Thesis:

How do (I) the essayist, frame the primary question I plan to address in my paper?

What is my primary motivation for my inquiry?

Philosophical Considerations: Power, ethics, intention, corruption

What is the "macro" or big question here--and why does it interest you. Moreover why should it interest the reader?

Economic Considerations: GDP, trade

What aspects of the (local) national economy are affected by the aforementioned problem? What are the prevailing impacts, benefits and shortcomings of this problem to the GDP of the country you are analysing, the region and the globe?

Sovereign Interests (Power): sanctions, power + relationships

How is the entity or region you are analysing exercising power? Hegemonically, unilaterally, by cooperating with its neighbors. What is the purpose of this power--what do you think is motivating them? How do their actions reflect on their allies and enemies?

Structural Considerations (Infrastructure, microeconomics)

Where does policy meet the marketplace? What types of structural considerations are most important or being overlooked? Which are "mission critical", without which, the state might fail or policy might not work? How does the issue you are analysing affect provisioning the most basic aspects of structural intergrity to the population at risk, or under consideration? What about more advanced aspects of infrastructure like energy, telecom, tech and military preparedness?

Regional Aspects

How does the issue at hand pivot at the regional level. What alliances are created? Are there sectarian, or seperatist groups forming--if so, what are their motivations and goals?

Individual Analysis

Lastly, what is your personal opinion--how would you as a geostrategist or leaders solve the issue at hand? How do you as a citizen of your home country and resident student of the US feel about this issue? Think in the shoes of a swiss person.

Simply follow along and answer each question in each section, formatted in Arial, 12pt, 1.5 space with each header before each section and a minimum of 1500 words.