The student will write a scholarly research paper that
analyzes a national security surprise failure and determines the cause of that
failure as either faulty intelligence or some other reason, such as poor
decision-making. The grading Rubric for
this assignment provides standards for the student to follow. Specific requirements include:
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Topic: Choose a national security case involving
strategic surprise from modern history (since WWII) and determine the causes of
the surprise and if the causes can be considered a failure of intelligence. Do
not choose Pearl Harbor, Battle of Midway, East Africa Bombing, or 9/11, since
these are studied and analyzed in the course.
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Components: the paper will consist of a Title Page, Abstract,
Introduction (containing the Thesis Statement), Literature Review and Data,
Analysis, Findings, and References sections.
o
The
Thesis Statement will declare the cause for the strategic surprise. You will determine this after your research.
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The
Literature Review and data section will include a factual summary of the
strategic case. Facts only, no analysis.
o
The
Analysis section will evaluate the cause for the strategic surprise using a set
of criteria of your choosing from the course materials (such as Dahl, Chapter
4)
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Length: The Body of the paper must be at least 10
pages. This minimum requirement does not
include the Title Page, Abstract, and References section. It should be written using New Times Roman
font, 12-pt, with 1-inch margins.
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Format:
Current APA
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Citations: at least six scholarly sources, of which at
least three, should be from peer-reviewed scholarly journals. The student should attempt to use the most
current sources available, preferably within the last five years. Of course, since this paper studies an
historical case, sources older than five years are acceptable.
Note: Your assignment will be checked for originality via
the SafeAssign plagiarism tool.
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