You will create a memo for President Biden that summarizes one of the Case Studies in Module 4, 5 or 6.
Review the major components of that particular Genocide or conflict.
Address what should be done in terms of U.S. policy and programs to prevent and stop Genocide, mass atrocities, ethnic cleansing, crimes against humanity.
- Create a proposal for policy and programs to President Biden.
- Instructions
- Now that you have a deeper understand of Genocide and similar conflicts, the first half of your memo will be an analysis and background of the conflict. Building on your work in the Briefing Memo assignment in Module 4, use additional resources that you located on your own and to analyze the tragedy and talk about the roots and primary causes of the hatred, prejudice and persecution and the history.
The second and most important part of the memo includes:
recommendations for specific policy and programs to prevent and/or stop to violence,
Is this Genocide, crimes against humanity, ethnic cleansing and/or war crimes?
one policy prescription and explain and develop it with steps towards resolution of the conflict, or you can chose two courses of action for the President with pros and cons of each.
Consider the diplomatic tools available such as economic sanctions, export controls of products from governments that are perpetrators, political and diplomatic pressure and criticism through U.S. Government annual reports to Congress and hearings, joint statements with our allies in the United Nations, NATO, the G-7, the Organization for Security and Cooperation (OSCE). What creative ideas do you have for US policy to change behavior and the persecution of minorities? Should military options be considered to stop the persecution? Why or why not?
- Whatever you chose, be creative in coming up with new ideas to stop violence and to stop genocide and violations of human rights. Also use citations for the policy and program recommendations you make.