- U.S. Foreign Policy
- Definition: The strategies and actions a country takes in its relations with other nations.
- Main Goals:
1) National security
2) Economic prosperity
3) Promotion of democracy and human rights
- Key Players:
1) President
2) Department of State
3) Congress
4) Department of Defense
- Foreign Aid
- Definition: Assistance given by one country to another, often in the form of money, goods, or services.
- Main Goals:
1) Promote economic development
2) Strengthen diplomatic ties
3) Support humanitarian needs
- Forms:
1) Economic aid
2) Military aid
3) Humanitarian aid
- Military
- Definition: The armed forces of a nation, responsible for defense and national security.
- Main Goals:
1) Deter aggression
2) Defend national interests
3) Respond to crises
- Active Groups:
1) Army
2) Navy
3) Air Force
4) Marine Corps
- Treaties
- Definition: Formal agreements between two or more nations, legally binding under international law.
- Who is involved?: Sovereign states or international organizations.
- Example: Treaty of Versailles (1919), North Atlantic Treaty (1949)
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