Category: International affairs / relations

Peer responses must be of sufficient length to address the discussion prompt sufficiently and sufficient substance to be meaningful (a good guide is for it to be around 100-150 words), substantive (i.e., address the content of the post and the lesson material), and grounded in the lesson material and literature. A good way to address this requirement is to make direct reference to at least one of the assigned readings and/or the lesson material in each of your required peer responses. You may challenge, support, or supplement another student’s answer using the terms, concepts, and theories from the required readings. Also, do not be afraid to respectfully disagree where you feel appropriate, as this should be part of your analysis process at this academic level.
Answer 3: self-explanatory 
Answer 4: self-explanatory
When writing your response, please include in the text of each answer:
– one question
– a new fact and/or a new perspective
– use one source and cite the source at the end
– information that would support a further conversation
– address the post
Write all answers in the same document and mark them as Answer 3,  Answer 4 (separately).

The dissertation must aim to answer the following questions – 
1. How do the strategic philosophies of Sun Tzu and Kautilya
influence contemporary Indo-China relations?
2. What are the key historical instances where Sun Tzu’s
principles have been applied in China’s approach to dealing with India, and how
have they shaped the bilateral relationship?
3. To what extent do Kautilya’s ideas on statecraft and
diplomacy still resonate in India’s foreign policy toward China?
4. What are the main challenges and opportunities for
Indo-China relations from the perspective of applying Sun Tzu and Kautilya’s
strategic concepts?
5. How do the contrasting cultural backgrounds of China and
India impact their understanding and application of Sun Tzu and Kautilya’s
philosophies?
6. What role does military strategy and the balance of power
play in shaping the Indo-China relationship in light of Sun Tzu and Kautilya’s
teachings?
7. How do the principles of “The Art of War” and
“Arthashastra” intersect in areas of trade, economics, and
geopolitical influence between India and China?
8. What are the implications of the Sun Tzu Kautilya
conundrum on regional stability and security in South Asia?
9. How have modern geopolitical developments, such as the
Belt and Road Initiative and the Quad, affected the dynamics of Indo-China
relations in light of Sun Tzu and Kautilya’s ideas?
10. Can a synthesis of Sun Tzu and Kautilya’s
philosophies offer a new framework for promoting cooperation and mitigating
conflicts between India and China?

The purpose of this assignment is to allow you to use available statistical data to test hypotheses related to development. You will base your report on one of the following research questions.
Is there a correlation between gender equality as measured by the gender development index (https://hdr.undp.org/gender-development-index#/indicies/GDI) and development as measured by the human development index? (https://hdr.undp.org/data-center/human-development-index#/indicies/HDI)
Is there a correlation between trade as measured by the trade openness index (https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS) and development as measured by the human development index? (https://hdr.undp.org/data-center/human-development-index#/indicies/HDI)
Is there a correlation between demographics as measured by the proportion of urban to rural residents (https://unctadstat.unctad.org/CountryProfile/en-GB/index.html) and the human development index? (https://hdr.undp.org/data-center/human-development-index#/indicies/HDI)
Detailed instructions are attached.

Why the Russian and Chinese partnership is the most serious, and most threatening thingsto the US position, and why?
How might this challenge be affected by other challenges you have studied; for example, in what ways is it made worse by growing domestic disunity, weakening democracy, or economic and financial crises?
How has the war between Israel and Palestine informed your views what you think the proper US policy response should be?
Use the following sources:
https://www.usip.org/publications/2022/12/china-russia-alliance-double-danger-or-limited-partnership
https://www.cnas.org/publications/commentary/china-and-russias-dangerous-convergence

What is Russia’s role in the Israel-Gaza crisis?

For China and Russia, the Gaza War May Be a Blessing in Disguise

It’s simple without Requirements from the professor, only the file must be in the format Office Word. In file, just my thoughts about the topic 

