National security comparison between the United States and a…

In this final paper, you will summarize your chosen countrys national security characteristics and practices, and then compare those with the United States. You should draw on coursework and your own research findings to compare the national security of these two sovereign states. There are likely to be many differences between the U.S. and your chosen country (e.g., regime type and governing structures/practices; geography; DIME attributes), and you should critically evaluate which ones seem most compelling and explanatory of the differences in national security, if any, between the U.S. and your country. Obviously, the U.S. has many advantages relative to other countries in national power dimensions, like the size and importance of its economy and military, but you should focus your comparison where it seems most stark and reveals key differences that illuminate how national security varies across the world. For this assignment, you will complete a final writing assignment of approximately 6 pages (approximately 1,500 words, not including any cover or reference pages). In your paper, please address the following questions: Identify and then explain how your chosen country compares to the United States on the basic attributes/dimensions of national power (i.e., DIME + geography, culture, etc.). What are the key differences and similarities on these core dimensions of power? How well does your chosen country use its national power dimensions to achieve its national security priorities in comparison with the U.S.? For example, does your country get more out of its diplomatic or economic attributes than does the U.S., which, arguably, deploys more military resources than most states to pursue its objectives? To the degree that you are able to locate information, compare and contrast national security strategy, planning, and policy implementation in your chosen country with the U.S. What explains the differences, if any, in national security practice or decision-making? Might it be cultural, differing governance structures, geography, raw economic or military power, etc.? Finally, what national security feature of your chosen country do you wish you saw more of in the United States? Conversely, how might your chosen country learn from the US example? Compose a 1500-word (approx.) country selection paper. Your APA-formatted research country selection paper should include the following: A title page A well-developed introductory paragraph Answers to the questions above with appropriate in-line citations. Your answers should be grounded in scholarly course resources. A concise concluding paragraph References list An APA-formatted list of all sources consulted in the preparation of the strategic options paper.