Significance of open communication
To complete this assignment you will need to review the video at this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tp2B9cJ6MH0 Once you have viewed the video, you need to respond to TWO out of the FOUR listed essay questions. Your essay responses should pull from the video, BUT INCLUDE OTHER SOURCES. As you work to complete the essays below please be sure you judiciously incorporate references in order to 1) to give credit to the originator of the idea, 2) back up and enhance the accuracy of your claims, 3) point out bodies of research that inform your essay, and 4) help readers pursue their own line of research.
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The combined essay responses should be in the 4-6 page range, double-spaced in length (including references — NO COVER SHEET IS NEEDED) and follow Chicago Style formatting. This includes 1-inch margins on all 4 sides, the use of times new roman 12-point font.
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Essay Prompts:
1. The video underscored the Significance of open communication and mutual respect to peace. When looking at Secretary Perry’s speech in totality, and based on your additional research, what were the key steps taken to build relations with Russia post-Cold-War, and what caused the decrease in relations since? Pick the leading indicators of decreasing US/Russian relations and discuss what indicators of a diminishing relationship intelligence should have noted.
2. Secretary Perry addresses many indicators that Russia remains a failing economy and highlights Russian actions to divert attention from these failures. Despite the failings, Russia continues to take aggressive actions that, in the words of Secretary Perry, may cause them to “blunder into a conflict” (which is apparent in Ukraine) What steps have we seen Russia take since this speech was given that support this assessment? Do we continue to see Russia struggle and create screens to hide such issues, and what should intelligence analysts be looking for as indicators?
3. In totality, things have changed significantly in Eastern Europe and the Indonesia-Pacific since Secretary Perry delivered this speech in 2016. Review his main points and concerns and identify if actions by these countries (Russia, China, North Korea, Iran…) since this speech have supported Secretary Perry’s assessments, or have they disproved his ideas? How so? Use other sources and literature to discuss this.
4. Select one country (other than Russia) discussed by Secretary Perry and either defend or refute his position on that country using other sources. What bias or preconceived ideas on that country may prevent analysts and policymakers from seeing these actions in light of what you have discussed?
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