International

Discuss each topic in at least 350 words and two references for each topic.
Remember, a full paragraph includes the following:
1. Main point
2. Evidence (from the readings especially with maybe an example or case study)
3. Analysis (what it means)
4. Conclusion/transition (why it’s important)
A substantial answer would be a thesis (overall answer) that contains at least three main points.
1. The Bureaucracy, Presidential Management, and the National Security Council
Please discuss the following question:
What is the foreign policy bureaucracy, its components and history? How does it both help and hurt the president’s ability to govern?
References:
Rosati and Scott ( Attachded)
Video by Joseph Nye 2010 Soft Power: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=796LfXwzIUk

2. Globalized Economy:
What are the characteristic features and dominant institutions of the globalized economy? Further, does the world need an economic hegemon for stability? Why or why not?

References:

Susan C. Schwab, “After Doha: Why the Negotiations Are Doomed and What We Should Do About It,”
Martin Feldstein, “The Failure of the Euro: The Little Currency That Couldn’t,”
Raghuram G. Rajan, “The True Lessons of the Recession The West Can’t Borrow and Spend Its Way to Recovery,”
Arvind Subramanian, “The Inevitable Superpower
Why China’s Dominance Is a Sure Thing,”