\nDescription
\nThis?will?be?an?8?10?page?double?spaced?(in?Times?New?Roman?12?font)?essay?assignment.?However,?keep?in
\nmind?that?this?will?not?be?structured\/written?as?a?typical?”research?paper.”?You?should?rather?be?attempting?a
\nthreat?analysis?product.?As?such,?you?will?perform?a?lot?of?research?and?learn?a?lot?of?information?that?might?not
\nactually?make?it?into?your?product.?However,?the?knowledge?you?gain?will?provide?the?basis?for?your?analytical
\nopinion.?With?only?8?10?pages?double?spaced?and?many?different?topic?areas?(9?of?them!),?you?will?need?to?be
\nvery?clear?and?concise?in?your?writing.?Remember?to?always?put?the?”bottom?line?up?front”?(BLUF).?This?should
\nhappen?at?the?very?beginning?of?the?essay?as?you?provide?an?overall?threat?assessment?of?the?threat?and?then?also
\nwithin?the?sections?as?you?provide?a?BLUF?for?the?various?required?elements.?The?BLUF?should?explain?what?is
\nmost?important?to?know?about?each?element?of?the?threat.?The?BLUF?should?also?explain?why?it?is?important?to
\nknow?these?things.
\nRemember,?this?isn’t?a?history?paper.?Do?not?submit?lengthy?recitations?of?historical?events.?Including?some
\nhistory?is?OK?as?long?as?it?is?pertinent?and?clearly?supports?your?BLUF.?Include?only?the?facts,?evidence,?data,
\netc.?that?supports?your?main?point.?In?the?intelligence?world,?consumers?often?have?very?little?time?to?read?a
\nwritten?product?so?the?analyst?needs?to?clearly?get?his\/her?most?important?points?across?clearly?right?up?front.?The
\nconsumer?may?just?read?the?first?part?and?skim?the?rest?of?the?document.?
\nBelow?are?the?required?sections.?Please?include?the?section?headings?in?red?on?your?assignment.
\nOVERALL?THREAT?ASSESSMENT:?How?much?of?a?threat?does?this?non?state?actor?actually?pose?to?the
\nUnited?States,?taking?everything?into?consideration??
\nHISTORY:?This?is?the?section?where?you?can?discuss?the?history?of?the?group,?but,?again,?don’t?give?a?long
\nrecitation?of?historical?event.?Discuss?why?and?how?the?threat?came?to?be.?Why?did?it?become?a?threat??What?was
\nits?initial?motivation??What?environmental\/societal\/economic\/etc.?factors?contributed?to?its?formation??
\nMEMBERSHIP\/LEADERSHIP:?Who?makes?up?the?threat??Why?do?they?participate?in?threatening?the?US?
\nWhat?is?their?motivation??Who?are?the?leaders,?if?any??How?effective?are?they??
\nSTRUCTURE\/ORGANIZATION:?How?is?the?threat?structured??Is?there?an?organization??What?is?it?
\nCURRENT?GOAL\/MOTIVATION:?What?is?the?current?goal\/motivation?of?the?threat?entity??What?is?it?trying?to
\nachieve??Has?it?evolved?since?its?formation??
\nTACTICS\/CAPABILITIES:?What?tactics?does?the?threat?employ??How?capable?are?they??What?weapons\/tools
\ndo?they?use??
\nFUNDING\/CONNECTIONS:?Where?does?the?threat?get?funding??Supplies??Weapons??Does?the?threat?have
\nconnections?to?any?other?organizations,?nation?states,?etc.?
\nLOCATION\/SCOPE\/MAGNITUDE:?Where?does?the?threat?operate??How?broad?in?scope?is?the?threat??Are?they
\na?regional?threat?or?a?global?threat?to?the?US?and\/or?its?interests?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Description This?will?be?an?8?10?page?double?spaced?(in?Times?New?Roman?12?font)?essay?assignment.?However,?keep?in mind?that?this?will?not?be?structured\/written?as?a?typical?”research?paper.”?You?should?rather?be?attempting?a threat?analysis?product.?As?such,?you?will?perform?a?lot?of?research?and?learn?a?lot?of?information?that?might?not actually?make?it?into?your?product.?However,?the?knowledge?you?gain?will?provide?the?basis?for?your?analytical opinion.?With?only?8?10?pages?double?spaced?and?many?different?topic?areas?(9?of?them!),?you?will?need?to?be very?clear?and?concise?in?your?writing.?Remember?to?always?put?the?”bottom?line?up?front”?(BLUF).?This?should happen?at?the?very?beginning?of?the?essay?as?you?provide?an?overall?threat?assessment?of?the?threat?and?then?also within?the?sections?as?you?provide?a?BLUF?for?the?various?required?elements.?The?BLUF?should?explain?what?is most?important?to?know?about?each?element?of?the?threat.?The?BLUF?should?also?explain?why?it?is?important?to know?these?things. Remember,?this?isn’t?a?history?paper.?Do?not?submit?lengthy?recitations?of?historical?events.?Including?some history?is?OK?as?long?as?it?is?pertinent?and?clearly?supports?your?BLUF.?Include?only?the?facts,?evidence,?data, etc.?that?supports?your?main?point.?In?the?intelligence?world,?consumers?often?have?very?little?time?to?read?a written?product?so?the?analyst?needs?to?clearly?get?his\/her?most?important?points?across?clearly?right?up?front.?The consumer?may?just?read?the?first?part?and?skim?the?rest?of?the?document.? Below?are?the?required?sections.?Please?include?the?section?headings?in?red?on?your?assignment. OVERALL?THREAT?ASSESSMENT:?How?much?of?a?threat?does?this?non?state?actor?actually?pose?to?the United?States,?taking?everything?into?consideration?? HISTORY:?This?is?the?section?where?you?can?discuss?the?history?of?the?group,?but,?again,?don’t?give?a?long recitation?of?historical?event.?Discuss?why?and?how?the?threat?came?to?be.?Why?did?it?become?a?threat??What?was its?initial?motivation??What?environmental\/societal\/economic\/etc.?factors?contributed?to?its?formation?? MEMBERSHIP\/LEADERSHIP:?Who?makes?up?the?threat??Why?do?they?participate?in?threatening?the?US? What?is?their?motivation??Who?are?the?leaders,?if?any??How?effective?are?they?? STRUCTURE\/ORGANIZATION:?How?is?the?threat?structured??Is?there?an?organization??What?is?it? CURRENT?GOAL\/MOTIVATION:?What?is?the?current?goal\/motivation?of?the?threat?entity??What?is?it?trying?to achieve??Has?it?evolved?since?its?formation?? TACTICS\/CAPABILITIES:?What?tactics?does?the?threat?employ??How?capable?are?they??What?weapons\/tools do?they?use?? FUNDING\/CONNECTIONS:?Where?does?the?threat?get?funding??Supplies??Weapons??Does?the?threat?have connections?to?any?other?organizations,?nation?states,?etc.? LOCATION\/SCOPE\/MAGNITUDE:?Where?does?the?threat?operate??How?broad?in?scope?is?the?threat??Are?they a?regional?threat?or?a?global?threat?to?the?US?and\/or?its?interests?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1236","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1236","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1236"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1236\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1236"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1236"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1236"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}