The paper should include the following elements:
Title page
Introduction (2-3 pages): Summarize the historical context of ethio-russian relation recen. It might be helpful to discuss symbolic or crucial events, existing signed agreements, on-going cooperation projects etc. You may choose to go only as far back as several years or much further if necessary.
Goals and Strategies (5-6)
In this part of the paper, identify 3-5 major goals that Ethiopia should strive for in relations with Russia. This is going to be nuclear energy, trade , cybersecurity diplomacy (UN- Veto) you can also include goals for economic relations and trade, military and security sector, regional projects/organizations, research and science, nuclear non-proliferation, space exploration, border issues, environmental concerns etc – whichever is relevant and significant in your case. Summarize and explain the importance of each goal in a brief paragraph.
For every goal, identify 3-4 specific strategies that should be used to reach the goal. Here you may incorporate specific examples of ‘what works’ and ‘what does not work’ (and maybe what ‘has not been tried yet’) in the current bilateral relations with Russia. Convince your reader that the selected strategies would be most effective based on the evidence presented, including Russia’s current approaches and foreign policy behavior.
Conclusions (1/2 page or less): provide a summarizing statement that underscores what your paper was able to achieve.
Bibliography: structured in alphabetical order.
