C‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‍‍‌‍‍ritique a foreign policy strategy, past or present, and mak

C‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‍‍‌‍‍ritique a foreign policy strategy, past or present, and make an argument for what should be done differently or why that policy was effective. You will be required to right a 6-8 (more is fine) page paper making an argument of some kind. Make sure this is an argument, not simply z paper informing me of something that happened or is happening. This is an opinion of yours that you are backing up with research. My expectations for the paper structure are below: Intro – not quite 1 page, one or two paragraphs You can do this in one giant paragraph, but two may be better. Your first paragraph should like a lot like it did in the first paper we did. Intro sentence, introduce your topic, provide your thesis (paper topic, the main point you are arguing), and maybe your two points and counterpoints. In a second paragraph, I would provide the big picture background info of what you are talking about. If we are talking about the Suez Crisis, for example, this would be your opportunity to generally tell me the story of the Crisis. Specific details and statistics should be saved, but it is a good time to give me the narrative of what is going on. With the Suez Crisis, I would provide the broad events that Egypt was nationalizing the canal and creating a conflict with European and Israeli powers, and that the US came to its aid. However, I would more specific information, for use in the rest of my paper. Argument points 1 & 2: at least 1, closer to 2 pages each These are the two reasons that hold up your main argument. These sections need to do three things; tell me what your point is, tell me how it’s related to your primary topic, and tell me why I should care. If I am writing a paper about stopping deforestation, one point might be “it affects climate change.” For that section of the paper, then, I would first need to articulate the point and make it relevant to my topic (trees suck out carbon and produce oxygen). This can be done with 2-3 sentences. I should then spend the next pages convincing my reader that climate change (and thus deforestation) is important. I might share temperature change statistics, point to changes in the artic circle, and/or how changing temperatures affects other species. Paint a picture with your research, don’t just tell me it’s “bad” or “makes sense.” Don’t ask your reader to trust your credibility, lean on your source‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‍‍‌‍‍s and let them do the work. Think like a lawyer; what’s more convincing, the detectives “hunch,” or the pool of the killer’s blood found at the crime scene? It’s typically better to lead with your better of your two points. Counter Argument – at least 1, closer to 2 pages Unlike your first paper, on this one I would your third point to be addressing a counterpoint to your argument. In other words, would is a common point of those who disagree with you? Then, tell me why this is incorrect, irrelevant, or overstated. If you want to pick on a few of the points the “other side” makes, that would be fine. Just be sure you are countering their evidence with better evidence. One sneaky trick I have used is to get really deep in there and learn about the sources of the “other side.” Is there a conflict of interest there you can exploit? One example I used as an undergrad of this was to address someone’s critique that John Boehner couldn’t relate to poor people and thus he would never be someone his conservative policies affected adversely. While this is true of many politicians, the writer failed to understand Boehner was 1 of like, 12 kids in a lower-income household growing up and worked his way through college back when that was still possible. It basically allowed me to discredit the author because the rest of their piece was based on this presumption. Note that because an org is conservative and produces research beneficial to conservatives, (or liberal, or libertarian, or any political group producing self-serving research) that is not enough to throw out the argument for “bias.” Conclusion: Not quite a page Put a bow on your paper. Remind your reader of the main points you made. I recommend starting with some “hey, this is the end of the paper” sentence, then following with your next three sentences being summaries of the three points you made. After that, leave the reader with some closing remarks. Think of this as your opportunity to make one last impression, and dictate what your reader should leave the paper thinking. Requirements and Grading criteria: 6-8 Pages, more is completely fine 10 sources at the bare minimum, but I would expect to be closer to 15+ if you are being thorough Make sure you are arguing a point, not just informing me of something Citations are done correctly Paper is clearly organized well Paper is well a‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‍‍‌‍‍rticulated; I can understand what you are saying easily