Foreign Policy Resources

POSSIBLE TOPICS
--Territorial Dispute over Islands in the South China Sea
--US removal of military troops in Northern Syria
--US role in Yemen Civil War
​--US role in Afghanistan

​HOW TO READ THE DIGITAL NEWS 
Look for reliability and relevance!

1. Inspect the URL
2. Notice the headline
3. Note the section you're in
4. Note the Byline and the recent date
5. Examine the photos & videos
6. Watch out for click bait!

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RESOURCES 

Magazines​

• Time
• U.S. News and World Report 
• ​National Review​

Newspapers 

• Chicago Tribune
• The Washington Post
• New York Times
• ​Financial Times

Culture Grams The World Edition
history, maps, people, flags, recipes

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e-Library 
Foreign Policy Articles 
(you can sort by "Most Recent" or search for your own articles)

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​SIRS Issues
Foreign Policy Articles
(you can sort by "Most Recent") 
​(or search for your own articles)
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HOW TO ANNOTATE A NEWS ARTICLE

Step #1 – Read the article and highlight key information.  This information should include all of the following:

• Facts- Remember the Reporter’s Questions
  • Who
  • What
  • Where
  • When
  • Why
  • How
• Quotes - could be from an eyewitness, an expert or an official source
• Testimonials – paraphrased information provided by a source
• Statistics

 
Step #2 – Read the article again and annotate the article.  Your annotations should answer the following questions:  This will give you the analysis that you will weave into your paper. 
 
How does this support my explanation and proposal about this foreign policy issue?

• What patterns or themes am I seeing?
• What can I connect this to in terms of the history we have learned? 
• What do I still not know or understand? 
• What key facts, ideas and opinions should I include in my memo?  

How to cite a newspaper article
MLA Format

​Author Last Name, First Name. "Article Title". Title of Journal/Newspaper. Volume number. Date. Pages used.