World order problems and analysis

FORMAT: Single space, Times New Roman, 12 pts, 1 in. margins, justified text, MLA or APA style for citations. (1 pt for format)

The assignment will go through blind grading, so don’t include your name.

In your paper, respond to the following prompt, using about 1 paragraph for each portion as needed. With 5 paragraphs, and an average of 150 words in each paragraph, this means your essay should be approximately 750-1000 words (it is okay if it goes slightly over). In each paragraph, there should be at least one concrete reference to a point made in the book, lecture, or your own current events reading–just put the reference in parentheses following the sentence and identify the source as fully as possible:

1) Describe: What is the world order problem or goal the article is discussing? (3 pts)

2) Analyze the main arguments made by the article about the possible ideologies that deal with the problem. In some articles, the author is identifying one ideology but saying it is really functioning like a different ideology. If so, explain “it is about X but the author says X is really like Y or turning into Y”. (3 pts)

3) Evaluate the ideology or ideologies/variations of the article:

–what does this ideology say is the best path to achieve the goal and why? (1 pt)

–how does this ideology apply to the situation at hand? has it changed or worked out differently than the label or claim? (2 pts)

–does the ideology work for this problem according to the author? why or why not? Explain (3 pts)

4) Compare at least one alternative ideology we could apply from those we have studied. It could be a better version of the ideology identified in the article that avoids its mistakes OR it could be something completely different, like one of the critical ideologies:

–summarize the different ideology (2 pt)

–discuss the logic and evidence for how this different approach might yield a different result or solution (3 pts)

5) Discuss the implications of your choice for world order, in more general terms. What does your “best choice” ideology mean for how we would repair or replace the current world order? (3 pts)