Review recently published $($within the past five years$)$ peer$-$reviewed scholarly articles located in the AMU$/$APUS University's online library databases. Discuss a criminal justice, intelligence studies, international relations or security management topic requesting instructor approval of the topic you would like for your research proposal $($term project$)$ paper. In doing so$,$ please remember for this class you are selecting a topic NOT for writing a research paper about, but rather for writing a proposal to do actual hands$-$on research using scientific research methodology. In your discussion post discuss what you have identified in the current peer$-$reviewed literature located in the APUS Library databases on a topic you wish to research. Briefly discuss the literature and express what still needs to be researched or requires further research on the topic you would like to address in your research proposal.