Policy Memo Assignment
ICN Fall 2015

Please read through these instructions in their entirety and feel free to be in touch with questions.

PLEASE NOTE DUE DATE: Wednesday, 10 November, by email by 11PM.

Overview:
? You are a policy advisor to the president of your chosen conflict country. This is your (6- pages, double-spaced) memo to the president that advises him / the state as to how to best address the conflict in your country – toward ending violence and building peace, from that state’s perspective.
? The idea is to get in the head of the state, building on your knowledge of the opposition’s perspective from the first assignment.
? You must have a minimum of fifteen sources for this paper, at least ten of which are new to this paper. At least six of these must be a book, an academic journal article, NGO, or think-tank report of substance (not an op-ed or blog post). Additionally, you must use two government documents (as part of the ten new sources); this can be a report, a press release, a transcript of a speech or legislation. (I’m open to other formats, just check with me first.)
? You must cite all information that is not a common fact (using endnotes and a bibliography).
? You must use headings in your memo, but they need not reflect the organization of questions below. It’s about a cohesive, organized memo with good flow.
? You are encouraged to be creative – think outside the box – but you must be realistic as to what your state would or would not do in the present climate.

Questions:
? Briefly provide an overview of the conflict (from the state’s perspective).
? What are the key objectives of your state with regard to the conflict?
? What are the core issues impeding transformation of the conflict away from violence (from the state’s perspective)?
? How is violence used within the conflict, by whom, and to what end (you can include the state but keep in mind you are the state)?
? What are the challenges presented by the use of violence in your conflict?
? What roles can your state play in ending violence?
? How long will this take?
? Can the opposition actors using violence be negotiated with? Why/why not?
? How has your state responded to violence perpetrated by the opposition and to what effect?
? What are your key recommendations, as an advisor to the president, for ending violence and building sustainable peace?

Policy Memo Assignment
ICN Fall 2015

Please read through these instructions in their entirety and feel free to be in touch with questions.

PLEASE NOTE DUE DATE: Wednesday, 10 November, by email by 11PM.

Overview:
? You are a policy advisor to the president of your chosen conflict country. This is your (6- pages, double-spaced) memo to the president that advises him / the state as to how to best address the conflict in your country – toward ending violence and building peace, from that state’s perspective.
? The idea is to get in the head of the state, building on your knowledge of the opposition’s perspective from the first assignment.
? You must have a minimum of fifteen sources for this paper, at least ten of which are new to this paper. At least six of these must be a book, an academic journal article, NGO, or think-tank report of substance (not an op-ed or blog post). Additionally, you must use two government documents (as part of the ten new sources); this can be a report, a press release, a transcript of a speech or legislation. (I’m open to other formats, just check with me first.)
? You must cite all information that is not a common fact (using endnotes and a bibliography).
? You must use headings in your memo, but they need not reflect the organization of questions below. It’s about a cohesive, organized memo with good flow.
? You are encouraged to be creative – think outside the box – but you must be realistic as to what your state would or would not do in the present climate.

Questions:
? Briefly provide an overview of the conflict (from the state’s perspective).
? What are the key objectives of your state with regard to the conflict?
? What are the core issues impeding transformation of the conflict away from violence (from the state’s perspective)?
? How is violence used within the conflict, by whom, and to what end (you can include the state but keep in mind you are the state)?
? What are the challenges presented by the use of violence in your conflict?
? What roles can your state play in ending violence?
? How long will this take?
? Can the opposition actors using violence be negotiated with? Why/why not?
? How has your state responded to violence perpetrated by the opposition and to what effect?
? What are your key recommendations, as an advisor to the president, for ending violence and building sustainable peace?

Policy Memo Assignment
ICN Fall 2015

Please read through these instructions in their entirety and feel free to be in touch with questions.

PLEASE NOTE DUE DATE: Wednesday, 10 November, by email by 11PM.

Overview:
? You are a policy advisor to the president of your chosen conflict country. This is your (6- pages, double-spaced) memo to the president that advises him / the state as to how to best address the conflict in your country – toward ending violence and building peace, from that state’s perspective.
? The idea is to get in the head of the state, building on your knowledge of the opposition’s perspective from the first assignment.
? You must have a minimum of fifteen sources for this paper, at least ten of which are new to this paper. At least six of these must be a book, an academic journal article, NGO, or think-tank report of substance (not an op-ed or blog post). Additionally, you must use two government documents (as part of the ten new sources); this can be a report, a press release, a transcript of a speech or legislation. (I’m open to other formats, just check with me first.)
? You must cite all information that is not a common fact (using endnotes and a bibliography).
? You must use headings in your memo, but they need not reflect the organization of questions below. It’s about a cohesive, organized memo with good flow.
? You are encouraged to be creative – think outside the box – but you must be realistic as to what your state would or would not do in the present climate.

Questions:
? Briefly provide an overview of the conflict (from the state’s perspective).
? What are the key objectives of your state with regard to the conflict?
? What are the core issues impeding transformation of the conflict away from violence (from the state’s perspective)?
? How is violence used within the conflict, by whom, and to what end (you can include the state but keep in mind you are the state)?
? What are the challenges presented by the use of violence in your conflict?
? What roles can your state play in ending violence?
? How long will this take?
? Can the opposition actors using violence be negotiated with? Why/why not?
? How has your state responded to violence perpetrated by the opposition and to what effect?
? What are your key recommendations, as an advisor to the president, for ending violence and building sustainable peace?