Prompt: Pick a contemporary conflict where two (or more) European countries are involved. Summarize the article in one section. Then, write an analysis in a different section. What do you think about this problem? How can you use this week’s assigned readings to analyze this problem? Despite the culture of cooperation that is generated by the European Union, why is there such a tense conflict? What role did/does military security play (or played) in the persistence of this conflict? 

News analysis guidelines

• Pick news/events/problems that are current (a few months old to up to a year old). OR, if the international problem is years old, there must be a current development
• 2+ states involved or state and non-state actor(s) are involved.
• 100-150 words long. First, summarize (brief summary) and then move on to the analysis. Please see the rubric for more details.