International Exchanges in a Changing World
International Exchanges in a Changing World

Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on International Operations

Publisher:

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 112

ISBN-13:

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This hearing discusses the profound political changes taking place in the world with the collapse of the Communist governments of the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, and the importance of an exchange of students and educational programs among nations in an attempt to promote a new manner of thinking to go along with the new world situation. It is urged that the United States Information Agency (USIA) be strengthened and improved so that it will support the needs of U.S. citizens to understand other nations and their languages. Overseas post support from USIA is critical to maintaining privately funded educational exchanges, including important educational advising services. USIA also traditionally has provided support for research on issues essential to exchange activities. This includes information on the structure of other nations' educational programs, their degrees, and the educational credentials they issue. The information is necessary for the admission of foreign students into U.S. institutions and for the provision of credit for U.S. student academic work abroad. The report consists of testimony on the importance of international educational exchange as new foreign policy funding legislation was discussed. Representatives of USIA testified that the matter of international educational exchange was very important to the Agency, both training students and fostering the true exchange of ideas. Private international exchange groups are faced with new concerns for international citizen and youth exchange in the increased demand from the states of the former Soviet Union and the need to ensure quality exchanges while increasing quantity. (DK)

Global Exchanges
Global Exchanges

Author: Ludovic Tournès

Publisher: Berghahn Books

Published: 2017-10-01

Total Pages: 356

ISBN-13: 1785337033

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Exchanges between different cultures and institutions of learning have taken place for centuries, but it was only in the twentieth century that such efforts evolved into formal programs that received focused attention from nation-states, empires and international organizations. Global Exchanges provides a wide-ranging overview of this underresearched topic, examining the scope, scale and evolution of organized exchanges around the globe through the twentieth century. In doing so it dramatically reveals the true extent of organized exchange and its essential contribution for knowledge transfer, cultural interchange, and the formation of global networks so often taken for granted today.

Language Program Leadership in a Changing World
Language Program Leadership in a Changing World

Author: Martha Carswell Pennington

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 352

ISBN-13: 1849507465

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Presents a comprehensive view of management and leadership in language programs as situated in a complex, globalized context with rapidly changing characteristics. This book offers case studies and overviews of 'nuts and bolts' issues of administration such as financial, data, and people management, as well as suggestions for further research.

Foreign Aid in a Changing World
Foreign Aid in a Changing World

Author: Peter Burnell

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education (UK)

Published: 1997-09-16

Total Pages: 282

ISBN-13: 0335231012

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An accessible introduction for all social science students A balanced, comprehensive and up-to-date treatment of the issues and trends A guide to the past, present and future of foreign aid Foreign aid has undergone considerable changes over the past fifty years. Foreign Aid in a Changing World explores the changes and locates them in a context of wider economic and political developments. These are the developments affecting all countries, in North, South, East and West, and in particular, the changing relations among them. The book analyses the different reasons why some countries - both in the developing world and former communist states - seem to need assistance. It critically surveys the values-based and interests-based arguments in favour of aid and its many forms; encompasses the important non-governmental and multilateral dimensions, as well as the bilateral flows, at national and sub-national levels; and focuses particularly on the contemporary emphasis on making aid dependent on democratization and 'good government'. Peter Burnell examines the principal influences on foreign aid, what makes aid controversial, and whether it has a future. He provides an important text for all students of international relations and development studies across the social science disciplines.

Global Strategic Assessment 2009: America's Security Role in a Changing World
Global Strategic Assessment 2009: America's Security Role in a Changing World

Author: Patrick M. Cronin

Publisher: Government Printing Office

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 512

ISBN-13: 9780160876554

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Provides an overview of eight broad trends shaping the international security environment; a global analysis of the world's seven regions, to consider important developments in their distinctive neighborhoods; and, an examination of prospective U.S. contributions, military capabilities and force structure, national security organization, alliances and partnerships, and strategies.

Exchange Rates, Capital Flows, and Monetary Policy in a Changing World Economy
Exchange Rates, Capital Flows, and Monetary Policy in a Changing World Economy

Author: William C. Gruben

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 247

ISBN-13: 1461561752

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The dramatic growth of international capital flow has provided unprecedented opportunities and risks in emerging markets. This book is the result of a conference exploring this phenomenon, sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. The issues explored include direct versus portfolio investment; exchange rates and economic growth; and optimal exchange rate policy for stabilizing inflation in developing countries. It concludes with a panel discussion on central bank coordination in the midst of exchange rate instability.

U.S.-Japan Relations in a Changing World
U.S.-Japan Relations in a Changing World

Author: Steven Vogel

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2004-05-13

Total Pages: 298

ISBN-13: 0815798342

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September 2001 marked the fiftieth anniversary of the signing of the San Francisco Treaty, formally ending the Second World War. In signing this treaty, Japan fundamentally transformed its position on the world stage. It established itself in the vanguard of the burgeoning cold war bulwark against the Soviet Union and its communist satellites, and wed itself to the United States through economic, political, and security ties that persist today. The half century since the establishment of the San Francisco system has seen highs and lows in the relations between the two countries, continuing even into the current war on terrorism. This new book evaluates the changing relationship between the two great powers, providing in-depth analysis on a variety of topics. It scrutinizes the historical context, providing the reader with predictive tools for understanding events as they unfold. Instead of looking at the U.S.-Japan relationship one issue at a time, this book examines specific trends and then analyzes how these trends affect the relationship as a whole. This innovative approach allows the reader to view several perspectives simultaneously, and it compels the contributors to assemble clear causal arguments that detail what each factor can and cannot explain. The result is a cogent and convincing appraisal of the status and future of U.S.-Japan relations after fifty years of peaceful coexistence.