write a 5-8 page paper analyzing a recent Op-Ed article from The New York Times (one that was written in 2017.) The Op-Ed you select needs to address an international political issue-area discussed in this class, for example, select an Op-Ed about:

1.) International security policy—such as U.S. policy toward Iran or North Korea, (or nuclear nonproliferation policy generally), security competition with Russia or China, U.S. security interests in the Middle East, etc.
2.) Role of the U.N.—in peace/war OR economics, population growth, environment
3.) Climate change/Global warming or other international environmental problem
4.) International trade—NAFTA, the TPP, globalization, development, financial crisis
5.) European Union politics
6.) Human rights