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Essay Instructions: I need to Write an essay of 1500 words (text only) on one of the following topics. Students must include a word count on the title page of their essay.


Topic: How does the NPT (Non-Proliferation Treaty) seek to prevent nuclear proliferation? How effective is this treaty? Cite specific examples in your response.


Note:

Papers should be typed (double line-spacing), as well as spell-checked.. All assignments must use Harvard AGPS referencing.

An important note on sources

When preparing Assignment 1, students must consult and cite at least five (5) relevant books or book chapter, and cite four (4) relevant journal articles. If students wish to use Internet sources they must be restricted to one (1) appropriate Internet source. Information on determining the reliability of Internet Sources follows the marking criteria sheets. You must consult and cite relevant hard copy sources and these sources should be the primary sources from which you draw your information.

Essay Instructions: Why do states seek nuclear weapons? Can nuclear proliferation be prevented?

1500 words - for the subject international security studies

Essay Instructions: The first preference of the writer is randa44 and the second one for Heideger.

I handed in my dissertation proposal to my professor which has been turned down.

This is the actual content of the proposal.
:(He wanted argument to be around two sentences, methodology to be around a page length and significance of study for half a page)

ARGUMENT
An arms race is going on with North Korea trying to accumulate Weapons of Mass Destruction. Recently it announced of its possession. This project aims to find a solution to eliminate this instability and how the nations can come together to ensure peace in the region.

METHODOLOGY
In order to study the international relations of the Korean Peninsula, I am going to endeavor to find sources which related to the subject and would help me with my research. To investigate the standing of current political situation there, I will be using many of the secondary sources such as books and journals that are more reliable and recognised than ones on the Internet. As it is the topic dealing with the issue of nuclear weapons proliferation, which is updated on regular basis, it is essential that I also put a focus on news and magazines. One of my subjects this semester is called ?Contemporary Asian Security.? I will also add great importance on some of pertinent discussions during seminars that are related to the issue. Because the subject itself is mainly about East Asian security reading throughout the course should be helpful too.
Searching secondary sources, and primary ones if possible, regarding this topic will be mainly done at the library at the Nathan Campus and occasionally University of Queensland as well. Due to the comparative nature of the study, it is likely that many different views of neighbouring countries will be stated on top of the main topic. Thus it will be useful to read book on other countries? stance, not only on the North Koreans? per se.
When I first started this study, I thought contacting some of the political institutions in South Korea would give me good insight to explore domestic perspectives in those organizations, which would provide good platform to my research as to how this issue of nuclear proliferation would be heading to. But this all depends how active they respond to my requests and nothing for sure yet.
But more than anything else, as has been mentioned, a large section of this dissertation is a study of the security situation in East Asia, North and South Korea in particular. To achieve this, it is necessary to find sources regarding the situation, which will be done through qualified books at the library, scholarly journals and articles. Commentary in these should be good references to write the dissertation on one issue with many different views.

SIGNIFICANCE OF STUDY
The current destabilisation that is present in East Asia proves to be a threat for nations all across the globe. Each nation wishes to acquire nuclear weapons to secure their position and gain an advantage of being the dominant nation. With such instability, terrorist groups and rogue states come into existence and because they do not have good international relations with any, they are a potential threat to all humanity. With a study about the history of the conflict and the reasons that gave rise to this enmity, one can analyse and provide for a solution that would harmonise the current situation. Providing a solution is important after one recognizes a problem otherwise the condition worsens and goes beyond control.



After reading this this what the professor had to say about the proposal.

"I have read your proposal and you have a toipic but no argument. Perhaps you could read a book on research methodology to find out how to formulate a hypothesis.

Essentially you need to provide a linkage between two things
and idetify the main causal linkage. For instance, DPRK is developing nuclear weapons because ..... You final chapter may look at solutions but I do not want you to be speculative in your approach. Frame you thesis in
terms of why DPRK has developed N weapons or in terms of what the consequences have been for DPRK or the region.

