You will write a policy paper for the United Nations General Assembly explaining which global issue should be given priority in the coming years. You should outline some of the main topics and concerns within one of the following issue areas: global security, international political economy, international human rights, or global environmental politics. You should then provide an argument for why your chosen issue area deserves the most attention and resources from the global community in the near future.
The following components should be in your paper:
Introduction- introduce what you are going to accomplish in the paper. (Tell me the plan of your paper.)
Analysis of the issue area that deserves the most attention-introduce the issue area that you will argue is the most important for the international community (choose among global security, international political economy, international human rights and global environmental politics) as it has been discussed in class. Explain some of the major topics and concerns within the issue area that the global community will have to deal with. What are some important examples of current events that demonstrate these concerns? (This will be the longest section of your paper.)
Take a Position on why this issue area deserves the most attention- give your opinion on why this issue area deserves the most attention in the near future from the international community (why it should be given priority for attention and resources). Explain why you think this (why this issue area over the others?). Suggest some concrete measures that the international community should take to address this issue. (This will be the second longest section of your paper.)
Conclusion- wrap up your argument, restate your main thesis and acknowledge any potential critiques they might have of your proposal.
Works cited - Be sure to list any sources that you referenced/quoted in your paper.
ADDITIONAL INFO:
Your audience for this policy paper is international policy-makers with a general background in IR- but not these particular issue areas (this means that concepts need to be defined and explained).
The paper needs to be a minimum of 1000 words. (1500 minimum for honors students)
You must cite at least 2 sources in this paper.
The papers will be graded for both content and spelling/grammar.
The papers will be checked for plagiarism automatically.
Please utilize the AI writing assistant in Packback before submitting your paper.
Questions to Answer In This Deep Dive
- Do you have an introductory paragraph that tells the reader what you are going to accomplish in the paper?
- Is your "analysis" section complete? Does it explain major topics and concerns within the issue area you have chosen? Have you included examples of current events that demonstrate your concerns? Is this the longest section of your paper?
- Did you take a position on the issue? Meaning, did you make a clear argument for why the issue you chose deserves the most attention?
- Have \you suggested some concrete measures that the international community should take to address this issue?
- Do you have a concluding paragraph that summarizes your main point and acknowledges any potential critiques the UN might have of your proposal?
- Have you cited at least two sources?
Details
Requirements
Word Count & Depth (10 points) 1000 + WordsResearch Quality (10 points)
2 + SourcesRequired to receive full credit
Formatting & Presentation (10 points)
Grammar & Mechanics (10 points)
Flow & Structure (10 points)
Introductory Paragraph (10 points)
Analysis of the Issue (15 points)
Argument/Position (15 points)
Conclusion (10 points)