Making Foreign Policy
a nation’s set of plans and procedures for dealing with foreign countries
foreign policy
the approximately 20,000 State Department employees who work overseas
foreign service
a 15-member division of the United Nations that is charged with maintaining international peace and security
UN Security Council
government agencies that operate separately from the executive departments
independent agencies
a tax on a person’s or corporation’s income
income tax
an approach to foreign policy in which a government’s leaders look after domestic issues and stay out of world affairs in order to avoid war
isolationism
foreign policy statements that guide the direction of U.S. foreign policy
presidential doctrines
a colony or territory placed under administration by another country or countries
trust territory
independent agencies whose purpose is to oversee and manage a specific aspect of the federal government
independent executive agencies
a tax whose rates increase as the amount subject to taxation increases
progressive tax
an approach to foreign policy in which a country takes an active role in international politics as the best way to pursue national security
internationalist
the act of acknowledging a government as the proper representative of its country’s people
diplomatic recognition
authorized the attacks, and at the cease-fire, required Iraq to stop developing nuclear weapons.
The United Nations (UN)
independent agencies whose purpose is to regulate some aspect of the economy
independent regulatory commissions
a tax that is withheld from a person’s paycheck by his or her employer to help pay for forms of social insurance
payroll tax
an agreement between nations to come to each other’s aid in the event of an attack
defense alliance
In November 1999, two American fishermen discovered a six-year-old Cuban boy named
Elián González
coordinates dozens of UN organizations and thousands of nongovernmental organizations
Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC),
including members from both major political parties
bipartisan
a financial instrument by which a borrower agrees to pay back borrowed money, plus interest, at a future date
bond
acts of withholding money
economic sanctions
collects and analyzes information about other nations.
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
hear cases voluntarily presented by both member and nonmember states, then issue final, binding verdicts based on international law.
International Court of Justice (ICJ)
independent agencies that are organized and run like businesses but are owned in whole or in part by the federal government
government corporations
a type of government spending that is subject to the annual budget process
discretionary spending