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Foreign Policy
A nations plan for dealing with other countries
5 Goals of Foreign Policy
- Provide aid to people in need
- National Security (#1)
- Establish free trade and open trade
- Promoting world peace
- Supporting Democracy
Isolationism
Remaining apart from affairs or interests of other groups or countries, especially political affairs. Focus on Domestic orders
Idealism
Defense of human rights, ANYWHERE!
Diplomatic Tools
- Embassies: More than 160
- Defense Alliances: The idea of collective security
Economic Tools
- Economic Sanctions: A non-military option
- Financial aid
Military Tools
- The vast majority of the U.S. military interventions have not been declarations of war
- Not an easy decision
Just War Theory
A state may go to war under certain specific circumstances and must limit its conduct according to certain standards
State Department
- 20,000 work overseas
- Leading department of foreign policy
Defense Department
- 1.4 million on active duty
- oversees all branches of military
CIA
Collect and analyze info, convert operations
Role of President
- Foreign policy leader
- Public face, chief architect of foreign policy
- Military leader commander in chief
- Has the power to commit troops without a formal declaration of war
Roles of Congress
- The power to declare war
- Appropriate or deny funds
- Ratify treaties
- Confirm presidential appointments
The UN
- Established in 1944
- Succeeded the League of Nations
- 192 member nations
General Assembly
- Meeting of member nations
- Each member gets 1 vote
- Advisory body only, connot force any nation to obey
Security Council
- 15 members
- Maintain international peace and security
- Can impose economic sanctions, engage in peacekeeping and take military action
- China, France, The Russian Federation, U.K. and U.S. are permanent members
WTO
World Trade Organization, designed to insure free trade
IMF
- International Military Fund
- 1944, provide loans to less developed countries
World Bank
Long-term loans to developing countries
History of U.S. Foreign Policy
-1823: Monroe Doctrine
-1898: Spanish-American war, a shirt towards isolationism
-1917: U.S. enters WWI
-1941: U.S. enters WWII
-1945: Cold War (Containment, the Korean War, Cuban Missile Crisis, Vietnam
-1980s: Détente - the relaxing of tensions
Collapse of USSR
Preemptive Strike
The use of force before a potential attack occurs
Deterrence
Trying to prevent something from happening