Category: World affairs

Introduce the National Security Council and explain its role in the US foreign policymaking process. Give a couple of examples of former presidents and their ways of managing the Council.
Remember to read the materials in Week 4 Contents to Include those ideas in your discussions. (The assigned journal articles are best to use for support.) Also, feel free to include an extra link to a website or article to share with your classmates in follow-ups to support your views.
Use from these 4 sources as needed
Running the World: The Inside Story of the National Security Council and the Architects of American Power by David J. Rothkopf.
Article Title NATIONAL INSECURITY.
Author ROTHKOPF, DAVID
Article Title Presidential Decision Making: Rationality, Advisory Systems, and Personality
Author Pfiffner, James P.
Article Title In the Shadow of the Oval Office: The Next National Security Adviser.
Author Daalder, Ivo H.

Did the Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD) doctrine make us more or less safe during the Cold War? What about today?
Support your analysis with research from at least two sources. Full citations are not required, but you must credit your sources in-text so your classmates and I can pinpoint which piece of research came from each source and so we can distinguish between your research and analysis. Please include a link to your sources at the bottom of your post so we can follow up with those sources if so inspired. Respond to at least two other students. Your responses should further our knowledge and understanding of the issues being discussed.

Question:
Which IR theory do you find to be more convincing in explaining international affairs – realism, liberalism, or constructivism? What are the pros and cons of each? In justifying your answer, try to incorporate a current event to illustrate your main points.
Learning Objectives:
Each discussion board is intended to help students in meeting the following course learning objectives:
1) Critically analyze and evaluate the global implications of foreign policy decisions
2) Demonstrate an ability to understand and articulate various theoretical concepts used by social scientists to analyze international events
3) Formulate arguments and discuss a variety of contemporary issues in global politics and security studies
4) Assess a variety of arguments regarding future global challenges
Please find resources to write contain. No AI, please.

LO1.1: Explain networks as the last groups of non-state actors in the international system.
LO2.1: Discuss the pros and cons of networks on the international stage
1. What are the characteristics of an international network?
2. Discuss one international network that you consider positive.

This is a reflection paper:
Click on the hyper links and read both of the articles, Be sure to address the following questions in your paper:
https://www.abc.net.au/religion/recovering-civility-amid-the-covid-19-crisis/12092926
and

The Rise of Incivility in America

1. How has the articles either supported or changed your knowledge, attitudes, and/or beliefs? Give specific examples from the articles.
2. What new knowledge or new understanding of previous knowledge have you acquired from the articles that made an impact on you or your future behavior? Give specific examples from the articles.
3. Where did you agree and/or disagree with the authors of the articles? What is your counter argument? Give specific examples from the articles.

This week, you will play the role of a newly elected Sri Lankan official. It is your duty to help straighten out the economic disparity problems that exist in Sri Lanka. Draft a proposal to your fellow Parliament members
1. A brief historical overview of the reason for the current economic situation
2. Your solution to help combat the problem (choose 1 or 2 things max for this discussion, and be very specific!)
3. Explain specific actors in the international, national and local community that will need to be involved (name them, if it’s an NGO – name the specific NGO).
4. If you are choosing to eliminate any current funding or ventures – be specific in how you would work with businesses and allies
5. Persuade your fellow Parliament members (your classmates) to approve your solution.

Turn my Reasearch Plan (attached) into a research outline using the format provided (attached).
In the end I will be using your research outline to create an 8-page paper.
Please use my references to create the outline (if you can). Otherwise go with your best judgement.

Find or write a song or part of a song that illustrates the nature of the international system and write a 1 or 2 page paper explaining your song. Do not use AI for writing the paper.

4 Questions.
Each question will be 150 words for a total of 600.
In your week three reading entitled, “Changes of International Relations,” the author states that “Military means are no longer the only resources of power.” What are other resources of power? Provide examples.
What does bipolarity mean in international relations? Give an example from the Week Three readings.
Your week four notes discuss the way various theories understand international organizations. Please discuss how realists and liberals differ in this regard?
After reviewing the week two lesson notes, explain what feminist theory brings to the study of International Relations? Provide a real-world example.

Please create a research outline for me with the available attachments. Give me References I can use to write my paper. The paper will be an 8-page paper, when it is complete. You don’t have to supply 10 sources or more. Give me enough sources for an 8-page paper please.