Political science, Syria research paper
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foreign_policy_research_report5.docxForeign Policy Report : Students are to write a four to six page report describing the conflict in Syria and analyzing the U.S. government’s position. There will be serious grade reductions for not meeting all of the requirements below!
· The Report must be done in MLA format (in-text parenthetical citations) and must have an accurate and proper MLA work cited page . The report must use at least one reference source (Encyclopedia) and a minimum of 6 most relevant articles (not blogs) from periodicals (newspaper or magazine). http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/
· The report must include detailed discussion of each of following in the order that they appear below :
1. Description of Syria’s geographic location, type of government, and current leadership (Encyclopedia) one to two paragraphs
2. Description of the conflict (when and why it started) between President Bashar Assad’s army versus the rebels (who are they)
3. Description and impact of the conflict between the Islamic State (formerly ISIS) in Syria and Iraq
4. Involvement and impact of Hezbollah’s (Lebanon) participation
5. Involvement and impact of Shiite versus Sunnis conflict
6. Involvement and impact of Russia (military and political)
7. Involvement and impact of Iran’s participation
8. Impact and influence of Israel
9. Impact of the United Nations and their latest involvement
10. Analyze the foreign policy options for the United States and their consequences while also providing your personal opinion on each
Please see grading rubric for a grade breakdown
MLA requires that students place the source of the citation immediately after the sentence in the text of the report. The source (author’s last name) must be in a parenthesis followed by the punctuation. For example, a quote from the San Diego UT by reporter Karin Laub:
“Predominantly Sunni rebels backed by Sunni states Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkey are fighting against a regime that relies on support from Alawites, Shiites and Christians at home, and is aided by Iran and Hezbollah. The Syria conflict is also part of a wider battle between Saudi Arabia and Iran for regional influence. Sunni fighters from Iraq and Lebanon have crossed into Syria to help those fighting Assad, while Shiites from Iraq have joined the battle on the regime’s side” (Laub). helpful MLA sites: http://www2.swccd.edu/~library/Docs/MLAFormat2011.pdf
