Complete a 2,500 word analytical essay on one of the following:
1. What does Putin’s foreign and defense policy indicate about Russia’s Grand Strategy?
2. How can we explain the P5+1 cooperation vis-à-vis Iran’s nuclear development?
3. Can North Korea be deterred from any form of attack on South Korea?
4. Why is the Turkish cooperation with the West (USA and NATO) in the struggle against ISIL limited?
5. How strong is the American-Egyptian alliance? What might weaken it? Your essay must achieve the objectives and conform to the structure as outlined below. It must be informed by theory.
Guidelines:
1) Critically analyze a case with the help of theory while using its concepts and logic
2) Demonstrate the utility (and possible limits) of theory
3) Consider theory in light of rival explanations
4) Marshal the necessary empirical evidence to support analysis, findings and conclusions
5) Present logically coherent conclusions that fit the analysis and discuss the potential benefit from the insight gained