Down below, I have attached the instructions for the paper. Please let me know if you have
any questions. Please only refer to the book; you can use one outside source but make sure it is credible.
2. Do you think the author has omitted
3. What are the key assumptions the author had to make to make the arguments in this
4. How do the arguments in the book you’re reading compare and contrast with the other
readings we’ve done so far?
5. How does the author’s information relate to recent important world events?
Does the author’s work still seem to be relevant today? Or is the world changing so quickly that
even recently-published books on international issues soon grow out of date.
6. What recommendations might you have for United States policymakers — the President,
the
Departments of Defense, State, Commerce, etc., the Congress, or others — to cope with the
issues presented in the author’s work?
7. How might you, as a concerned and informed citizen, take steps to cope with the issues
presented in the author’s work?
Your papers should go beyond merely summarizing the books you’ve read. Instead, they
should analyze the texts. Writing an analytic paper means addressing some of the following points:
1. What is the main argument or argument the author is making? Do you agree? Disagree?
Why?
Why?
2. Do you think the author has omitted
or under-emphasized any important points about the subject area? Over-emphasized? Why?
3. What are the key assumptions the author had to make to make the arguments in this
book? If those assumptions were different, how would the author’s opinion have to differ?
readings we’ve done so far?
5. How does the author’s information relate to recent important world events?
Does the author’s work still seem to be relevant today? Or is the world changing so quickly that
even recently-published books on international issues soon grow out of date.
Departments of Defense, State, Commerce, etc., the Congress, or others — to cope with the
issues presented in the author’s work?
7. How might you, as a concerned and informed citizen, take steps to cope with the issues
presented in the author’s work?