a 4 page (double-spaced) briefing memo in which you will recommend to the leadership of your home country a specific course of action regarding the contemporary threat of terrorism in your country (The United States).
The format of this briefing should be a memo (addressed to your countrys President, Prime Minister, etc.) in which you provide the following:
1) Briefly explain the nature of the terrorism threat to your country (1-2 paragraphs)
2) Summarize your governments current approach to combating terrorism (1-1.5 pages)
3) Explain what additional measures, based on scholarly research, should be taken and why (1.5-2 pages), and
4) Conclude with a bullet point summary of specific recommendations that include actions that will produce measurable outcomes. In other words, there must be something specific that we can assess in order to determine whether your governments counterterrorism efforts are succeeding, or failing.
Total pages of discussion should 4 pages (double-spaced) plus a reference page.
Please note: Essays will not be reviewed or graded after the fourth page.
In preparing this briefing memo, you should consider some key question, such as:
– Are there lessons learned that should be learned from recent mistakes made by your government (or by another country fighting a terrorist threat)?
– Is there a key aspect of counterterrorism that you feel has been under-utilized in recent years? On the other hand, is there a key aspect of counterterrorism that you feel has been over-emphasized in recent years?
– What should your government not do when confronting a terrorist threat?
