Foreign Policy Basics
This term means how a country deals with other countries and international groups.
What is foreign policy?
Canada often works with many countries and is known for this style of foreign policy.
What is multilateralism?
This global group was created in 1945 to promote peace and has a Security Council.
What is the United Nations?
This problem includes melting ice caps and rising global temperatures.
What is a shared European culture?
Britain feared this would weaken national identity when joining a larger European group.
What is a shared European culture?
When one country acts on its own foreign policy, this is called ___.
What is unilateralism?
Canada works especially closely with this neighbouring country in bilateral relations.
Who is the United States?
This declaration gives moral leadership on human rights (adopted by the UN).
What is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?
A global effort to reduce greenhouse gases and limit warming was agreed in this major pact.
What is the Paris Agreement?
A country that rejects international cooperation and avoids foreign entanglements is called ___.
What is isolationist?
Clue: When two countries work together on a policy or agreement, it’s called ___.
What is bilateralism?
By joining NATO and NORAD, Canada traded some national control for increased ___ .
What is security?
This organization focuses on health issues like controlling pandemics.
What is the World Health Organization (WHO)?
When money is given with strings attached to benefit the donor’s strategic interests, it is called
What is tied aid?
Joining a supranational body often requires countries to follow collective rules called ___.
What are treaties or agreements?
When many countries cooperate to solve problems, this type of policy is used.
What is multilateralism?
Canada’s historic role sending soldiers and observers to monitor ceasefires is called this.
What is peacekeeping?
This council brings Arctic nations together to discuss northern issues.
What is the Arctic Council?
Moving jobs from richer countries to lower-cost regions is called this.
What is outsourcing?
This North American trade agreement links Canada, the U.S., and Mexico.
What is NAFTA?
This term describes giving up some national control to work for a shared, collective good.
What is supranationalism?
This is when countries negotiate to stop a conflict before or during fighting.
What is peacemaking?
This group promotes regulated trade among nations to reduce trade barriers.
What is the World Trade Organization (WTO)?
Places that lack food, water, shelter, and healthcare often live in this severe condition the World Bank calls ___.
What is absolute poverty?
Critics say encouraging foreign investment can force developing countries to remove these trade protections.
What are tariffs?