hey-i need to do an oral report 5-10 minutes long on a political event occurring in a country other than the U.S. I can talk about U.S. foreign policy but can’t discuss U.S. domestic policy. It is for my International Relations class. I have to describe the event, give two different opinions about the event (at least 2 scholarly opinions) then give my opinion and prediction for the future.
Any ideas? After the presentation the class asks questions and sometimes it turns into a big political debate-so i have to know my stuff-ya know? Everyone in the class is political sci majors or something like that so they are all into it and i don’t want to look stupid.
What should i do? It has to be a recent, recent event. Someone just did Chechnya (he had no idea what he was talking about) then someone else did Liberia.
This doesn’t really belong in GQ. Nonetheless, there is a factual, undisputable answer.
Since it has to be a recent political event, the only possible choice is the recent tiff between Italy and Germany. You know the one. Members of the European parliment heckled Berlusconi. Berlusconi said one of them (Shulz) ought to play a concentration camp guard. Stefani, the Italian tourism minister, backed up B, and said, in writing, that Schulz grew up engaging in belching contests after drinking massive amounts in beer and eating fried potatoes. He then went on to insult German tourists in general who spend about 8 Billion Euros annually in Italy. That one. The class will be rolling in the aisles! It’s a lot funnier than Chechya or Liberia, anyway.
