Politics does not live in a bubble

Politics does not live in a bubble

Description: Politics doesn’t live in a bubble. There are many events that occur that can be compared to current events. Each week, you must hand in a 2-page, double-spaced paper comparing something we went over that week to a recent news story (from within the last year and one that is UNRELATED to our course topic). This paper is not a summary of the article or the event, but instead your own critical analysis and relating the two seemingly unrelated events

The criteria are as follows:

• Include a copy of the link to your news article with your paper
• 12 pt., Times New Roman font (One-inch margins and double-spaced)
• Only put your name on the top of the paper (no other details needed)
• In the era of “fake news,” we must avoid blogs, opinion pieces, and propaganda.
• Examples of credible news sources: New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, France 24, BBC, the Guardian, le Monde, reliefweb.int, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, the Atlantic)
• No 24-hour news channel sites (CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, etc.)
• Please expand your horizons beyond just US news (and avoid Trump stories, please)
• Make sure you cite all direct quotes (I don’t care how, just cite them)
• NO BLOCK QUOTEs
• PROOFREAD!!!!

I’ve attached the readings from class to choose from to compare with the news story of your choice.

The second part is one page long & is two separate questions

1) The breakup of the former Yugoslavia was messy.  Similar to the genocide in Rwanda, some in the international community portrayed it as an internal conflict, while others argue that it had international repercussions.  Do you think the international community needed to intervene in this case?  Why/why not?

2) The Rwandan Genocide was cast off by some as a civil war, an internal conflict, and not important on the international stage.  Based on what Dallaire’s chapter says about the conflict in Rwanda, what are your thoughts on these arguments?  At what point should the international community step in during these types of crises?

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