POLI 1F90 Lecture Notes - Lecture 32: North American Free Trade Agreement, Actor Model, Great Power
9 Oct 2015
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The concrete steps that officials of a state take with respect to events and situations abroad (sens and stoett, p. 100) . National interest, power, capacity, wealth, geography, international relations (what is going on around the world) For canada, foreign policy has been shaped by relations with major powers (uk and. Charles de gaulle: france has no friends, only interests . Problem of international affairs is reconciling variant national interest. Anarchy: characterizes rations between states in international systems. Countries often forget other states faults if it is in their best interest to be allies (ex/ In democracies foreign policy is influenced by a wide variety of factors just like other public policy. Rational actor model: actions determined by cost-benefit analysis (free trade) Problem: decisions often made without perfect info or incorrect assumptions (iraq 1990) Decisions reflect influence of lobbyists, electorate, polls, civil servants. Huge territory and coasting (not enough people or money to protect every area)
