United States foreign policy

E31367

foreign policy public policy

United States foreign policy is the overarching strategy and set of principles guiding how the U.S. government engages with other nations and international organizations to protect its interests and promote its values abroad.

Aliases (4)

U.S. foreign policy ×1
United States foreign policy apparatus ×1
United States foreign relations ×1
United States non-recognition policy ×1

Statements (77)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	foreign policy → public policy →
alsoKnownAs	American foreign policy → U.S. foreign policy →
component	diplomacy → economic statecraft → foreign aid → intelligence activities → military strategy → public diplomacy →
country	United States of America →
emphasis	countering terrorism networks → freedom of navigation → maintenance of U.S.-led alliance system → open international trading system → strategic competition with major powers →
era	Cold War containment policy → post-9/11 counterterrorism focus → post–Cold War unipolar moment →
focusArea	Africa → East Asia → Europe → Indo-Pacific region → Latin America → Middle East →
goal	containment of rival great powers → counterterrorism → maintenance of international order → nonproliferation of weapons of mass destruction → promotion of U.S. economic interests abroad → promotion of democracy abroad → promotion of human rights abroad → protection of U.S. national security →
guidedBy	U.S. Constitution → international law → presidential doctrines → treaty obligations →
historicalDoctrine	Bush Doctrine → Eisenhower Doctrine → Monroe Doctrine → Nixon Doctrine → Reagan Doctrine → Truman Doctrine →
influencedBy	domestic politics → economic conditions → ideological beliefs → interest groups → military capabilities → public opinion →
instrument	alliances → military intervention → sanctions → security guarantees → trade agreements →
legalAuthority	Article II of the U.S. Constitution → U.S. Senate treaty power → congressional power of the purse → congressional power to declare war →
participation	International Monetary Fund → North Atlantic Treaty Organization → Organization of American States → United Nations → World Bank → World Trade Organization →
principle	exceptionalism → liberal internationalism → multilateralism → realism → unilateralism →
regionScope	global →
shapedBy	National Security Council → President of the United States → U.S. Congress → U.S. Department of Defense → U.S. Department of State → intelligence community →
timePeriod	19th century to present →

Referenced by (16)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
A Problem from Hell: America and the Age of Genocide → Pentagon Papers → The Real Terror Network →	mainSubject
State of Denial → White House Years →	subject
United States foreign policy ("U.S. foreign policy") →	alsoKnownAs
Banana Wars →	appliesToJurisdiction
Greater Middle East →	associatedWith
William C. Foster →	fieldOfWork
Charlie Wilson's War →	hasSubject
United States Agency for International Development ("United States foreign policy apparatus") →	partOf
Soviet occupation of the Baltic states ("United States non-recognition policy") →	recognizedBy
Foreign Service Act of 1946 →	relatedTo
Arthur Schoenfeld →	sphereOfActivity
Ira Hirschmann →	sphereOfInfluence
Greg Grandin ("United States foreign relations") →	writesAbout