The global financial crisis demonstrates that capitalism is inherently unstable and crisis prone

The 1000 word assignment Students should respond to ONE of the following statements: (1) Has Washington's recent “rebalancing to Asia” increased friction and instability in the region? (2) Western intervention in countries such as Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya and Mali suggests it is counter-productive and rarely achieves it objectives. (3) The global financial crisis demonstrates that capitalism is inherently unstable and crisis-prone. (4) Governments will never sacrifice their national economic interests for the environmental concerns of the global community. (5) The rise of China and India as global powers suggests the era when Western states dominated geo-politics is rapidly passing. (6) “We're in the middle of a revolution caused by the near collapse of freemarket capitalism combined with an upswing in technical innovation, a surge in desire for individual freedom and a change in human consciousness about what freedom means” (Paul Mason). Guidelines: This assignment is a 1000 word opinion article, based on the kind of opinion articles that appear daily in broadsheet newspapers. Have a look at some examples from The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald or The Australian to see how they are structured and written. You are trying to persuade the reader to your point of view using evidence, analysis, argument and conviction. You are arguing your case. There is no “correct” position to be taken. The challenge is to respond to the statement coherently, concisely and persuasively in 1000 words. In this assignment only, there is no need for footnotes, citations, references or a bibliography unless you are quoting someone else directly in your article, in which case you must acknowledge the author and provide references (either Oxford or Harvard style is acceptable). will be looking for when marking this assignment An awareness of both sides of the argument The ability to construct a well informed opinion in a lucid, coherent and brief article The ability to argue persuasively using well chosen evidence and examples please make sure it is written high standard as this my final university units and this assgnment counts half of my mark. Thank you very nuch