· Brexit and the EU

Writing assignment: 

Students will submit a 5-page paper (1250-1500 words) applying realism, liberalism, or constructivism to one of the following topics:

• The conflict in Syria
• Brexit and the EU
• The war against the so-called Islamic State (ISIS, ISIL, Da’esh)
• The rise of China
• The United Nations and the 2003 Iraq War
• The 2014 annexation of Crimea and its consequences
• Trump’s withdrawal from the transpacific partnership trade agreement

Other topics may be approved by your TA.

Students must do some extra research beyond course material for each of these topics.  The papers should make use of at least 3 academic sources (i.e. published books or journal articles) and 3 Non-academic sources (i.e. newspaper articles, blogs, policy journalism, reports, government reports etc…).