Why the UN Should Not Be Disbanded

• 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 (failure to do all of these things will affect your grade):

• 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 United Nations is one of the most important international institutions in the world, surviving nearly 70 years (so far). Yet, some argue that the United Nations is obsolete (out of date) now, in 2020. Argue for or against this position, and defend your response.

2) What is the most important regional organization (either one that we covered or another that you may be familiar with) and why?

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