Please write well-constructed short essays (12-15 lines) in response-
1) What is unique about the American approach to foreign-policy making (handout)?
2) Explain, as presented in the handout and class discussion, the threat-assessment hierarchy used by some specialists to evaluate U.S. challenges. Does this approach make sense?
3) What are the main U.S. foreign-policy issues originating in the Middle East?
4) Select and analyze one of the major global threats (other than the debate over China's intentions) facing the United States.
5) What is meant by the "democratization of foreign policy" ?
6) China has emphasized the "peaceful" nature of its rise. Yet few dispute that China is the dominant regional power in Asia, with an increasing willingness to flex its muscles regionally. Does this place China on a collision course with the United States as Washington "pivots" to Asia?
7) Based on the film, "Inside the State Department,"discuss how this agency operates.
8) Is U.S. foreign policy adapting successfully to all of the recent changes in the Middle East?
9) China plays a disproportionately large role in American foreign policy. Do you view Beijing as a strategic partner, a strategic adversary, both or neither?
10) What is the "Islamic Awakening," and what does it mean for the United States?
11) How has U.S. foreign policy evolved and responded to changes in China's leadership and global outlook since the death of paramount leader Mao Zedong?
12) Evaluate the interaction between the U.S. president and the Congress on foreign-policy matters (handout).