Assignment: Briefing Memo: Deforestation in the Amazon

WORLD HISTORY-B
2023-03-21T20:12:51Z

Due: May 24, 2023 by 11:59pm

Due: Wednesday May 24th to Canvas by 11:59pm

Decision: Should the U.S. work to reduce or reverse deforestation in the Amazon? If so, which foreign policy tools would be most effective?

Steps:

1. How should the US balance the “sovereignty” of Brazil with its “responsibility to protect” the environment?

Short term goal→ safety and economics.
Long term goals → climate change.

2. Review: What is sovereignty? When should sovereignty be violated because of our responsibility to protect?

3. Search your Google Docs for the assignment "What Tools Do Foreign Policymakers Have at Their Disposal?" or click HERE for the assignment page on Canvas. Remember, this is an assignment you did as a group on a Google Doc a while back. All 11 Foreign Policy tools are available as foreign policy tools to recommend in the simulation.

Answer: What foreign policy option (improve law enforcement, boost economic incentives, and expand international efforts) and associated foreign policy tool would best advance your group's goal in this simulation?

4. Write your briefing memo. The memo should be thorough and informative while also being concise. Because a memo is a formal document, you need to write in formal academic English (Like you might write an essay or a paragraph). Please share the document with all group members and Ms. M.

The memo has been divided for you as evenly as possible, and is color coded according to what person should do what. The "key" is at the top of the page. You can change this division if you want to, but the memo still needs to be divided evenly. If some people in a group do not do their fair share, then their grade will be penalized.

General Advisor memo for a 3 person group

General Advisor memo for a 4 person group

Everyone is submitting their own briefing memo. Please submit when YOUR part is finished.

Is your role NSC Director? Use this version- NSC Specific

Due: Wednesday May 24th to Canvas by 11:59pm

Decision: Should the U.S. work to reduce or reverse deforestation in the Amazon? If so, which foreign policy tools would be most effective?

Steps:

1. How should the US balance the “sovereignty” of Brazil with its “responsibility to protect” the environment?

Short term goal→ safety and economics.
Long term goals → climate change.

2. Review: What is sovereignty? When should sovereignty be violated because of our responsibility to protect?

3. Search your Google Docs for the assignment "What Tools Do Foreign Policymakers Have at Their Disposal?" or click HERE for the assignment page on Canvas. Remember, this is an assignment you did as a group on a Google Doc a while back. All 11 Foreign Policy tools are available as foreign policy tools to recommend in the simulation.

Answer: What foreign policy option (improve law enforcement, boost economic incentives, and expand international efforts) and associated foreign policy tool would best advance your group's goal in this simulation?

4. Write your briefing memo. The memo should be thorough and informative while also being concise. Because a memo is a formal document, you need to write in formal academic English (Like you might write an essay or a paragraph). Please share the document with all group members and Ms. M.

The memo has been divided for you as evenly as possible, and is color coded according to what person should do what. The "key" is at the top of the page. You can change this division if you want to, but the memo still needs to be divided evenly. If some people in a group do not do their fair share, then their grade will be penalized.

General Advisor memo for a 3 person group

General Advisor memo for a 4 person group

Everyone is submitting their own briefing memo. Please submit when YOUR part is finished.

Is your role NSC Director? Use this version- NSC Specific