Essay – In your essay develop an argument in your introduction, which your essay should support. Your introduction will establish for the examiner what pathway you will take, and your essay will be judged on this basis. When you choose your topic, consider the resources available. For this assignment you will need at least eight to ten sources. Online sources should be used with caution, unless you are using electronic versions of journals or books, such as those available via Google scholar. Reference your work correctly. Please use the Harvard AGPS system of referencing, and make sure you use page numbers for both direct and indirect quotes.
For some contemporary topics you might use information gained from recently published sources in major newspapers (such as The Australian or Sydney Morning Herald) and journals.
At the conclusion of your assignment bibliography, you must also include an annotated bibliography (See below).
Annotated Bibliography – for each of your 8-10 sources, you will need to write a 2 to 4 sentence summary of each source. This annotated bibliography must be included as the final component of your assignment, immediately following your standard bibliography. This is not included in the assignment word count.
Topics Choose one of the following topics:

1. At a time when China and Russia are rejecting the prevailing rules-based global order and when United States policy is tarnished by tweets and indecision, are traditionalism, seclusion and internationalism (Wesley and Warren 2000) appropriate currents of thought in Australian foreign policy?
2. Are traditionalism, seclusion and internationalism (Wesley and Warren 2000) appropriate currents of thought in Australian foreign policy in this decade of domestic instability, minority governments, plus excessive influence by minor parties and independents?