Political Issues: Foreign Policy

Summary

A country's foreign policy, also called the international relations policy, is a set of goals outlining how the country will interact with other countries economically, politically, socially and militarily, and to a lesser extent, how the country will interact with non-state actors. The aforementioned interaction is evaluated and monitored in attempts to maximize benefits of multilateral international cooperation. Foreign policies are designed to help protect a country's national interests, national security, ideological goals, and economic prosperity. This can occur as a result of peaceful cooperation with other nations, or through exploitation. Usually, creating foreign policy is the job of the head of government and the foreign minister (or equivalent). In some countries the legislature also has considerable oversight. As an exception, in France and Finland, the head of state is responsible for foreign policy, while the head of government mainly deals with internal policy. In the United States, the head of state (the President) also functions as the head of government.

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Important Foreign Policy Related Issues

Foreign Policy Issues - A research center dedicated to understanding the world by better comprehending global trends and contributing ideas to US foreign policy.
Foreign Policy Issues - FPRI is an independent, nonprofit organization devoted to advanced research and public education on international affairs, headed by Harvey Sicherman and ...
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External Links to Foreign Policy

Foreign Policy -Non-profit organization that seeks to educate the public about foreign policy. Sponsor of the Great Decisions program.
Foreign Policy - International network of policy analysts and advocates that seeks to make the US a more responsible global leader and global partner.

References

http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_policy