Assignment Instructions a The national security policy recommendation will build on the background assessment from Writing Assignment 1 (but not recopy or repeat it)

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Assignment Instructions

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The national security policy recommendation will build on the background assessment from Writing Assignment 1 (but not recopy or repeat it). 

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Write a policy recommendation for a relevant national security issue using the  DIMEFIL framework  for a specific national security issue you selected from among a list of options provided in Assignment 1 and based upon the same main national security policy background you prepared for the same issue. 

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The intent is that your policy recommendation contains specific counters to the capabilities you identified in your first writing assignment using the PMESII framework.

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Your policy recommendation must include the following:

· Identification and definition of the important issues  related to the specific national security issue you selected using the DIMEFIL framework

· A  brief  review of the opposing capabilities you identified using the PMESII framework

· At least two distinct policy options that are conceptualizations of creative alternative solutions to use US national DIMEFIL capabilities to offset/counter enemy PMESII capabilities

· Assessments of the advantages and disadvantages of each policy option using the DIMEFIL and PMESII frameworks to compare how well each uses US national DIMEFIL capabilities offset/counter enemy PMESII capabilities

· Anticipation of reactions and objections from the US national perspective  to each policy option

· Your specific policy recommendation from among the options presented and assessed based upon the DIMEFIL-PMESII comparison and anticipated reactions and objections (NOT a hybrid option from among the options presented).

· Refer to the  PMESII & DIMEFIL Primer  to ensure you address all relevant aspects of the DIMEFIL framework.

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Technical Guidance

· Your background assessment should be at least 12 pages of text (not including the Title Page or the Bibliography).

· This means a roughly one-page assessment of each DIMEFIL element (~ 7 pages),

· two-page descriptions of policy options and DIMEFIL-PMESII comparisons (~4-6 pages),

· plus an introduction and a policy recommendation (~ 2 pages).

· Type in Times New Roman, 12 point and double space.

· Use the Turabian Style as the citation and reference style for this assignment. 

· Supported by at least four credible scholarly sources  (i.e., books, peer reviewed journals, articles, archived documents, etc., and NOT Wikipedia or encyclopedic type sources).

The assignment will be graded using the rubric below.

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Grading Rubric

Introduction  5 pts

· Describes topic briefly --  2 pts

· Identifies and explains the important issues related to the specific national security issue --  3 pts

PMESII Assessment Review   5 pts

· Brief review of the opposing capabilities you identified using the PMESII framework – 5 pts

DIMEFIL Assessment  50 pts

· Diplomatic  assessment – 8 pts

· Information  assessment - 7 pts

· Military  assessment – 7 pts

· Economic  assessment - 8 pts

· Finance  assessment - 7 pts

· Intelligence  assessment - 7 pts

· Legal/Law Enforcement  assessment – 6 pts

Policy options and recommendation  Presented your specific policy options and policy recommendation based upon the DIMEFIL assessment presented - 40 pts

· Policy options  (at least two) and DIMEFIL-PMESII comparisons - 30 pts

· Policy recommendation  (recommended one of the policy options presented and not a hybrid) – 10 pts

Mechanics  

· Length – at least 12 pages 

· Sources – used a sufficient number of credible, scholarly sources (at least four)