powerful provinces in the canadian federation
Analyze what has contributed to powerful provinces in the canadian federation. What are the consequences of provinces insisting on their differences – and autonomy – for the federation
political science
The sources of Russian foreign policy
What are the sources of Russian foreign policy? To what extent is Russian foreign behavior largely reactive to other countries’ economic and military capabilities and Russia’s geography? To what extent do internal factors, such as domestic politics, identities, and regime stability within Russia, determine Russian behavior abroad? Using three mini-cases, from Soviet and post-Soviet …
Manage U.S.-Russian relations
You are a U.S. military officer seconded to the U.S. National Security Council. NSC Advisor Jake Sullivan has been tasked to conduct a study by President Biden on “how to manage U.S.-Russian relations in light of Russia’s war against Ukraine.” Evaluate the reasons for the decline in U.S.-Russian relations since 1999 and analyze where there …
Unexpectedly died of Covid-19
You are a Russian military officer seconded to the Security Council in 2022. President Putin has unexpectedly died of Covid-19. Write a memo for Dmitri Medvedev, the Deputy Chairman of the Security Council, evaluating President Putin’s foreign policy in Europe, Asia, or the former Soviet Union (pick one focus region) from the perspective of …
The impacts of Russian foreign policy
You are a Russian military officer seconded to the Security Council. Write a memo to President Putin evaluating the impacts of Russian foreign policy and his “special military operation” in Ukraine have had on Russia’s role in European security. Drawing on specific lessons from the period from 1991 to the present, evaluate the effectiveness of …
Memo for Dmitri Medvedev
You are a Russian military officer seconded to the Security Council in 2022. Write a memo for Dmitri Medvedev, the Deputy Chairman of the Security Council, evaluating how President Putin’s military operations in Ukraine have affected Russia’s relations with China and the United States. Identify the specific issues in the relationships that have been most …
NATO members can be safe if Russia
You are a military officer seconded to NATO Secretary Jens Stoltenberg. Stoltenberg has asked you to write a brief as to whether NATO members can be safe if Russia were not to be fully defeated in Ukraine. Explain what the necessary conditions are for NATO and Russia to return to peaceful, if cold relations. …
Resolution of the war in Ukraine
Develop and analyze three to four probable scenarios for resolution of the war in Ukraine. What are the implications of each? What factors would point to one becoming more likely than others? What would be the likely nature Russia’s foreign policy for the decade after war termination in each scenario?
Socrates’ and Moms Mabley’s ideas
Compare and contrast Socrates’ and Moms Mabley’s ideas about, and practice of, political communication. What similarities and differences exist in their respective critical analyses?
Plato’s use of dialectical conversation
Discuss Plato’s use of dialectical conversation and how it contributes to our understanding of the critical analysis of political communication.
