Assume the role of secretary of state, you have to answer the following questions in an event of chinese aggression against Taiwan:
How will US global reputation be shaped by the potential range of US responses? If the US refrains from acting forcefully, will this be perceived as an invitation for China to become the regional hegemon and a signal that the US is no longer a reliable ally to the democratic nations in the region? Can a forceful US response be seen as a reassertion of US leadership in the region? Should the US formally abandon strategic ambiguity?How will US global reputation be shaped by the potential range of US responses? If the US refrains from acting forcefully, will this be perceived as an invitation for China to become the regional hegemon and a signal that the US is no longer a reliable ally to the democratic nations in the region? Can a forceful US response be seen as a reassertion of US leadership in the region? Should the US formally abandon strategic ambiguity?How will US global reputation be shaped by the potential range of US responses? If the US refrains from acting forcefully, will this be perceived as an invitation for China to become the regional hegemon and a signal that the US is no longer a reliable ally to the democratic nations in the region? Can a forceful US response be seen as a reassertion of US leadership in the region? Should the US formally abandon strategic ambiguity?
Must do reserach as if it was 12 pages. Key is that this an executive summary of all that research. Citations must be in endnotes. Endnotes are not included in the 2 pages and can be as long as possible. Sources must be scholarly. Might be research from think tanks, government…I am attaching an example given to us.
