There are four steps to completing this project: Step 1: Select a critical issue in the US foreign policy relationship with another country. Try to pick a country of personal interest, which should help motivate your research efforts. Then, identify strategies that could be used to improve those efforts. Select a topic from the recommended list. If you choose your own topic it will need to be pre-approved BEFORE you submit a proposal. You may ask about your topic via email BEFORE the proposal is due. Below is a list of SUGGESTED topics. This is by no means an exhaustive list, you may select any other topic of your interest that adheres to the assignment guidelines.