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Foreign Policy
THE UNIVERSITY OF DODOMA

SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCE
DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
COURSE: FOREIGN POLICY AND DIPLOMACY
COURSE CODE: IR
COURSE INSTRUCTOR: MR OMBENI
COURSE NATURE: INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT NAME | REGISTRATION NO | DEGREE PROGRAMME | SIGNATURE | UISO MATHIAS. L | T/UDOM/2O12/03924 | BA-IR | |
Foreign policy also refers to activity of the state within which it fulfills its aims and interests within the international arena, process and a system of activities performed by a state organized community of people within the international arena. (Ernest p 2013 )
According to Susarla D. (Foreign policy consists of strategies chosen by states to safeguard national interests and to achieve its goals in international relations; states interact with other states, nations, as well as non-state actors. Foreign policy is an activity of the state within which it fulfills its aims and interests within the international arena
Foreign Policy refers to a course of action or set of principles adopted by a nation’s government to define its relations with other countries or groups of countries. A country’s foreign policy also sets forth its positions on a wide range of international issues. A country’s foreign policy may reflect broad national objectives or represent a narrow and specific response to a particular situation. A country can achieve its foreign policy goals in several ways. It can use diplomacy that is, peaceful negotiations with other countries. It can employ economic actions such as giving money or other aid to another country, or it can restrict trade with that nation or impose economic sanctions on it. It also can resort to military force. (Encarta Microsoft student dictionary 2008) Foreign policies are the strategies governments use to guide their actions in the international arena. Foreign policies spell out the objectives state leaders have decided to pursue in a given relationship or situation. States establish various


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