PPOL 650 Issue Analysis
Issue Analysis Paper Assignment
The student will choose an issue from the options provided and submit a paper analyzing an issue related to the intersection of international law, policy, politics, and diplomacy. The student must identify a major international crisis, provide a factual background, collect data describing the process used to resolve the crisis, explain whether the plan used was the best course of action, and explain the outcome. The student is required to compare the effectiveness of the plan in light of all the international issues, identify the specific strengths and weaknesses of the approach, and note how diplomacy was used to address the crisis. The student must also include a review of alternate plans that may have been effective in resolving the issue. The assignment must be 5–7 pages.