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Challenging Project from First-Year Writing

 

Paper Prompt:

In your view, what is the most pressing foreign policy challenge that the United States faces today?  Explain why you reached this assessment.  Of the three principal IR theories that we examined in this class -- realism, liberalism (which incorporates institutionalism), and constructivism -- which is most helpful for suggesting strategies that the US can adopt to address this foreign policy challenge that you identify?  Explain why you reached this assessment.

My Gov 5 final paper is challenging in that we have to answer the prompt in under 1100 words. Given the space constraints, I have to connect the theories learned throughout the term and articulate an argument that address a very broad question. The key is to narrow down on a topic and pinpoint the most important aspects of the issue and its potential solutions.

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