treaties

Presents an overview of the treaty that established the Sioux reservation on the Black Hills of Dakota, using primary source documents to describe the nature of relations between American pioneers and Native Americans.

Presents a short study of the Treaty of Versailles which officially ending World War One, and describes how delegates from France and other Allied nations attempted to draft a peace settlement that they hoped would prevent further global wars.

Presents the texts of 456 formal, interstate military alliances signed between the Peace of Westphalia in 1648 and the Dakar Agreement between Chad and Sudan in 2008, each with a summary, commentary, and source; and includes maps, a time line of significant events, and listings of alliances by century and by region.

Provides summaries of the terms of over four hundred international agreements, grouped by chronological era from ancient Mesopotamia to the end of the twentieth century; and includes introductory essays that discuss significant trends and events in international relations for each era.

Authors offer differing opinions on whether an international climate treaty will pose a threat to U.S. sovereignty, whether there is global support for a climate change treaty, and whether enforcement of a global climate agreement would be difficult.