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{ Foreign Policy Rocks! Josiah Altieri

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  1. 1. { Foreign Policy Rocks! Josiah Altieri
  2. 2. Foreign policy is the way that the U.S., and other countries, conduct their business and relations with each other.
  3. 3. The President can make foreign policy either through independent action, in which he goes and makes the policy without congress, or proposals for legislation, where he comes up with a plan and presents it to congress.
  4. 4. {Congress can make foreign policy through legislative pressure, and congressional oversight, in which they oversee and directly influence the conducting of foreign policy. Congressional Foreign Policy
  5. 5. The Monroe Doctrine was articulated by president James Monroe, and essentially stated that the European powers need to stay out of the western hemisphere and our affairs, in order to keep the idea of democracy, and our way of life, safe. It was important because the eastern ways of government, the monarchy for example, were so different from our own form of government that we didnt want them interfering and spreading their government into the western hemisphere.
  6. 6. { NATO is a peacekeeping international organization stands to promote democratic values and in the long run prevent foreign conflict. NATO monitors the Mediterranean, and also operates in Afghanistan to try to promote peace and prosperity. NATO
  7. 7. The United Nations interacts in foreign policy in many ways, such as serving as a peacekeeping organization and providing relief for war-torn countries. One of their missions right now is providing relief for Palestinian refugees.
  8. 8. { The World Hunger Organizations missions include, educating the general public about the extent of hunger and malnutrition and promoting individual and collective commitments to sustainable hunger solutions. The WHO reports on crises such as the African hunger crisis, and the hunger problem in America as well. World Hunger Organization
  9. 9. Foreign policy affects all of us, even the average Joe. Relations with other countries can affect the goods that Americans can purchase and the availability of other necessities such as gasoline. What our country does affects all of our daily lives in more ways than one.
  10. 10. { What is NATO? What is Nato? N.p., n.d. Web. 09 July 2015. Monroe Doctrine (1823). Our Documents -. N.p., n.d. Web. 09 July 2015. "World Hunger Notes Homepage." World Hunger Notes Homepage. N.p., n.d. Web. 09 July 2015. "Middle East | United Nations." UN News Center. UN, n.d. Web. 09 July 2015. "WHO | World Health Organization." WHO | World Health Organization. N.p., n.d. Web. 09 July 2015. References