1) Give a BRIEF summary of your topic. What are the major relevant details about the subject? This should be
That’s why you need to narrow your topic before you sit down to write your
paper.
2) Are there any relevant international agreements about your topic? Has the United Nations or other IGO’s
dealt with your topic? What NGO’s are active in this area and what are their goals?
3) Who are the (most) relevant countries? What are their interests or goals as regards your topic? Go beyond
just restating what you said in Question 1.
4) Analyze your topic from a realist and liberal perspective. How would each approach explain the way
countries and individuals have behaved in your topic?