US Foreign Policy

US Foreign Policy

defending and advancing national interests abroad

What is Foreign Policy?the general plan followed by a nation in defending and advancing national interests, especially its security against foreign threats.

Protagonist = President

Constitution basis presidents authority in foreign policy

allows the president to deal with other nations

Protagonist = President

Constitution basis presidents authority in foreign policy

allows the president to deal with other nations

Presidents Power on FPPresident is...1) commander in chief of armed services

2)power to make treaties

3)appoints US ambassadors and heads of executive departments

4)receives or refuses ambassadors of foreign countries

Carol Mosley Brawn

Congressional Power in FP

foreign is mentioned 5 times in Article 1 of the constitution (legislative branch)

1. create legislation2. declare war3. raise revenues and dispense funds4. support, maintain, govern and regulate army5. call our militias 6. regulate commerce with foreign nations7. define and punish offenses against the law of nations

**Congress has only declared war 5 times

Foreign Policy Agencies

Department of State Presidents Foreign policy department Lead by Secretary of State Clinton President decides breath of influence

Department of Defense Lead by secretary of defense Gates Then Joint Chiefs of the military National Security CouncilCIA - central intelligence agencyNSA - National Security AgencyHomeland Security??

20c History of US FP19th century isolationism do to expansion in own hemisphere...Monroe?

20th century WWI brings US into European affairs, “world safe for democracy” standards?

WWII SUPER power!! kick those Nazis!

COLD war?? Containment!! Arms Race

Nation building! Demo for all

Treaties with Non communist nations

NATO vs UN

Cold War leads to Nation building in 3rd world

Korea and VietnamCold war comes to a head

Nixon Doctrine: Only use US military to intervene where “it makes a real difference and is considered in our interest” Standard?

End of Cold War, on to HOT war

-Reagan and Gorbachev end cold war with INF treaty and tearing down of Berlin wall

-Hot War on Terrorism 1)Desert Storm to asure oil 2)civil wars in Somalia, Yugoslavia, and Iraq. 3)Sept 11, 2001 -US as last superpower = super policeman?-Bush Doctrine?? = preemptive actionStandard?

Foreign Policy 2 global policy

“we choose to deal with challenges now rather then leaving them for future generations (Bush 06).”

our foreign policy is very much global policy

it covers... social, environmental, economic and military interests

Should this be the UNs job?

What drives our Foreign Policy?

Is it our economic interests here and abroad? -protecting our oil and trade interests?

-does our consumption cause problems in foreign countries? -China and Africa? WTO! NAFTA!

-Human rights violations abroad Africa and China again!!

-do we use our money to make or stop this from happening? ... are we above this?

Environmental Issues

Matt Damon Rant in Good will hunting