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Foreign Policy |
A set of strategies used by governments to guide their actions in the international arena |
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Dominant Foreign Policy Actors |
State leaders, officials, military, high-level bureaucrats |
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Secondary Foreign Policy Actors |
Interest Groups, public opinion, NGOs |
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Determinants to Foreign Policy Creation |
Domestic, Internal, External |
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Domestic Determinants |
Military capabilities, economy, government type, identity (nationalism) |
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External Influences |
Impact of other states (constructivists), global conditions |
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Internal considerations |
Decision making process, steering, continual loops |
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Comparative Approach |
Compares other states, looking at similarities and differences, then formulates foreign policy on that |
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Rational Actor Model |
Outlined by Graham Allison, policy is based on a cost-benefit analysis, picking the best option with the greatest amount of benefit for the least amount of cost |
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Cautions to Rational Actor Model |
Misperceptions, bias, emotions, cognitive bias (dissonance, balance) |
