The DIMEFIL
assessment will form the second part of the national
security policy recommendation that is the final assignment in this course,
which will incorporate the results of both the PMESII and DIMEFIL
assessments.
Conduct a DIMEFIL assessment using
the DIMEFIL framework of the relevant national security
issue you selected from among a list of options provided in Assignment 1 and
based upon the same main national security policy background you prepared for
the same issue.
As a reminder, a DIMEFIL
assessment considers the national security issue from the friendly perspective.
Refer to the PMESII &
DIMEFIL Primer (attached) to ensure you address all relevant
aspects of the DIMEFIL framework.
Technical
Guidance
Your
background assessment should be at least 9 pages of text (not
including the Title Page or the Bibliography).
An
introduction providing background and context from the friendly
perspective (~ 1 page)
A roughly
one-page assessment of each DIMEFIL element (~ 7 pages)
A summary
of the main findings of your DIMEFIL assessment (~ 1 page).
Use the
DIMEFIL elements as subheadings in your paper.
Type in
Times New Roman, 12 point and double space.
Use the
Turabian Style as the citation and reference style for this
assignment.
Supported
by at least four credible scholarly sources (i.e., books,
peer reviewed journals, articles, archived documents, etc., and
NOT Wikipedia or encyclopedic type sources).
The assignment will be graded using
the rubric below.
Introduction
Describes topic briefly – 5 pts
Identifies and explains the important issues related to the
specific national security issue from the friendly perspective – 5 pts
DIMEFIL Assessment
Diplomatic assessment – supported by at least two references
to credible/scholarly sources of information/evidence – 10 pts (one page)
Information assessment – supported by at least two
references to credible/scholarly sources of information/evidence – 10 pts (one
page)
Military assessment – supported by at least two references
to credible/scholarly sources of information/evidence – 10 pts (one page)
Economic assessment – supported by at least two references
to credible/scholarly sources of information/evidence – 10 pts (one page)
Finance assessment – supported by at least two references to
credible/scholarly sources of information/evidence – 10 pts (one page)
Intelligence assessment – supported by at least two
references to credible/scholarly sources of information/evidence – 10 pts (one
page)
Legal/Law Enforcement assessment – supported by at least two
references to credible/scholarly sources of information/evidence – 10 pts (one
page)
Conclusion – (1 page, but can be more to ensure main points
are summarized effectively)
Summarizes main findings of DIMEFIL assessment – 10 pts
Bibliography
Provide complete and correct citations for all works
referenced – 5 pts
Quality of sources – all are credible, and at least one is
scholarly – 5 pts
10 pts
