Montana Academic WorldQuest 2011 Study Guide

All questions will be drawn directly from the sources found on this study guide.
Questions may cover trends and overarching themes or specific subjects but
will rarely ask teams to recall obscure facts or numbers. In charts and graphs,
pay close attention to highest and lowest figures or general trends. Questions
will be multiple choice (10 questions from each category) and teams are able
to work together to select the best answer. Teams are given 30 seconds to
select their answer once the question has been read.

How to prepare is entirely up to your team(s). Some split up topics and become
experts on a few topics, others choose to work in pairs and cover information.
For other study tips or any questions, please contact MWAC at (406) 728-3328
or contact Aubrie Lyons at: wacworldquest@gmail.com

If you have trouble with any of the links below, try copying them and pasting
time into your Internet browser, this will be especially helpful with PDF
documents.

Category 1
Current Events
This round will consist of questions on world news and world events happening in late
2010, early 2011. In general, we recommend reading a reputable national news source:
BBC, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Economist etc. Many of these news sources can
be obtained free through their websites or can be viewed on nightly news stations.

Category 2
Great Decisions 2010
Great Decisions 2010 content is on the Foreign Policy Associations website:
http://www.fpa.org/info-url_nocat4705/info-url_nocat_show.htm?doc_id=1338931

*Teams should read the Great Decisions Fall 2010 Updates either online or by downloading
the Fall Updates 2010 PDF.

This year’s categories are:

* Special envoys * U.S. China security relations
* Kenya & R2P * Russia and its neighbors
* Peace building and conflict resolution * Global financial crisis
* Global crime * The Persian Gulf
Category 3
World Religions
This category will explore the world’s major current religions.

Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University:
http://berkleycenter.georgetown.edu/resources
 Click on each country listed on the right-hand side of the page under “Countries”,
reading though the description paragraph for each country and noting the
“Religious Adherence” graph.
 Click “Religion and Conflict Case Studies” on the right-hand side of the site under
“Classroom Resources” and download and read reports on Afghanistan, Colombia,
and Northern Ireland.

Tony Blair Foundation:

http://www.tonyblairfaithfoundation.org/index.php/faith-and-
globalisation/entry/introduction-to-faith-and-globalisation/
 Read the Tony Blair lecture on Faith & Globalisation at NUS

British Broadcasting Corporation

http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/
 Read the overview (“At A Glance”) of each religion listed.

Category 4
Energy
This category will explore the energy needs and challenges facing the US and the global
community.

Council on Foreign Relations:

http://www.cfr.org/publication/22427/energy_security.html
 Download the full text of the report and read pages 1-17 of the CFR Report “Energy
Security: An Agenda for Research”.

U.S. Energy Information Administration:

http://www.eia.doe.gov/oiaf/ieo/index.html
 Download the Full Text of the “Complete International Energy Outlook 2010.” Read
pages 1-21

Institute for 21st Century Energy, US Chamber of Commerce

http://www.energyxxi.org/pages/reports.aspx
 Scroll down, download, and read the report titled “Energy Security in the 21st
Century: Facts, Choices, and Challenges”

World Affairs Councils of America:

http://www.worldaffairscouncils.org
 Click the link to view videos from the 2010 National Conference filmed by C-SPAN.
Watch the discussion on Energy, Security and the Environment (in the video titled
“US Foreign Policy Agenda”).
Category 5
Freedom of the Press around the World
This category will explore global trends in press freedoms and the impact of rapidly
changing technology.

Freedom House
Review 2010 Freedom of the Press Essay
http://www.freedomhouse.org/template.cfm?page=131&year=2010

Review all contents of Map of Press Freedom

http://www.freedomhouse.org/template.cfm?page=251&year=2010

Journal of Democracy
http://www.journalofdemocracy.org/articles/gratis/Diamond-21-3.pdf
 Read Liberation Technology by Larry Diamond
* If the link above does not directly direct you to this article, try copying / pasting the
link in a new window.

World Affairs Councils of America:

http://www.worldaffairscouncils.org
 Click the link to view videos from the 2010 National Conference filmed by C-SPAN.
Watch the discussion titled Foreign Policy in the New Information Era

Category 6
Millennium Development Goals: Gender Equality
As the Millennium Development Goals come up for review in October 2010, this category
focuses on Goal#3: Promote gender equality and empower women.