Once you have formulated your hypothesis, the methodology should become clear, in terms of what sort of evidence you will need to provide in order to test the accuracy of your
hypothesis."

So I want the writer to get specific about its argument either reasons for DPRK's nuclear proliferation or DPRK consequences following the proliferation, or whatever the writer feels the most confident about writing, but to be both specific and methodical for the methodolgy and the signicance of the study as well.

And can you get the writer to contact me? because I need to hand some information.

Essay Instructions: I want tomar to complet this order


For this Task I would like you to answer these 10 questions with 50 words.


1.Should Australia seek a two-year-term seat at the UN Security Council?

(there are certainly some skeptics, see Andrew Robb's opinion piece at http://www.theage.com.au/news/opinion/a-seat-at-the-council-will-cost-us-dearly/2008/04/10/3772.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1

And Glenn Milne's article: http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25805431-7583,00.html)


2. As far as Australia is concerned, will the rise of the G20 eclipse the importance of the UN in global mulitaral diplomacy?

(See Rudd's remarks on the G20 here: http://www.pm.gov.au/print/node/5056)



3. Among the three pillars of Australian foreign policy (ie, US, UN, regional engagement) outlined by Kevin Rudd, which pillar(s), in your view, should be most fundamental?


4..Is contemporary US nuclear strategy driven more by:
a) The US being able to provide security for themselves against nuclear threats

or

b) Simply having the upper hand- having more nuclear weapons and therefore more power and global influence


5. I have been thinking about the idea of this new triad, where the US on the one hand have talked of a world without nuclear weapons, yet on the other hand still admit that nuclear weapons are necessary for a deterrence arm (ie: simply designed for deterring nuclear attack on the US - and hence repealing the broader WMD approach under Bush).

Do people think that it will be ever possible to have a world without nuclear weapons?

If YES, then how the hell is the US helping the situation by admitting they will still need these weapons for the short to mid term future!??


6. I stumbled on a quite interesting program by Gwynne Dyer called "Climate Wars" on his web page (http://www.gwynnedyer.com/), and I respect his work as a military historian and journalist. He talks about the impacts climate change and global warming will have on the way we source food, secure our nations and generally deal with the chaos that may ensue if we let things go out of hand. There is however an interesting point made, about nuclear weapons and their use. Right now they are an irrational tool, something that is inconceivable to be use by any state (including the rogue crazies like NK, due to sheer retaliatory capabilities). However this model assumes rationality on the part of the nuclear states. Do you guys think that should the world destabilise enough to require acts of aggression to secure food sources, that nuclear weapons would be a viable option to deter or even act as an offensive weapon?

7. Given the 'extreme destructiveness of nuclear explosives' is it ever justifyable for nations to use nuclear strategy in the international system?
Why?/Why not?
8. Is the bellicose and arbitrary nature of U.S. policy on nuclear proliferation consistent with the values and political goals of Australia? Why or why not? If not, how can Australia reconcile this with its close partnership with the U.S.?
9. 1.Terrorism
Jenkins, Brian M. „The New Age of Terrorism?, in The McGraw-Hill Homeland
Security Handbook, edited by David Kamien, McGraw-Hill, New York, 2006,
pp. 117-30.

Jenkins indicates in that terrorism has become increasingly violent, bloody and catastrophic. Does this necessitate a reexamination of old approaches to military confrontation and defense on the part of Australia or simply a greater intensification in the nature of its own armed actions? In other words, should Australia heighten the violence in the tactics which it employs? What are the likely outcomes of such a transition?

10. Regional Conflicts and Intervention
Snyder, Craig A. „Regional Security and Regional Conflict?, in Contemporary
Security and Strategy, 2nd edition, Craig A. Snyder (ed.) Palgrave
Macmillan, Basingstoke, 2008, pp. 227-42.

Snyder frames conflict resolution as an issue of regional management, suggesting that where Australia is concerned, the realities of an Asian-Pacific alignment carry some merit. How can this be reconciled with the age of globalization, where international agencies such as the UN and WTO dominate affairs in many individual nations?