Come up with a topic and write an OP-ed of 750 words that integrates the following 5 documents into the Op-ed. Use MLA in text citation and also a MLA formatted citation page
ANY TOPIC IS ALLOWED AS LONG AS IT FITS WITH THE BROADER THEMES OF INTERNATIONAL POLITICS. It is not requried to use all 5 documents into the OP-ed use the documents as you see fit
The grading of op-eds is composed of three variables – quality of argument, connection to course material, and quality of writing.
1) Quality of argument: 4 points.
A good editorial is efficient and effective. It posits an argument (about, say, the cause of
insecurity and crisis, or the incorrect views of policymakers and analysts, or the solutions
to problems of the international system), and relies on evidence to support the view.
More importantly a good editorial recommends the best option or policy response to the
crisis. Op eds not only enlighten, but prescribe action. These are influence attempts –
not book reports.
2) Connection to and evident knowledge of course material: 4 points.
Policy recommendations do not have to be one of those we consider in the second part of the course; nor does your diagnosis need to draw directly from theories we considered in the first part. Yet I do expect you to bring in course readings/materials/ideas. I want to see how you use the material. YOU NEED TO USE COURSE READINGS IN THE CONTEXT OF YOUR OPED. And I do request that you cite these materials (which is not necessarily apart of a real op-ed).
3) Quality of writing—no wasted words, essay is in allotted word limit, etc.
750 words