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Define foreign policy and its aims??

Answer 1

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A country's foreign policy, also called foreign relations or foreign affairs policy, consists of self-interest strategies chosen by the state to safeguard its national interests and to achieve goals within its international relations milieu. The approaches are strategically employed to interact with other countries. The study of such strategies is called foreign policy analysis. In recent times, due to the deepening level of globalization and transnational activities, the states will also have to interact with non-state actors. The aforementioned interaction is evaluated and monitored in attempts to maximize benefits of multilateral international cooperation. Since the national interests are paramount, foreign policies are designed by the government through high-level decision making processes. National interests accomplishment can occur as a result of peaceful cooperation with other nations, or through exploitation. Usually, creating foreign policy is the job of the head of government and the foreign minister. In some countries the legislature also has considerable effects. Foreign policies of countries have varying rates of change and scopes of intent, which can be affected by factors that change the perceived national interests or even affect the stability of the country itself. The foreign policy of a country can have profound and lasting impact on many other countries and on the course of international relations as a whole, such as the Monroe Doctrine conflicting with the mercantilism policies of 19th-century European countries and the goals of independence of newly formed Central American and South American countries.


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Answer 2

Foreign policy is sum total of foreign action for achieving objectives, foreign commitments and the correct form of its interest.

"Foreign policy is sovereign relations among sovereign states of the world".
"Foreign policy is the behaviour of one state towards other". Following are the important objectives of foreign policy
Following are the aims and objectives Foreign Policy in International Relations.

National Interests
"The General and continuing ends for that a nation acts is called National Interests".

National interest is one of the most important objectives of foreign policy. The Primary Interest of every state is self-presentation, Security and wellbeing of its citizens. National Interests is the permanent Interests of each state and every state want to protect it by using the following methods.

Coercive Measures and Forcible Means
Alliances are generally concluded by two or more Nations for the protection and promotion of common Interest i.e. NATO.
Diplomatic Negotiations
Economic aid i.e. US Aid under Marshal Plan (1948) to Europe and Third world
Propaganda i.e. US Propaganda in Iraq War
Collective Security i.e. against Iraq in Gulf War 1991

Economic Development
Economic development is the process that not only effect economic relations but also social, political and cultural relations of the Society". "Economic development means increase in national income or increase in Per-Capita Income". Economic development is an attack on the chief evils of the world today i.e. disease, illiteracy, unemployment and inequality". Economic development is one of the most important objectives of Foreign Policy. As the status of a state in International Sphere is determined by the economic condition of a state thus a state pursue the policy to contribute to economic prosperity.

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