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/ 2015/04/29/teaching-about-the-nepal- girls. earthquake-with-the-new-york-

times/?_r=0 A lesson plan from the New York Times Calls to Protect Nepalese Girls, Women from Human Traffickers “Learning Network” utilizing NYT content http://learningenglish.voanews.com/content/protect-nepal-women- to explain the Nepal earthquake and its from-human-trafficking/2764506.html aftermath. A look at how women and girls in Nepal are threatened by human traffickers taking advantage of the post-quake chaos.

Earthquake Prods Nepal Parties to Make Constitution Deal http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/09/world/asia/earthquake-prods-nepal-parties-to-make-constitution-deal.html A New York Times article detailing the important political ramifications of the devastation caused by the earthquake.

World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh Page | 11 Resource Packet - Teaching Contemporary Global Issues Cybersecurity

How Does Cyber Warfare Work? Teaching About Cybersecurity: Taking Steps to Improve Online Safety and Prevent Data http://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2013/07/18/how-does- Breaches cyber-warfare-work/ http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/12/11/teaching- A useful breakdown of the concept of cyber warfare for about-cybersecurity-taking-steps-to-improve-online- those who know little about it, including definitions of safety-and-prevent-data-breaches/ important terms as well as detailing the reasons why A lesson plan from the New York Times “Learning governments are concerned about it. Network” using NYT content to teach about recent cyberattacks and potential preventative measures.

Defining Cyberwarfare...In Hopes of Preventing It Why Cyber Warfare is So Attractive to Small Nations http://ed.ted.com/lessons/defining-cyberwarfare-in- http://fortune.com/2014/12/21/why-cyber-warfare-is-so- hopes-of-preventing-it-daniel-garrie#watch attractive-to-small-nations/ A TEDEd resource including a 3-minute video on A look at the various benefits of cyber warfare to small cyberwarfare and accompanying questions and discussion guides. nations and non-state entities.

Cyberwar: Hacking Attacks Between Nations are Difficult to Prove http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/jun/05/cyberwar-hacking-attacks-nations-defence The Guardian’s James Ball outlines the shadowy nature of foreign cyberattacks and how governments should try to prevent them.

6 Things to Know About Cybersecurity and Public Policy http://sites.nationalacademies.org/cstb/CurrentProjects/CSTB_073130 A 5-minute video providing a basic explanation of the challenges of cybersecurity and government responses. This video is a summary of the findings in the National Academies’ “At the Nexus of Cybersecurity and Public Policy: Some Basic Concepts and Issues” (report linked on the same webpage).

IRS Data Theft Not Surprising http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/29/opinions/lewis-irs-data-theft/index.html James Lewis, director and senior fellow of the Technology and Public Policy Program at CSIS, describes the difficulties inherent in combatting cybercrime and the general insecurity of the internet.

Russian Cyberwar Advances Military Interests in Ukraine, Report Says http://fortune.com/2015/04/29/russian-cyberwar-ukraine/ A look at how Russia is using cyber warfare as a complement to its conventional war on Ukraine, providing further proof that “cyberwar does not take place in vacuum”.

World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh Page | 12 Resource Packet - Teaching Contemporary Global Issues What Is Genocide?

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: What is Genocide? http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10007043 A brief explanation of the term “genocide” and its origins.

Genocide Watch: What is Genocide? http://genocidewatch.net/genocide-2/what-is-genocide/ A more in-depth look at the acts that constitute genocide under international law, including a discussion of intent.

Genocide Watch: The Ten Stages of Genocide http://genocidewatch.net/genocide-2/8-stages-of-genocide/ Genocide Watch provides a general explanation of genocide as well as a more in-depth look at The Ten Stages of Genocide, which shows the process by which develop and can be prevented.

A Problem from Hell: Samantha Power Talks about Genocide https://www.facinghistory.org/videos/problem-hell-samantha-power-talks-about-genocide Samantha Power of Harvard University discusses the challenges of combating genocides (length: 6 minutes).

