U.S. Foreign Policy
The U. S. has alliances with some nations and tensions with others. Although the factors influencing these relationships are never static and often complex, these resources can help you understand the underlying policies behind U.S. foreign policy and what it means for you.
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What Is the Democratic Peace Theory? Definition and Examples
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What Is Dollar Diplomacy? Definition and Examples
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What Was the Open Door Policy in China? Definition and Impact
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What Makes a Ruler a Dictator? Definition and List of Dictators
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What Is Appeasement? Definition and Examples in Foreign Policy
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What Is Jingoism? Definition and Examples
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What Is an Embargo? Definition and Examples
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Top 6 Key U.S. Presidential Foreign Policy Doctrines
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What Is Foreign Policy? Definition and Examples
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US and Japan Relations Before WWII
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Democracy Promotion as Foreign Policy
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Emancipation Proclamation Was Also Foreign Policy
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The United States and Japan After World War II
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What Was Foreign Policy Like Under Thomas Jefferson?
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American Foreign Policy Under George Washington
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The Fourteen Points of Woodrow Wilson's Plan for Peace
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What Is Multilateralism?
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The Geneva Accords of 1954
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What Is Arms Control?
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How US Foreign Aid is Used in Foreign Policy
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Examples of Sanctions in International Relations
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The US and Great Britain's Special Relationship
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Understanding Soft Power in US Foreign Policy
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U.S. Foreign Policy 101
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American Manifest Destiny and Modern Foreign Policy
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Foreign Policy Under John Adams
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The Truman Doctrine
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The Role of the Congress in U.S. Foreign Policy
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Relationship of the United States With Japan
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What Is Globalization?
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The War Powers Act of 1973
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The Relationship of the United States with Mexico
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Understanding the Bush Doctrine
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Overview of United States Relations With France
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The Relationship Between U.S. and Great Britain After World War II
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The Relationship of the United States With Russia
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The Ludlow Amendment
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Diplomacy and How America Does It
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The Relationship of the United States With the United Kingdom
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Political Parties in Russia
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US and Cuba Have History of Complex Relations
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Timeline of U.S. and Russian Relations
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The Importance of US Foreign Policy