‘Op-ed’

Select a specific and timely ‘International Political Economy” issue for this short essay of 1,000 words (excluding references). This short essay should be written in the style of opinion editorials found in the quality media (for example, The Conversation, East Asia Forum, New Mandala, AFR, Financial Times). While meant to be engaging and entertaining, the submission should also be informative and well-researched, and provide a clearly stated position. All op-eds must include referencing. To avoid disrupting the flow of ideas in this conversational style of writing, use footnotes rather than in-text referencing. ‘Op-eds’ will be graded anonymously, so please do not include any identifying information on your essay.