2. Your research should cover two parts: 1) An overview of the country’s profile

2. Your research should cover two parts: 1) An overview of the country’s profile, including issues of people and society, environment, government, economy, etc. For example, you can include aspects of its population such as ethnic composition, religion, language, and its economy, such as main industry. You don’t have to include everything! You can select certain aspects that you believe are interesting or unique to the country. 2) A description of two main issues (your choice) the country is currently facing. These issues can vary from terrorism, financial crisis, human rights violations, election, etc. 3. The assignment should be at least 4 pages long (standard margin, 12 font size, Times New Roman, double-spaced), and should include a reference section that lists all work that has been cited or consulted while conducting research. The reference list page does not include in the minimum 4 pages criteria. 4. For the country profile section, the main source should be the CIA factbook: https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/ The writing needs to be your own, meaning that you cannot copy and paste directly from the source. You will have to paraphrase/rewrite in your own words to avoid plagiarism. For the current issue section, additional sources should be utilized but will have to be considered fact-based and analytical. Sources from various international think tank institutions, such as Council on Foreign Relations (https://www.cfr.org), The Heritage Foundation (https://www.heritage.org), Center for Strategic & International Studies (https://www.csis.org), Brookings Institution (https://www.brookings.edu/) are excellent sources of expert policy analyses and reports. In addition, you can read various reports and analysis from official IGO and NGO websites, such as the United Nations, Human Rights Watch, Greenpeace, etc. 5. Citation style: Citation should follow APA or MLA or Chicago style. You can easily find basic citation style guides on the web. Please be aware that without properly citing the source, and therefore not giving credit to the original author, your work will be considered plagiarized. A separate page of “work cited” or “reference list” should be included. 6. This assignment counts 50 points towards your final grade. Below are the grading rubrics: 1) The case study discusses all required aspects of the country (profile and issues): 30 points; missing one or more parts will result in point deduction(s). 2) The case study meets the required format (minimum pages, font size, etc.): 10 points; points may be deducted if one or more formatting requirements are not met. 3) All sources are academic and scholarly (using sources from examples listed above): 10 points; points may be deducted if one or more sources do not meet the criteria. 7. This assignment is due by Dec. 4, Monday , 9pm EST