Need help for my Honor sociology class final assignment

This is a case study this is worth a lot of my grade.  Please see attachment.  Posted below are notes from the prof.

**** you can choose to be any one of the five principals on the National Security Council, which means that your three recommendations will then take the form of having come directly from that person to the president.

I am really struggling with this assignment.  The prof is a tough grader and this assignment will run through safe assign.