Unlike the final essay, which is an academic exercise, the policy briefing will give you an opportunity to think in a different, more policy-oriented way about current situations and problems in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. I would like you to imagine you have been asked to advise the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) or Department for International Development (DFID) about one of the following: 1. The flow of refugees out of Syria. 2. Lack of progress in negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians. 3. The spread of violent Islamist propaganda in the Middle East. 4. Human rights in Saudi Arabia. 5. The continuing humanitarian catastrophe in Yemen. 6. Violence against women in Egypt. the deadline is 21st march 9am uk time