"Reporter" - Psychic Numbing https://www.facinghistory.org/videos/reporter-psychic-numbing A 3-minute clip from Nicholas Kristof’s film “Reporter” discussing how people become desensitized as the number of victims increases.

Genocide and Mass Atrocities in the 20th Century

The History Place – Genocide in the 20th Century: Armenians in Turkey Deadliest Genocides of the 20th http://www.historyplace.com/worldhistory/ Century* genocide/armenians.htm The story of one of the first genocides of the 20th century, the  Holocaust (1941-45, Europe) of 1915-1918. o 4,000,000-17,000,000 dead

– "death by hunger" (1932-33, Ukrainian SSR) Introduction to o 2,500,000-8,000,000 dead http://www.ushmm.org/learn/introduction-to-the-holocaust A comprehensive guide to The Holocaust from the United States  (1975-79, Cambodia) o 1,000,000-3,000,000 dead Holocaust Memorial Museum. Includes a timeline, various articles and films, and interactive maps.  (1994, Rwanda) o 500,000-1,000,000 dead

Holodomor: Memories of Ukraine's Silent  Armenian Genocide (1915-23, Ottoman Empire) o 300,000-1,500,000 dead http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-25058256 This BBC article features the personal recollections of Holodomor *actual death tolls are often disputed victims and explores the controversy over whether the famine should be labeled a genocide.

World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh Page | 13 Resource Packet - Teaching Contemporary Global Issues Genocide and Mass Atrocities in the 20th Century World Without Genocide: The Cambodian Genocide http://worldwithoutgenocide.org/genocides-and-conflicts/cambodian-genocide A primer on the Cambodian Genocide of the 1970s.

It Wasn’t Just the Armenians: The Other 20th Century We Ignore http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2015/04/24/it-wasnt-just-the-armenians-the-other-20th- century-massacres-we-ignore/ Lesser-known massacres of the 20th century, including the Herero and Namaqua genocide in Namibia, killings of Assyrians and Greeks at the end of Ottoman rule, the Ukranian Holodomor of 1932-33, and the Nanking Massacre of 1937.

Border of Lights – About the 1937 Haitian Massacre http://www.borderoflights.org/#!the- Facing History and Ourselves: Crimes Against Humanity and Civilization: The Genocide of the Armenians massacre/c1aan https://www.facinghistory.org/for-educators/educator-resources/lessons-and- All about one of the most little known units/crimes-against-humanity-and-civilization-genocide - the 1937 Parsley A series of eight lesson plans about the Armenian Genocide (suggested for Massacre, where 9,000 to 18,000 ethnic grades 9-12). Haitians were exterminated in the

Facing History and Ourselves: Totally Unofficial: Raphael Lemkin and the on the order of Genocide Convention: A Series of Three Lessons dictator . https://www.facinghistory.org/for-educators/educator-resources/lessons-and- units/totally-unofficial-raphael-lemkin-and-genocide A series of three lesson plans about Raphael Lemkin and the Genocide World Without Genocide: Bosnian Convention (suggested for grades 9-12). Genocide United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: Who is Responsible When http://worldwithoutgenocide.org/ Genocide Occurs? genocides-and-conflicts/bosnian-genocide http://www.ushmm.org/educators/lesson-plans/who-is-responsible A primer on the genocide in Bosnia during A lesson plan for teaching about responsibility for genocide, focusing on the the 1990s. Holocaust, Bosnia, Rwanda, and Darfur (suggested for grades 7-12).

The History Channel: The Rwandan Genocide http://www.history.com/topics/rwandan-genocide A primer on the Rwandan Genocide, explaining the historical background, the genocide itself, and the international response. Some short (2-4 minute) videos are also included.

In Rwanda, Reconciliation Is Hard Won http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/04/140402-rwanda-genocide-anniversary/ The first in a three-part series by National Geographic on the genocide in Rwanda, detailing the process of reconciliation 20 years after the genocide.

