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Essay Instructions: Please address the topics and questions below in a write-up not exceeding 10 pages with reasonable font and spacing choices. The assignment grade will contribute 10% towards the total grade. It will depend on the quality of the writing and the originality of the answers, that is, the use of sources that you identify. You are expected to properly cite sources; verbatim quotes should be used sparingly, if at all.
The European Union
1. Describe how the EU is governed, i.e., its institutions
2. What is working well in the EU? What isn?t, and why?
3. Describe the transition to the Euro. Has the common currency been a success?

In your answers to 2. and 3., also address the ongoing Eurozone debt crisis.

Germany?s demographics, culture, and politics
1. Describe the political landscape in Germany. What are the most pressing political issues?
2. Describe the educational system in Germany and contrast it with that in the U.S.
3. Has the reunification of East and West Germany been a success?
4. What role does immigration play in Germany? Are foreigners well integrated?

Germany?s current economic performance
1. How is Germany doing economically right now? In particular, how has the sovereign debt crisis in the Eurozone affected Germany?s economy?
2. What are the key drivers of Germany?s economic performance?
3. How does the German way of doing business differ from the American way?

Essay Instructions: Instructions
The purpose of the European Union Environmental Trading System or EU ETS is to combat climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions cost-effectively. Governments from many countries have agreed to participate in the program. The ideal proposed by the measure is one that has been accepted across different cultures and backgrounds. The program was created to allow for specific measurments to guage its success.

For this exam you will need to write an argument paper that contains the following:?Research the European Union's Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) and answer the following questions (5pts each):1.What is the stated purpose behind the EU ETS?
2.Why do you agree or disagree with the concept of the EU ETS?
3.What are the current and potential environmental results of the EU ETS?
4.What other effects have occurred because of the EU ETS?
5.Why or why not should the U.S. participate in the EU ETS?
6.What are two other options for achieving the stated purpose behind the EU ETS?

?Create an ethical matrix to support your alternative options. Your matrix should identify key stakeholders and ethical concerns.
?Discuss actions taken by different parties in the discussion that promote or discourage open communication.
?Make sure that your paper follows correct APA formatting and includes a title page as well as all appropriate citations. Your paper should be at least 5 pages long and include at least 4 references.

Essay Instructions: The paper I need written must abide by the following guidelines set by the course and is an argument paper that will not give a personal opinion. The paper must include an abstract as the first page. The references page must be at the end and in-text citations. Thanks so much.

Research the European Union's Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) and answer the following questions
What is the stated purpose behind the EU ETS?
Why do you agree or disagree with the concept of the EU ETS?
What are the current and potential environmental results of the EU ETS?
What other effects have occurred because of the EU ETS?
Why or why not should the U.S. participate in the EU ETS?
What are two other options for achieving the stated purpose behind the EU ETS?
Create an ethical matrix to support your alternative options. Your matrix should identify key stakeholders and ethical concerns
Discuss actions taken by different parties in the discussion that promote or discourage open communication
Make sure that your paper follows correct APA formatting and includes a title page as well as all appropriate citations. The paper should be at least 5 pages long and include at least 4 references

Essay Instructions: Critique the European Union's 'holistic security policy' in its neighbouring region (Eastern Europe/Ex-USSR - Ukraine/Russia/Belarus). Analyse this region from different perspectives, 'holistic security policy' includes economic, political and traditional military power. Policies appropriate: EU Neighbourhood Policy, Common Security and Defence policy, Issues: Russia and oil, Belarus and democracy.
Possible research literature:
The EU and the ex-Soviet Union

Bukkvoll, Tor (1997) Ukraine and European Security, London: Pinter.

Dannreuther, Roland. (2006) ?Developing the Alternative to Enlargement: The European Neighbourhood Policy?. European Foreign Affairs Review, Vol. 11 No. 2, p183-201.

Emerson, Michael (2005) EU-Russia: Four Common Spaces and the Proliferation of the Fuzzy, CEPS Policy Brief No. 71

Emerson, Michael et al. (2006) A New Agreement between the EU and Russia: Why, what and when, CEPS Policy Brief No. 103

Emerson, Michael (ed) 2006 The Elephant and the Bear Try Again Options for a New Agreement between the EU and Russia, WWW.CEPS.BE
Dannreuther, Roland. (2006) ?Developing the Alternative to Enlargement: The European Neighbourhood Policy?. European Foreign Affairs Review, Vol. 11 No. 2, p183-201.

Emerson, Michael and G. Noutcheva (2004) Europeanisation as a Gravity Model of Democratisation, Centre for European Policy Studies: Working Document No. 214.

European Commission (2004) European Neighbourhood Policy Strategy Paper, COM 2004/ 373 final, Brussels 12.05.2004.

European Commission ?Europe in the World? Website. Country reports, Action Plans and progress evaluations related to the European Neighbourhood Policy are available.

European Commission (2001), The EU and Kaliningrad, COM (2001) 26/3-4.

European Commission (1999), Common Strategy of the European Union on Russia, 4 June, (1999/414/CFSP), Official Journal (L/157).

European Council on Foreign Relations (2007), A Power Audit of EU-Russia relations
, accessed 3 December 2007.

Ferrero-Waldner, Benita (2006) ?The European Neighbourhood Policy: The EU's Newest Foreign Policy Instrument?. European Foreign Affairs Review, Vol. 11 No. 2, p139-142

Forsberg, Tuomas. (2004) ?The EU --Russia Security Partnership: Why the Opportunity was Lost? European Foreign Affairs Review, 2004, Vol. 9 No. 2, p247-267.

Gowan, Peter (1995) Neoliberal theory and practice for Eastern Europe, New Left Review

Henderson, Karen and Neil Robinson (1997) Post-communist politics,
London: Prentice Hall.

Karaganov, Sergey (2005) Russia-EU Relations: The Present Situation and Prospects CEPS Working Document No. 225, WWW.CEPS.BE

Malcom, Neil (1994) Russia and Europe: an end to confrontation London: Pinter

M?ller, Martin (2008) ?Situating Identities: Enacting and Studying Europe at a Russian Elite University? Millennium - Journal of International Studies 2008 37: 3-25

Popov, Vladimir, (2007) ?Russia Redux? New Left Review 44, March-April 2007, pp37-52

Robinson, Neil (2004) Reforging the weakest link: global political economy and post-Soviet change in Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus Aldershot: Ashgate.

Sachs,Jeffrey ?Consolidating Capitalism?, Foreign Policy, no. 98, spring 1995.

Smith, Michael E, and Mark Weber (2008) ?Political Dialogue and Security in the European Neighbourhood: The Virtues and Limits of ?New Partnership Perspectives?
European Foreign Affairs Review; Spring2008, Vol. 13 Issue 1, p73-95, 23p

Tassinari, Fabrizion (2006) A Synergy for Black Sea Regional Cooperation: Guidelines for an EU Initiative, CEPS Policy Brief No. 103.

Vahl, Marius (2001) Just Good Friends? The EU-Russian ?Strategic Partnership? and the Northern Dimension, CEPS Working Document No. 166 WWW.CEPS.BE

Weber, Mark (2000) Russia and Europe: Conflict and Cooperation Basingstoke, Macmillan.

White, S., Korosteleva, J. and I. McCallister, (2008). ?A Wider Europe? The View from Russia, Belarus and Ukraine?, Journal of Common Market Studies, Vol. 46. No. 2. pp. 219?241.