Final Research Paper
Length/Format: 7-10 pages, APA citation format, 12 point Times New Roman font.
For your topic, choose two international organizations to compare and contrast around an important topic or topics. (For example, you might consider how the UN Security Council and NATO have responded to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Or you could look at humanitarian aid delivery in Haiti with MSF and the UN as your two organizations. Or EU and NATO in Kosovo. Etc.)
Your paper will consider the following: how the chosen organizations were established; what makes them worthy of our attention; what are some major accomplishments and/or failures in relation to the focus of your paper; how are the organizations actors, forums, and resources for their member states; and anything else you consider important in relations to the organizations and specific topic you’ve chosen.
1) Organizations and Topic
In my comparison i will do NATO and the African Union i will compare and contrast how differently they responded to the 2011 intervention in Libya during the Libyan Civil War. 2)
diametrically opposed roles Libya is a perfect example for comparing efficacy, legitimacy, and long-term effects.
SOURCES TO USE
Kirkpatrick, & Bumiller E (2011 March 21) Allied Airstrikes in Libya Continue for Second Day The New York Times.