This essay examination asks you to review previously assigned concepts and apply them to a specific foreign policy decision.

Beginning with a statement of U.S. national interests, develop a diplomatic, economic, and military strategy for dealing with a crisis in Iran, Syria, North Korea, Iraq, Afghanistan, or non-state actors. Your essay should be organized as follows-

A.The primary national interests at stake in the crisis you select.

B. The diplomatic, economic, and military actions most likely to achieve your interests and objectives (How would you apply various instruments of power?).

C. Instructions:

List the potential risks of your strategy (Costs, time to execute, unintended consequences).

1. Please use BOLD subheadings for each of the above so the exam is reader friendly.
2. Limit your assessment to no more than 5-7 pages with section B being the core of the exam. Efforts should be organized as follows:
3. Introduction, Interests, and Objectives-1 page
4. Section B-- 3-5 pages
5. Section C-- 1-2 pages

The purpose is to showcase your good strategic thinking. This is not a research paper. Previous lectures and assigned readings (Jentleson and Sanger in particular) are sufficient source materials.