Political Science POLS-Y 219 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Al Jazeera, Freedom Fries, Desmond Tutu
13 Oct 2016
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When states want to achieve a goal, they weigh costs and bene ts to try and pick the best or least bad action. Serious domestic pressure to direct foreign policies in one way or another. The various political bureaus exert in uence over domestic policy, such as the cia, fbi, Each department sees issues as opportunities to bene t the bureau rather than the national interest. Information is not always certain but circumstantial pressure forces action. For example, with drone strikes, time-sensitive intel is reported regarding the location of an enemy of the state. The state must act before the circumstances change and are no longer in the favor of the state. (a) tires to get (b) to. The methods can be used in combinations as well. All examples given within the context of the 2003 iraq war. Propaganda/ public diplomacy - push agenda by swaying public opinion. Iraq war: portrayed saddam as a dictator and committing crimes against humanity.
