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What is foreign policy and how does it differ from domestic policy? What tools are used in foreign policy and how are they used?
 
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What is the United Nations? Describe some of the challenges in international relations that this organization faces.
 
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Answer to Question 1

An ideal response will:
1, Define foreign policy as a country's choices about its relations with the rest of the world, as opposed to domestic policy which involves choices made about issues within the country.
2, List the instruments of foreign policy: (1) military; (2) economic; and (3) diplomacy.
3, Explain that military tools involve war or force, or the threat of it, used to influence actions in other countries; economic tools include trade regulations, tariff policies, monetary policies, and economic sanctions; and diplomacy is the process through which nations carry on relations and negotiators work out treaties to formalize those relations.

Answer to Question 2

An ideal response will:
1, Describe the UN as an international organization with a central peacekeeping mission and programs in areas such as economic development, health, education, and welfare.
2, Note that some of the challenges the UN faces in international relations include peacekeeping, controlling weapons of mass destruction, protecting the environment, and maintaining stable trade and financial networks.



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