Necrometrics: Source List and Detailed Death Tolls for Man-made Multicides throughout History http://necrometrics.com/warstats.htm http://necrometrics.com/war-faq.htm Matthew White, author of “The Great Big Book of Horrible Things”, provides statistical information on mass atrocities occurring in the 20th century as well as earlier periods. White’s FAQ page also provides useful explanation of how he defines “atrocity” as well as the difficulties of obtaining reliable statistics on such atrocities.

World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh Page | 14 Resource Packet - Teaching Contemporary Global Issues Genocide and Mass Atrocities in the Present Day

Countries at Risk of Genocide, Politicide, or Mass Atrocities, from Genocide Watch (2014)

Genocide Watch: Countries at Risk http://genocidewatch.net/alerts-2/new-alerts/ Genocide Watch provides updated information about countries dealing with actual or potential genocides in the present. The page also contains an interactive map with link

World Without Genocide: Darfur, Sudan http://worldwithoutgenocide.org/genocides-and-conflicts/darfur-genocide A primer on the .

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Genocide and Mass Atrocities in the Present Day

Confront Genocide: Cases http://www.ushmm.org/confront-genocide/cases The US Holocaust Memorial Museum provides up-to-date information on ongoing genocides and atrocities in East Asia, The Genocide Teaching Africa, and the Middle East as well as background on more Project th recent 20 century genocides. https://www.wcl.american.edu/humright/ center/rwanda/lesson.cfm American University’s Washington College United to End Genocide: Burma Backgrounder of Law provides resources for teaching http://endgenocide.org/conflict-areas/burma-backgrounder/ about genocide, including a 45-minute A primer on ethnic discrimination and the risk of genocide in lesson plan on the Darfur crisis and a 90- Burma. minute lesson plan on the Rwandan genocide

Genocide is Going Out of Fashion PBS Teachers: Studying Genocide – Activity Ideas http://foreignpolicy.com/2015/05/14/genocide-is-going-out-of- http://www.pbs.org/teachers/thismonth/ fashion/ genocide/index1.html Foreign Policy’s Jay Ufelder shows how some data on genocide Guidelines and ideas for teaching students and mass atrocities suggests that they might be decreasing in at various grade levels about genocide frequency.

World Without Genocide: Educational . Resources http://worldwithoutgenocide.org/resources/ educational-resources A collection of resources for teaching about genocides and human rights issues. Includes links for lesson plans, Reader’s Theatre plays, films, and handouts.

World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh Page | 16 Resource Packet - Teaching Contemporary Global Issues What Are Human Rights?

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights: What Are Human Rights? http://www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/Pages/WhatareHumanRights.aspx The OHCHR explains the general concept of human rights.

The United Nations: Universal Declaration of Human Rights http://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/ The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, text in full.

Youth For Human Rights: Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Simplified Version http://www.youthforhumanrights.org/what-are- Youth for Human Rights International: Education human-rights/universal-declaration-of-human- Package Details rights/articles-1-15.html http://www.youthforhumanrights.org/educators/education-package- A version of the Universal Declaration of Human details.html Youth for Human Rights offers lesson plans and resources for Rights created specifically for young people. teaching elementary and middle school students about human rights. The full education package is available free of charge to educators, and free PDF downloads of the lesson plans are available on the website. A Path To Dignity http://www.path-to-dignity.org/ United For Human Rights: Bringing Human Rights To Life From the website: “A Path to Dignity: The Power of Education Package http://www.humanrights.com/educators/educators-kit.html Human Rights Education is a 28-minute movie that United for Human Rights, the sister organization of Youth for Human presents three stories illustrating the impact of Rights, offers resources for teaching high school and college students human rights education respectively on school about human rights. The full education package is available free of children (India), law enforcement agencies charge to educators, and free PDF downloads of some resources are (Australia) and women victims of violence (Turkey). also available on the website. A key message is that ‘one person can make a The United Nations: ABC: Teaching Human Rights difference’ in solving problems in society.” The film http://www.un.org/wcm/webdav/site/visitors/shared/documents/pdfs/ is a joint production by Human Rights Education Pub_United%20Nations_ABC_human%20rights.pdf Associates (HREA), Soka Gakkai International (SGI) ABC: Teaching Human Rights was created by the OHCHR as a tool for and the Office of the United Nations High educators to encourage human rights awareness and action among Commissioner for Human Rights. students at the primary and secondary school levels. The materials are intended to supplement existing curriculum by connecting human rights issues to other required school subjects.