The United Nations

Read Section 3 on Gender Equality (pages 20-25) of the Millennium Development Goals
Report: 2010
http://mdgs.un.org/unsd/mdg/Resources/Static/Products/Progress2010/MDG_Report_201
0_En.pdf

Review Section I: Introduction, pages 4-13 of the World Survey on the Role of Women in
Development
http://www.un.org/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=A/64/93&referer=http://www%2%20
0.unifem.org/gender_issues/women_poverty_economics/&Lang=E

World Bank- International Development Association

http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/TOPICS/EXTGENDER/0,,menuPK:336874~pa
gePK:149018~piPK:149093~theSitePK:336868,00.html
 Read IDA and Gender: Working Toward Greater Equality Publication

Category 7
Global Governance/International Organizations
This category will explore the impact of rapidly emerging and pivotal powers in
international relations and the tools and structures for global governance.

Stanley Foundation
http://www.stanleyfoundation.org/publications/report/3_Voices_0.pdf
 Read Leadership and the Global Governance Agenda: Three Voices
If this direct link does not work, you may need to copy and paste it into your
browser.

Atlantic Council
http://www.acus.org/publication/global-governance-2025
 Download Global Governance 2025: At a Critical Juncture and read the following
sections: Executive Summary, Introduction, Conclusion

Foreign Affairs
http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/66793/stewart-patrick/irresponsible-stakeholders
 Read the short article, Irresponsible Stakeholders? By Stewart Patrick

Council on Foreign Relations

http://www.cfr.org/publication/18985/global_governance_monitor.html
 Read the “Issue Brief” for each issue listed

World Affairs Councils of America

http://www.worldaffairscouncils.org
 Click the link to view videos from the 2010 National Conference filmed by C-SPAN.
Watch the discussion on Global Systems (moderated by David Rothkopf in the video
titled “US Foreign Policy Agenda”)

Category 8
Europe
With the adoption of the Lisbon Treaty, the EU is developing new processes and
procedures that will continue the transformation of Europe’s role in the 21st Century. This
category will focus on the implications of these changes and their impact on US-EU
relations.

The Atlantic Council

Download and read Triple Crown 2010: Can the Transatlantic Relationship be Strategic? by
Ambassador Marc Grossman (found on “Page 2” of “Publications”)
http://www.acus.org/publications

Read The Lisbon Treaty in Focus: Germany, The EU, Transatlantic Relations, and Beyond
by Fran Burwell
http://www.aicgs.org/analysis/publications/topics/transatl.aspx

The European Union

Read Charter on Fundamental Rights of the European Union – You will need to copy/ paste
this link into an internet browser window.
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:C:2007:303:0001:0016:EN:PDF

Read pages 1-8 of the European Commission’s Public Finances in EMU

http://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/publications/european_economy/2010/pdf /ee-
2010-4_en.pdf

Category 9
Global Health
A healthy population is essential for international economic and political stability. This
category will explore the global health challenges around the world.

U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

http://foreign.senate.gov/hearings/hearing/?id=3f546a93-d363-da0b-b25f-f1c5d096ddb1
 Watch the Committee hearing Building on Success: New Directions in Global Health
which features testimony by Bill Gates and the Honorable William J. Clinton

US Global Health Initiative

http://www.pepfar.gov/documents/organization/136504.pdf
 Read pages 1-11of Implementation of the Global Health Initiative

Gates Foundation
http://www.gatesfoundation.org/annual-letter/2010/Pages/bill-gates-annual-letter.aspx
 Read pages 1-7 of the 2010 Annual Letter from Bill Gates

World Affairs Councils of America

http://www.worldaffairscouncils.org
 Click the link to view videos from the 2010 National Conference filmed by C-SPAN.
Watch the discussion Global Health Initiatives

Category 10
France
U.S. Department of State
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/3842.htm
 Read through the background notes on the U.S. Department of State’s website

France: Country Profile – BBC

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/country_profiles/998481.stm
 Be familiar with France

CIA World Factbook

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/fr.html