Identify the event/issue and briefly explain what happened (or is happening), when, and where. Analyze the event/issue by determining why it happened as it did.

Cuban Missile Crisis

Students will write an 5-7 page paper on a topic approved by the instructor.

Select a topic (an international event/issue) from 1960 to present which you will attempt to analyze using the concepts we’ll cover in this course. You will need to identify the event/issue and briefly explain what happened (or is happening), when, and where. You will then analyze the event/issue by determining why it happened as it did. In doing this, you will identify the state and non-state actors involved. Once you’ve identified the actors, you will use the theories of international relations to help you understand why this event/issue was important to each of them and why each responded as it did. The impact of balance of power, globalization, economics, culture, politics, and many other factors will help you analyze your topic.