From the Middle East to the Gulf Coast, and from Mexico's drug war to Iran's nuclear program—take your students beyond the basics.

These events and issues are at the core of discussion and debate in the global community. Gale illuminates their importance and far-reaching effects with Behind the Headlines, a compelling magazine-style series that explores today's news-making events and their broad impact around the globe and here at home.

After 9/11

On 11 September 2001, bin Laden and his al-Qaeda operatives launched an attack that fundamentally changed the way Americans view themselves and the world. The crucible of the next few years accentuated the tensions of American values, juxtaposing needs for security with issues of...