FOREIGN POLICYFOREIGN POLICY

HOW THE U.S. DEALS WITH HOW THE U.S. DEALS WITH OTHER COUNTRIESOTHER COUNTRIES

U.S. Foreign PolicyU.S. Foreign Policy Foreign policy is the set of Foreign policy is the set of

goals that define a nations goals that define a nations relations with anotherrelations with another

Our goals are broadly statedOur goals are broadly stated F.P. affects how we trade with F.P. affects how we trade with

countries, taxes we pay, travel, countries, taxes we pay, travel, and the militaryand the military

HOW DO WE CREATE HOW DO WE CREATE FOREIGN POLICY?FOREIGN POLICY?

Most F.P. is known as Most F.P. is known as diplomacydiplomacy

This is when we negotiate This is when we negotiate settlementssettlements

U.S. Foreign Policy cont.U.S. Foreign Policy cont.

We also use We also use persuasion and persuasion and propagandapropaganda

Foreign aid (Marshall Foreign aid (Marshall Plan)Plan)

Trade, reducing or Trade, reducing or increasing importsincreasing imports

Armed forcesArmed forces

U.S. Foreign Policy HistoryU.S. Foreign Policy History

U.S. originally U.S. originally isolationist countryisolationist country

Monroe DoctrineMonroe Doctrine Roosevelt CorollaryRoosevelt Corollary Post W.W.II., Post W.W.II.,

containmentcontainment DetenteDetente

Foreign Policy Makers Foreign Policy Makers (Congress)(Congress)

States may not deal with States may not deal with foreign policyforeign policy

Congress and President must Congress and President must share foreign policy powersshare foreign policy powers

Congress can: declare war, Congress can: declare war, approve treaties, approve approve treaties, approve ambassadors, provide funds, ambassadors, provide funds, maintain an armed forcesmaintain an armed forces

Armed Forces department, Armed Forces department, International Relations International Relations committee, Foreign Relations committee, Foreign Relations committeecommittee

Foreign Policy MakersForeign Policy Makers(President)(President)

Commander-in-ChiefCommander-in-Chief Receives Receives

representativesrepresentatives Diplomatic recognitionDiplomatic recognition He works quicker He works quicker

than Congressthan Congress

Defense PolicyDefense Policy

Ensures national securityEnsures national security Army, Navy, Air Force, MarinesArmy, Navy, Air Force, Marines Department of DefenseDepartment of Defense Use military force only when diplomatic Use military force only when diplomatic

means have failedmeans have failed Joint Chiefs of StaffJoint Chiefs of Staff