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Paper Basics
In the latter portion of the course we are going to consider a number of contemporary issues in international relations. Some of them are extremely broad (international political economics, war), others are just somewhat extremely broad (nuclear proliferation, terrorism). Either way, we are only going to scratch the surface of these issues. I would like to give you an opportunity to dig a little deeper into some issue in contemporary international relations. In this assignment I ask you to pick a topic of interest - it could be something like a specific event (a war between two countries, a nonmilitary conflict like Iran's potential nuclear weapons, etc.) or something broader but thematic (climate change or cyberwarfare). The key is going to be picking a topic that is narrow enough to deal with in a minimum 2000-3000 word paper (that's roughly 8 to 12 pages). The topic must be contemporary. That means it must involve events that have happened after 1989. I'd strongly prefer you not pick COVID as a topic, both because I've read several hundred papers on it and because people end up writing about things that have nothing to do with international relations. Once you have your topic, you should use the paper to answer the following questions about it:
1) Give a BRIEF summary of your topic. What are the major relevant details about the subject? This should be NO MORE THAN 750 WORDS. That's why you need to narrow your topic before you sit down to write your paper.
2) Are there any relevant international agreements about your topic? Has the United Nations or other IGO's dealt with your topic? What NGO's are active in this area and what are their goals? Get professional assignment help from qualified experts—on time, every time.
3) Who are the (most) relevant countries? What are their interests or goals as regards your topic? Go beyond just restating what you said in Question 1.
4) Analyze your topic from a realist. a liberal, and a constructivist perspective. How would each approach explain the way countries and individuals have behaved in your topic? For this question specifically you will not need and should not use any outside research - the textbook and course videos are sufficient. I would like to see you apply what you've learned about the theories to your topic. You should still make sure to cite specific pages in the book/course videos but you should not cite outside sources just for this one specific part of the paper.