GOV 312L Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Isolationism, Peace Dividend, Trade War
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Actions and statements of government directed to foreign audience. Emerge from and define collective identity of americans. Syrian leaders, eliminate israel conflicts with american interests and its ally, israel: security interests protect and safeguard citizens, national interests are often conflicted free trade vs labor unions that want protected trade systems. Aggregation mechanism: political winners and losers get chosen through institutions (elections) and the checks and balances: rule-based process, eg republicans win presidency and both houses foreign policy will reflect republican foreign policy. Changes of foreign policy because we can"t fight terrorists the same as russia. Part of run-up to the iraq war (justify) Pre-emption best defense is a good offense. Grand strategy: set of ideas guiding foreign policy, identifies interests and policies to achieve ideals, identify competing positions, conceptual tool kit to evaluate foreign policies. Why does attack by terrorists in afghanistan lead to american invasion of.
