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Creating American Foreign Policy

How should the United States conduct foreign policy?

Definition of Foreign Policy:a government's strategy in dealing with other nations.

Chapter 17

Preview

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1. Which two goals do you think are the most important for the United States to pursue? Why?

2. Which two goals do you think are the least important for the United States to pursue? Why?

Vocabulary

• Globalization – a move toward more open free trade, travel, and communication among nations

• Diplomacy – practice of managing communication and relationships between nations

• Ambassador – diplomatic official representing one country to another

• Diplomatic immunity – international law that protects diplomats and their families from being arrested in other countries

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Vocabulary Part II

• Diplomatic recognition – official acceptance of a regime as the legitimate government of its country

• Summit – a meeting of high ranking officials to discuss matters of great importance to their countries

• Sanction – an action taken by one or more countries to pressure another country into changing policies or following international law

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Soft ToolsDiplomacy, Summit,Treaty, Trade Relations,Foreign Aid, Cultural Exchanges

Hard ToolsIntelligence, Covert Action,Boycott, Sanction, MilitaryAlliance, Armed Force

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You will now be briefed on the North Korean situation.

North Korea Background

Missile Defense

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You are now members of the National Security Council, a group of senior advisors who counsel the president on matters of foreign policy. You have been called to an NSC meeting to advise the president on how to respond to a foreign policy crisis.

Possible U.S. Responses

1. Gather additional covert intelligence about North Korea’s nuclear weapons program

2. Host a summit with leaders from the US and North Korea and other major nations to encourage peaceful resolution

3. Impose economic sanctions on North Korea and any country who provides support for North Korea.

4. Launch a military strike and bomb suspected nuclear sites.

5. Invade North Korea, depose the leader, and pave the way for democratic elections.

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You are now members of the National Security Council, a group of senior advisors who counsel the president on matters of foreign policy.

You have been called to an NSC meeting to advise the president on how to respond to a foreign policy scenario.

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NSC briefing on Piracy and Counterfeiting

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NSC briefing on Piracy and Counterfeiting

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NSC briefing on Piracy and Counterfeiting

Response Group

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As of late 2007, U.S. leaders and diplomats continued to pressure foreign governments to crack down on counterfeiting and piracy.

The Department of Commerce continued its campaign to teach consumers how to protect themselves from counterfeited and pirated goods.

Despite these attempts, widespread counterfeiting and piracy of U.S. goods continued, posing a hardship on the U.S. economy.

Response Group

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Answer these questions with your partner:

• Do you believe that the United States pursued the appropriate course of action? Why or why not?

• How do you think the United States should respond to similar situations in the future?

Thirteen Days• As we watch this excerpt, complete the following:1. Identify the issue and the countries involved or

potentially involved2. Why is this an issue?3. Identify the soft and/or hard policy tools

suggested to the President4. Identify the soft and/or hard policy tools

attempted by the President5. Identify the actual and potential consequences of

those choices6. Identify the choice or choices made by the

President7. What choice would you have made? Why?

Response Group

Get a partner. With your partner, create a policy recommendation to present at the upcoming NSC meeting by choosing one or more of the options on the handout or by creating alternative options. After creating your recommendation, prepare a spokesperson to defend it at the upcoming meeting.

*USE SEPARATE PAPER

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NSC briefing on Sudan and Darfur

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NSC briefing on Sudan and Darfur

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NSC briefing on Sudan and Darfur

Response Group

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As of late 2007, ethnic cleansing continued in Darfur.

Despite appeals by the president and secretary of state, Sudan would not allow UN peacekeeping forces into the country.

In May 2007, the United States imposed new sanctions against Sudan and placed restrictions on foreign companies that did business with that country.

It also issued an advisory warning U.S. citizens of the dangers of traveling to Sudan.

In summer 2007, Sudan agreed to allow a UN peacekeeping force into Darfur.

Response Group

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Answer these questions with your partner:

• Do you believe that the United States pursued the appropriate course of action? Why or why not?

• How do you think the United States should respond to similar situations in the future?

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You are now members of the National Security Council, a group of senior advisors who counsel the president on matters of foreign policy.

You have been called to an NSC meeting to advise the president on how to respond to three foreign policy scenarios.

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Wayne, insert Transparency 17A here.

NSC Briefing on Libya

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NSC Briefing on Libya

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NSC Briefing on Libya

Response Group

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The scenario you just analyzed occurred in October 2003.

After intense diplomatic negotiations with British and U.S. leaders, Muammar al-Gaddafi admitted that Libya had developed a secret nuclear weapons program over several decades.

Libya agreed to dismantle the program and allow international inspectors to oversee the destruction of its nuclear sites.

Foreign policy analysts thought that Gaddafi ’s decision was based on Libya’s lack of preparation for a military confrontation with the United States.

Wayne, insert Transparency 17A here.

Response Group

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Answer these questions with your partner:

• Do you believe that the United States pursued the appropriate course of action? Why or why not?

• How do you think the United States should respond to similar situations in the future?