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights: Fact Sheets http://www.ohchr.org/EN/PublicationsResources/Pages/FactSheets.aspx The OHCHR provides a number of detailed fact sheets on specific human rights issues, such as human trafficking, terrorism and counter-terrorism, enforced or involuntary disappearances, and the right to water.

The Guardian: “The Case Against Human Rights” http://www.theguardian.com/news/2014/dec/04/-sp-case-against-human-rights Eric Posner, Professor of Law at the University of Chicago, points out some shortcomings of the international human rights framework and suggests alternative strategies for pursuing the same goals.

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For Students

Nonfiction Fiction No Pretty Pictures: A Child of War (1998) The Weaver's Scar: For Our Rwanda (2013) by Anita Lobel by Brian Crawford Grades: 3-5; 6-8 Grades: 6-8 Subject Area: The Holocaust http://www.amazon.com/The-Weavers-Scar-For- http://www.amazon.com/No-Pretty-Pictures-Child- Rwanda/dp/0898244773 War/dp/006156589X

Finding George Orwell in Burma (2005) Never Fall Down (2012) by Emma Larkin by Patricia McCormick Grades: 9-12 Grades: 6-8; 9-12 http://www.amazon.com/Finding-George-Orwell- Subject Area: Cambodian Genocide Burma-Larkin/dp/0143037110/ http://www.amazon.com/Never-Fall-Down-A- Novel/dp/0061730955

Genocide: A Groundwork Guide (2007) Between Shades of Gray (2012) by Jane Springer by Ruta Sepetys Grades: 7-12 Grades: 6-8; 9-12 http://www.amazon.com/Genocide-Groundwork- Subject Area: Soviet deportations during WWII Guides-Jane-Springer/dp/0888996829 http://www.amazon.com/Between-Shades-Gray-Ruta- Sepetys/dp/014242059X

I Am Malala (2013) - Nonfiction Forgotten Fire (2002) by Malala Yousafzai, with Christina Lamb by Adam Bagdasarian Subject Area: Taliban, SE Asia, Human Rights Grades: 6-8; 9-12 Grades: 7-12+ Subject Area: Armenian Genocide http://www.amazon.com/Am-Malala-Stood- http://www.amazon.com/Forgotten-Fire-Adam- Education-Taliban/dp/0316322407/ Bagdasarian/dp/0440229170/

The Terrorist’s Son (2014) - Nonfiction An Act of Love (2014) - Fiction by Zak Ebrahim Subject Area: Terrorism/War on Terror Grades: 9-12+ Grades: 8-12 http://www.amazon.com/Terrorists-Son-Story- http://www.amazon.com/An-Act-Love-Alan- Choice-Books/dp/1476784809/ Gibbons/dp/1780620187

A Brighter Fear (2012) - Fiction by Kerry Drewery Subject Area: Iraq Grades: 9-12 http://www.amazon.com/Brighter-Fear-Kerry- Drewery/dp/0007446578/

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For Older Readers

Nonfiction Fiction

We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will be The Farming of Bones (1997) Killed With Our Families: Stories from Rwanda by Edwidge Danticat (1999) Subject Area: The Parsley Massacre by Philip Gourevitch http://www.amazon.com/The-Farming-Bones- http://www.amazon.com/Wish-Inform-Tomorrow-Killed- Edwidge-Danticat/dp/1616953497 Families/dp/0312243359/

