Ch.18: Foreign Policy and Democracy Flashcards
refers to the programs and policies that determine America’s relations with other nations and foreign entities.
foreign policy
Foreign policy includes
diplomacy, military & security policy, international human rights policies and economic policy (trade&energy)
The nation’s foreign policy makers are
president, congress, bureaucracy
Three main goal of U.S foreign policy
security, prosperity and the creation of a better world
Groups other than nation-states that attempt to play a Rolle in the international system. Terrorist groups are an example
Non-state actors
Avoidance of involvement in the affairs of other nations, (Monroe and Washington)
isolationism
In the aftermath of WWII the US developed a new security policy known as __________. it is a policy designed to to curtail the political and military expansion of a hostile power.
containment
the effort to forestall war by giving in to the demands of a hostile power
appeasement
the period of struggle between the US and RUSSIA lasting from the late 1940s to about 1990.
Cold War.
Political entities consisting of a people with some common cultural experience who also share a common political authority, recognize by other sovereignties
nation states
What states are considered rogue states to the US
North Korea and Iran
policy of striking first when a nation fears that a foreign foe is contemplating hostile action
preventive war
The emphasis on diplomacy, sanctions and collective action seemed to characterized the president’s response to the three major foreign policy problems
russia annex, iran nuke, North Korea missiles
The most visible and important elements of US international economic policy is
trade policy
International organization promoting free trades that grew out oft the GATT
World Trade Organization
internation trade organization, in existence from 1947 to 1995 that set many of the rules governing International trade
General Agreement on tariffs and trade
trade treaty month the US CANADA MEXICO to lower and eliminate tariffs among the three counties
NAFTA
Most controversial areas of trade liberalization is
agriculture
The main forms of policy regarding international humanitarian policies are
international environmental policy, int. human rights policy, int. peacekeeping
an agreement setting limits on emissions of greenhouse gases from industrial countries
Kyoto protocol
President are given the power to
make treaties
appoint ambassadors
commander in chief of the army and navy
President claims that their ________ power to defend the nation serves as the basis for presidential primacy
inherent
foreign policy based on the idea that US should take preemptive action against threats to its national security
bush doctrine
the major foreign policy actors in the bureaucracy are
the secretaries of the department of state, defense and the treasury, joint chiefs of staff, director of CIA
Tha national security council is made up of
the president, vice president, secretary of defense, secretary of state, and appointed members
The _________ was the only important congressional foreign policy player because of its constitutional role in reviewing and approving treaties. confirm the president’s nominations of cabinet members ambassadors and other high ranking officials. regulation of commerce with foreign nations
senate
The _______ power is the primary entree of the senate into foreign policy making.
treaty
an agreement made between the president and another country that has the force of a treaty but does not require the Senate’s “advice & consent”
executive agreement
Other congressional players include which committees
foreign, military, and intelligence committees
The senate include which committees
foreign relations, armed services, and homeland security
the house include which committees
foreign affairs and home land security and armed services
Most interest groups are “ ______-_______” groups and are therefore most active when their particular issue is on the agenda
single issued
the representation of a government to other foreign governments. promote national values or interest by peaceful means
diplomacy
First effort to create a modern diplomatic service in the US was made through the ________ ____ __ _____. WWII and service act of 1946 to be implemented.
Rogers Act of 1924
an organization of nations founded in 1945 to be a channel for negotiations and a means of settling international disputes peacefully.
United Nations
5 permanent members
china france Russia the UK and US
an institution established in 1944 that provides loans and facilitates international monetary exchange. provide for short term flow of money.
International Monetary Fund
was set up to finance long term capital , enable the XXXX to make loans to capital hungry countries
word bank
An organization comprising of the US CANADA and most Western Europe to counter the perceived threat from the soviet union 1949
North Atlantic treaty organization
Treaties made between two nations
bilateral treaties
US is ________ of security while most of its allies are ________ of securities
producer and consumer
referring an international disagreement to a neutral third party for resolution, “soft power”
arbitration
