Which conflict is the most pressing concern for the international community? The argument in your paper should make clear why the conflict you chose is the most pressing concern (e.g., Does it impact the most people? Does it require immediate attention? Does it have spillover effects? Does it affect multiple states’ interests?).
Assignment Question
Your paper needs to: include a title page with your paper title, your name, the date, and the course title have a length of 4-6 pages, (excluding the title page and bibliography) use 12 pt., Times New Roman font have 1 inch margins include page numbers (on all pages except the title page) include in-text (parenthetical) citations for both quoted and paraphrased materials include a bibliography with the following properties: the bibliography is on its own page at the end of the paper the word “Bibliography” or “References” or “Sources” or “Works Cited” is centered at the top the sources are alphabetized by the author’s last name the citation style is consistent Note: If you are using an automatic citation generator (e.g., EasyBib, BibMe), double-check your citations! While these are convenient tools, they provide computer-generated citations that often have mistakes. It is your responsibility to correct these errors according to the citation style you’re using for the research paper (see links to the library guides below). Each paper should include a minimum of seven sources beyond sources You will need to look at more than seven sources to craft your argument. This minimum refers to the number of citations that you actually end up using in the paper. The seven sources should be scholarly and reputable. These can be scholarly articles or books, government documents, or data sources.
Depending on the topic (particularly if the topic is extremely current with little published academic work out there), these may be newspaper articles, documentaries, or podcasts. However, your goal is to present the most convincing evidence possible, so you should focus on peer-reviewed sources. These sources cannot be dictionaries, encyclopedias, or blogs. Which citation style should you use? Use American Psychological Association (APA) citations. we’ve discussed throughout the semester, the international community faces many constraints. These constraints include lack of resources, lack of commitment from sovereign states, lack of credible information, and lack of enforcement mechanisms at the international level. For the purposes of this paper, suppose that the United States has convened a conference with wealthy donors from around the world. These donors have committed enough funds to address one international relations issue. While we know that fully solving any international problem is highly unlikely, the funds are large enough to make a dent in addressing the issue. To brief the prospective donors at the conference, the United States plans to utilize a conflict assessment report put out by the Council on Foreign RelationsLinks to an external site.: the Preventive Priorities Survey 2023Links to an external site..
Review this report, keeping in mind that that the report designates priority level (Tier I, Tier II, Tier III) based on U.S. interests. After reviewing this report, make an argument answering the following: Which conflict is the most pressing concern for the international community? The argument in your paper should make clear why the conflict you chose is the most pressing concern (e.g., Does it impact the most people? Does it require immediate attention? Does it have spillover effects? Does it affect multiple states’ interests?). The aim of this research paper is to gather as strong of evidence as possible, which could (in theory) be used as a policy brief at the conference to convince the donors that your conflict is the international challenge currently most deserving of funds.