or this assignment, your task is to generate an intelligence research question and produce a literature review and annotated bibliography. Select an intelligence topic of your choice that calls for either an explanatory study (why question) or predictive study (what will happen question). Once you have developed your research question, you will conduct a literature review and produce an annotated bibliography (example attached).
General Requirements
1. Document Format.
a. MS Word document
b. One-inch (1″) margins
c. Times New Roman font
d. Twelve (12) pitch
e. Not including your title page, this assignment should be 4 pages. This does include your annotated bibliography.
f. Double space, except for your bibliography’s citations (see example below).
2. Citation Format: The Chicago Manual of Style (CMS). As stated in the Academic Integrity Briefings, information taken directly from another source must be placed in quotations and cited following the CMS format contained in the week one “lessons” folder. You must cite all other information from your sources, even if you do not quote directly. DIRECT QUOTING SHOULD BE KEPT TO A MINIMUM.
3. Grading is based on the attached rubric.
You should include the following elements in your paper
Title Page 
Section I: Introduction 
In your introduction, you will give the background of your research topic. What is the broader intelligence issue? Why should you reader care about this topic? What are the implications for US national security? Your specific research question will be an element of this larger problem.
*Note: An intelligence issue is NOT the evaluation of US policy or process. An intelligence issue is something that the IC researches to understand an adversary. For example, will North Korea invade South Korea or will Iran develop a nuclear weapons capability.
Section II: The Research Question
In this section, you should address your specific research question. This section should include:
a) Your research question
b) What type of study is this (explanatory or predictive)?
c) What is the dependent variable (refer to your week 1 reading)?
d) What are the independent variables (refer to your week 1 reading)?
e) Are there obvious answers to your specific research question? What are they?
f) Short discussion of how you developed this question and why it should be of interest to the Intelligence Community.
Section III: Related Literature 
Provide current state of our accumulated knowledge as it relates to your specific research question. This section should answer whether or not there is an accumulated body of scholarship on this issue. Is this a new issue or have scholars and analysts been studying it for years? What kind of literature is out there? Are there leading researchers/analysts on this topic? Who are they? If this is a new issue, what challenges will that present to your research?
Section IV: Annotated Bibliography. 
While conducting your literature review, you will also build an annotated bibliography. Do this by providing an annotated bibliography of at least five sources you would use to answer your research question. These sources should include books, journals and other scholarly articles. In the annotation include what information the source provides to your research question. Use the Chicago style of annotation for this and all assignments in this course. Formatting counts. See the attached example.
An annotated bibliography is a list of sources on a certain topic with a brief description of each source. Each entry in an annotated bibliography should include all the information normally included in a list of works cited. For instance, the citation for a book would include the title, author, publisher, place of publication, and year of publication.
The bibliographic information is followed by an annotation, which can be a few sentences or a lengthy paragraph that describes the contents of the source and provides a brief explanation of its relevance to your research. For this assignment, your annotations should be a minimum of 5 sentences.

this reflective portfolio is divided into sections
section a blogs entries on wordpress account these blogs need to be about diplomacy, embassies and diplomats accounts and comments on public figures twitter pages with Harvard references.
section b about diplomatic cable and section c about reflections on simulated negotiations.
section d on comparative analysis on use of twitter.
JUST DO SECTION B,C and D.
in text citations and Harvard referencing bibliography.
only 10% more of 2200 is allowed bibliography excluded no more or it will not be marked.

Instructions
The war between Anarchy and Cabal has now ended.  While neither side won, both have agreed to peaceful relations.  The State of Boring decided to stay out of the military fighting, but had sent resources (food, medical supplies, ammunition, etc.) to Cabal in support of its defense. 
During the rebuilding of Cabal, the government decided that, in order to maintain the peace and prevent further attacks by its neighbors, it would build a nuclear arms program and begin stockpiling nuclear weapons.  While Cabal has no immediate intention to ever use the weapons against its neighboring countries, it does plan to begin testing them on surrounding islands without any residents, as well as in the ocean.  As a new member state to the United Nations, it is not a signatory to the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty.  However, Anarchy and Boring have both signed the treaty. 
Please read the following articles:
https://www.un.org/disarmament/wmd/nuclear/npt/
https://www.ipinst.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/pdfs_koreachapt2.pdf
https://www.armscontrol.org/act/2015-07/features/there-future-npt
If you are an ambassador for the State of Anarchy (A) or Boring (B), what if anything can your country do in order to prevent Cabal’s use of nuclear weapons?  Is there anything the United Nations can do to prevent Cabal’s use of nuclear weapons?  Are there any legal arguments that could be used to stop Cabal’s nuclear weapons program and testing?
You are state of Boring (B)! Find the explanation for the simulation in the attachement. 
Use at least 2 sources from the above websites and/or attached reading. 

Choose one of the topics in the images, and make a research question about 2500 words. Details are also listed on the images 

1. When is use of force permitted and prohibited?  What is self defense and how is it applied in international conflict law?  What is proportionality and why is it important in the international arena?
Use at least one source from the attached readings. 
2. Cabal has now joined the United Nations as a full member state and Anarchy refuses to recognize its status.  If the State of Anarchy launched a military attack on Cabal, what is Cabal’s right of self defense?  If the State of Boring was interested in joining sides in the war, would it be justified?  Would it depend on the side it joined? Would it need approval from the United Nations?  Try to justify your position based upon your status as an ambassador in line with the country which you represent. 
(find simulation explanation in the attachements)