U.S. Foreign Policy Goals and the Actions Taken to Meet Them

What Actions, Carrots and Sticks What Actions, Carrots and Sticks does the U.S. use to achieve its does the U.S. use to achieve its

foreign policy goals?foreign policy goals?

1. Map indicating states and territories and their diplomatic relations with the U.S.

* Blue represents the United States.     * Green represents nations with which the US has diplomatic relations.     

* Red represents nations with which the US does not have diplomatic relations.      * Yellow represents nations that are disputed areas.

Who Makes Foreign Policy? Citizens GroupsCitizens Groups CongressCongress Council on Foreign RelationsCouncil on Foreign Relations Defense DepartmentDefense Department Executive BranchExecutive Branch Institutes and Think TanksInstitutes and Think Tanks

Brookings Institute, Center for American Progress, etcBrookings Institute, Center for American Progress, etc NATONATO State DepartmentState Department United NationsUnited Nations United Nations Security CouncilUnited Nations Security Council

US FOREIGN POLICY GOALS CAN BE PLACED IN THE

FOLLOWING CATEGORIES

National SecurityNational SecurityEconomic Economic Ideological Ideological

HumanitarianHumanitarian

Political Actions Used to Meet US Foreign Policy Goals

Political Actions taken to meet Political Actions taken to meet foreign policy foreign policy GoalsGoals: : Created the Department of Homeland Defense.Created the Department of Homeland Defense. Train Train

military to combat terrorism. military to combat terrorism. Warn foreign nations Warn foreign nations who harbor terrorists that they risk who harbor terrorists that they risk

invasion unless they stop supporting terrorism.invasion unless they stop supporting terrorism. Call for negotiations Call for negotiations between two warring countries that between two warring countries that

risk destabilizing an entire region like the Middle Eastrisk destabilizing an entire region like the Middle East

Economic Actions taken to meet Foreign Policy Goals:

Freeze the bank accounts Freeze the bank accounts of terrorist of terrorist organizations and the those organizations that organizations and the those organizations that help fund terrorism.help fund terrorism.

Mount an embargo or trade sanctions/barriers Mount an embargo or trade sanctions/barriers on a country labeled “terrorist friendly. EX. on a country labeled “terrorist friendly. EX. Iran, North Korea, IraqIran, North Korea, Iraq

Place nations on Most Favored Nation status Place nations on Most Favored Nation status in order to better trade relations with in order to better trade relations with countries that share U.S. values or might one countries that share U.S. values or might one day i.e. China day i.e. China

Ideological ways to meet US foreign policy goals: Support those groups or nations with Support those groups or nations with

similar values similar values willing to combat the nations willing to combat the nations labeled terrorist or enemy by declaring that labeled terrorist or enemy by declaring that they are friendly nations and/ or providing they are friendly nations and/ or providing economic support.economic support.

Recognize and support organizations that Recognize and support organizations that support democracy in foreign nationssupport democracy in foreign nations..

Declare the legitimacy or illegitimacy of a Declare the legitimacy or illegitimacy of a foreign country’s democracyforeign country’s democracy..

Military Actions Taken to meet the US foreign policy Goals The US builds military bases to protect friendly The US builds military bases to protect friendly

nations near enemy nationsnations near enemy nations The The US blockades US blockades the ships of an enemy nationthe ships of an enemy nation The US enforces The US enforces a no-fly zone a no-fly zone denying the ability denying the ability

for another country to launch aircrafts.for another country to launch aircrafts. The The US overthrows the government US overthrows the government of a hostile of a hostile

nation.nation.

Diplomatic Ways the US Meets its foreign policy Goals

TreatiesTreaties signed to reduce weapons of mass destruction or signed to reduce weapons of mass destruction or chemical weapons such as the START (Strategic Arms chemical weapons such as the START (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) signed between Russia and the U.S.Reduction Treaty) signed between Russia and the U.S.

License/forbid the selling or possession of arms to specific License/forbid the selling or possession of arms to specific countries.countries. For example, the US and UN placed sanctions For example, the US and UN placed sanctions on Iraq between 1992 and 2002.on Iraq between 1992 and 2002.

U.S. and United Nations call upon International Atomic U.S. and United Nations call upon International Atomic Energy Agency of the UN Energy Agency of the UN to inspect to inspect countries unwilling to countries unwilling to follow previously signed treaties.follow previously signed treaties.

THE US participates THE US participates in NATO (North Atlantic Treaty in NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)Organization) to meet its and its allies national security to meet its and its allies national security goals.goals.

Ways the US Meets its Foreign Policy Goals

Diplomatic Actions:Diplomatic Actions: Use of Peace Corps or foreign aid (US AID) Use of Peace Corps or foreign aid (US AID) to prove to prove

Americans are ‘nice’ and make it clear to nation that it will Americans are ‘nice’ and make it clear to nation that it will lose aid if it does not abide.lose aid if it does not abide.

Break diplomatic ties Break diplomatic ties by closing an embassy in a nation by closing an embassy in a nation that no longer supports democracy and free trade such as that no longer supports democracy and free trade such as Iran.Iran.

Warn US citizens not to visit Warn US citizens not to visit a nation that does not support a nation that does not support human rights laws.human rights laws.

Promotes fair electionsPromotes fair elections.. Embarrass nation by publicly scolding their actions Embarrass nation by publicly scolding their actions or or

using media to broadcast directly to the country’s people using media to broadcast directly to the country’s people about what is taking place.about what is taking place.

Start Treaty (A treaty to end nuclear proliferation between the USSR and the US)-

How does this benefit the common good?

10. Member Nations of NATO