Prompt: Write a 1000-word essay discussing your definition of the U.S. national interest and your ranking of the top three threats facing the United States within the next five years. Also discuss at least one threat that is commonly identified as a challenge to U.S. interests that you think is overblown and why. Successful essays will thoughtfully engage the arguments in the readings assigned on November 6 and 13. Essays should be typed, double-spaced, and in 12-point Times NewRoman font. Use full-citation endnotes following Chicago Manual of Style formatting. readings: https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/blackboard.learn.xythos.prod/571910f3bd595/2619916?response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%27Morgenthau_Another_Great.pdf&response-content-type=application%2Fpdf&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Date=20191110T221904Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=21600&X-Amz-Credential=AKIAIL7WQYDOOHAZJGWQ%2F20191110%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Signature=bbac241e451c68c012b1090f0c9166bda73f7c6839d362a03fbb855c5ae90ef8 from page 971-988 https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/blackboard.learn.xythos.prod/571910f3bd595/128042?response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%27Art-Grand_Strategy.pdf&response-content-type=application%2Fpdf&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Date=20191110T222335Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=21600&X-Amz-Credential=AKIAIL7WQYDOOHAZJGWQ%2F20191110%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Signature=c758c31b8e160f6b615f82620127027bc62ba614b970c91b5313676ab86b2acf from page 45-81 https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/blackboard.learn.xythos.prod/571910f3bd595/128004?response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%27Jervis.Realism%252C%2520Neoliberalism%252C%2520Coop%252899%2529.pdf&response-content-type=application%2Fpdf&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Date=20191110T222456Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=21600&X-Amz-Credential=AKIAIL7WQYDOOHAZJGWQ%2F20191110%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Signature=0f82ab7713d7c7eaab945105487953096a82e826add6dcc73bff98cbf560b8bb from 42-63 https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/blackboard.learn.xythos.prod/571910f3bd595/128018?response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%27Posen.Visions%2520US%2520Grand%2520Strategy%252896%252097%2529.pdf&response-content-type=application%2Fpdf&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Date=20191110T222605Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=21600&X-Amz-Credential=AKIAIL7WQYDOOHAZJGWQ%2F20191110%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Signature=f3594cc66c0b8755aaaf29b3210558c1d6dc3d21bbd1a1b06f51dd4943d5d6cb
