Selected Readings from British and American Press

unit one the united nations

text a midlife crisis

text b the world’s toughest job

research reading

1.the united nations

2.the ignoble abuse of the noble un

3.us leader vowing to settle un back fees

4.states seek a voice on expanded un council

5.annan:time for members turn

6.un dues,round3

7.nation issues call for un dues to be paid on time


unit two unification of europe

text a europe:how fast ?how far ?

text b 1.has europe failed in a sia ?

2.a whole new game

research reading

1.unity and division

2.eu rethinks the size of europe


.unit three the middle east

text a all together now

text b consequences of power

research reading

1.poisoning peace

2.palestinian trust key to israel security

3.new israeli team,new peace hope

4.syia and israel start historic talks


unit four the gulf war

text a iraq crisis reflects shift in world alliances

text b the weapons inside the high -tech arsenal
research reading

1.an echo from the past

2.a storm erupts

3.high -tech payoff

4.diplomacy

5.will saddam blink?


unit five former soviet union and russia

text a final dissolution of an empire

text b russia’s future shadowed by centuries of conquest

research reading

1.power plays

2.yeltsin dismisses russian cabinet

3.wary imf gives russia a hand

4.in post-soviet russia, law enforcement takes a holiday

5.russians at a brink in chechnya

6.putin plans no hasty action over chechnya


unit six the balkans

text a reluctant warrior

text b the drive for countries of their own

research reading

1.have us efforts in bosnia helped to 2.stop the war?

3.nato has the birthday blues

can nato build states?

4.kosovo war-a lucky escape?


unit seven organized crime

text a global mafia(part one)

text b global mafia(part two)

research reading

1.the trades go global

2.the crime bust


unit eight nuclear proliferation and environmental protection

text a formula for terror

text b food for thought

research reading

1.bombs away

2.us prods russia on missile defense

3.they’ll get the money

4.russian nuclear bombs said “missing”

5.mcdonald’s influence goes beyond burgers

6.what made me a crusader


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