Essay Assignment – Lesson 8 Issue Paper:
You are the Chief Intelligence Advisor for a key decision maker in the U.S. government, whom you must prepare for an upcoming engagement of vital importance (any objective – strategic, operational, or tactical, military or diplomatic, on any issue – is acceptable).
Use an issue of geopolitical significance from recent world affairs (withdrawal from Afghanistan, Ukraine War, U.S./CCP tensions).
Your final assignment consists of a 8-10 page paper (excluding title page and references) which will be an issue paper to provide relevant details/background/context for your principle.
You will need to address both sides of the issue and the likely biases each side brings to bear.
Briefly define the issue, the objective, and focus the bulk of your analysis on how to engage the counterparts to meaningfully achieve the objective with the most sophisticated consideration of the operational environment possible.
Describe the relevant features of your analysis regarding the materials discussed in class.
Your paper must be clear, articulate, and contain a critical argument. It must be written in proper English, include correct adherence to the Chicago Manual (https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/717/01/) and contain at least six appropriate sources in addition to those presented in class.
Use Chicago Notes/Bibliography citation format
No 1st person pronoun use
