Assignment

There are four articles that needs to be read and included on the essay.

Your task will be to prepare a formal research paper regarding the selected policy. The assignment is to be around 5-6 pages with in-text citations for your research. The minimum writing requirement is a 1000 of your own words or around 3 pages of a word document (excluding the cited information). The essay is to discuss each of the following prompts:

• An introduction and brief overview of the policy relationship.
• What are the major issues facing each country involved?
• What are the reasons for initiating changes to the policy?
• What are the options to be considered (discuss several)?
• What are the pros and cons of each potential reform (costs v. benefits)?
• Which is the best option moving forward (pick one)?
• A summary and conclusion.

Articles:

1. Korea's pursuit of low-carbon green growth: A middle-power state's dream of becoming a green pioneer by Heejin Han.

2. Russian Energy and the Korean Peninsula by Stephen Blank.

3. North Korea's diplomacy to engage the United States by JONGWOO HAN.

4. Stopping Nuclear North Korea by Mark Fitzpatrick.