You are to write about one of the questions from the pdf document provided. Question number 5 is preferred however you can write any one of the questions supplied. The completion of the 3000 word research essay requires you to write a sustained 3000 word critical research essay on a key scholarly debate relating to countering terrorism and/or countering violent extremism. The essay will demonstrate you have critically engaged with contemporary literature on counter terrorism and countering violent extremism, that you have critically evaluated a range of perspectives, and synthesised them into a coherent and appropriately evidenced argument. The essay will demonstrate wide reading, critical analysis and objectivity, as well as the ability to construct and evidence a logical and coherent argument.