Tears of the Desert: A Memoir of Survival in Darfur What Is the What: The Autobiography of (2008) Valentino Achak Deng (2007) by Halima Bashir, with Damian Lewis by Dave Eggers http://www.amazon.com/Tears-Desert-Memoir-Survival- Subject Area: Sudan Readers/dp/0345510461 http://www.amazon.com/What-Dave- Eggers/dp/0307385906

The Barefoot Lawyer: A Blind Man's Fight for Speak Rwanda (1999) Justice and Freedom in China (2015) by Julian R. Pierce by Chen Guangcheng http://www.amazon.com/Speak-Rwanda-Julian-R- http://www.amazon.com/The-Barefoot-Lawyer-Justice- Pierce/dp/0312276796 Freedom/dp/0805098054

When Broken Glass Floats: Growing Up Under the The Sandcastle Girls: A Novel (2013) Khmer Rouge (2001) by Chris Bohjalian by Chanrithy Him Subject Area: Armenian Genocide http://www.amazon.com/When-Broken-Glass-Floats- http://www.amazon.com/The-Sandcastle-Girls- Growing/dp/0393322106/ Vintage-Contemporaries/dp/0307743918

A Problem from Hell: America and the Age of Purple Mountain: A Story of the Rape of Genocide (2003) Nanking (2009) by Samantha Power by Shouhua Qi http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0060541644/ http://www.amazon.com/Purple-Mountain- Nanking-English-Bilingual/dp/1448659655

Ukraine Diaries: Dispatches from Kiev (2015) Sankya (2014) by Andrey Kurkov by Zakhar Prilepin http://www.amazon.com/Ukraine-Diaries-Dispatches- Subject Area: Modern Russia Andrey-Kurkov/dp/1846559472/ http://www.amazon.com/Sankya-Zakhar- Prilepin/dp/1938604512/

Future Crimes: Everything Is Connected, Everyone The Corpse Exhibition: And Other Stories of Is Vulnerable and What We Can Do About It (2015) Iraq (2014) by Marc Goodman by Hassan Blasim (translated by Jonathan Wright) http://www.amazon.com/Future-Crimes-Everything- http://www.amazon.com/Corpse-Exhibition-Other- Connected-Vulnerable-ebook/dp/B00N6PCZMC Stories-Iraq/dp/0143123262/

ISIS: The State of Terror (2015) The Corpse Washer (2014)F by Jessica Stern and J.M. Berger by Sinan Antoon http://www.amazon.com/ISIS-State-Terror-Jessica- Subject Area: Iraq Stern/dp/0062395548/ http://www.amazon.com/Corpse-Washer- Margellos-Republic-Letters/dp/0300205643/

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CSIS - Transnational Threats Project http://csis.org/program/transnational-threats-project Homepage for the Transnational Threat Project, featuring the latest publications and media items from CSIS experts like Thomas Sanderson.

The International Crisis Group http://www.crisisgroup.org/ The ICG, “an independent, non-profit, non-governmental organisation committed to preventing and resolving deadly conflict,” releases detailed reports on various crises happening throughout the world, along with expert recommendations for defusing the situations.

The Brookings Institution: Research http://www.brookings.edu/research/ The latest news and analysis from Brookings scholars on a variety of topics, including “Defense and Security”, “International Affairs”, and “Global Development”.

Council on Foreign Relations - Topics http://www.cfr.org/issue/ CFR’s news and analysis on a variety of issue areas, including “Defense and Security” & “Peace, Conflict and Human Rights”.

Genocide Watch: News Alerts http://genocidewatch.org/alerts/newsalerts.html Up-to-date information on genocide emergencies occurring worldwide.

Human Rights Watch: News http://www.hrw.org/news Reports on various human rights issues worldwide.

Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights: Media Centre http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/Media.aspx OHCHR’s center for news on human rights.

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