1) Foreign policy refers to a government's strategy for dealing with other nations and can be influenced by both the President and Congress through various actions. 2) The document examines key foreign economic challenges faced by the Carter administration such as inflation, oil shortages, and a declining dollar that impacted U.S. strength at home and abroad. 3) NATO plays a role in foreign policy by undertaking crisis management operations through diplomatic conflict resolution or under a UN mandate, while also encouraging defense industry cooperation among allies.

1. US Foreign Policy
By: Mallory Lucas

2. What is foreign policy?
O Foreign policy is the government’s
strategy in dealing with other nations.

3. Ways the President can make
foreign policy:
O 1) -- responses to foreign events
2) -- proposals for legislation
3) -- negotiation of international
agreements
4) -- policy statements
5) -- policy implementation
6) -- independent action.

4. Ways Congress can make
foreign policy:
O 1) -- resolutions and policy statements
2) -- legislative directives
3) -- legislative pressure
4) -- legislative restrictions/funding denials
5) -- informal advice
6) -- congressional oversight.

5. Foreign Relations of the United States,
1977–1980, Volume III, Foreign Economic
Policy
O
This volume is part of a Foreign Relations subseries that
documents the most important issues in the foreign policy of the
administration of Jimmy Carter. During Carter’s term as
president, accelerating inflation, oil shortages, persistent trade
deficits, and the declining value of the U.S. dollar challenged U.S.
strength at home and abroad. This volume documents the Carter
administration’s response to these challenges in its international
monetary and trade policies, as well as its involvement in the
annual Group of Seven (G–7) economic summit meetings,
covering topics such as the completion of the Tokyo Round of
trade negotiations held under the aegis of the General Agreement
on Tariffs and Trade; the provision of assistance to domestic
producers facing import competition in sectors such as steel,
shoes, and textiles; efforts to convince Japan to open its markets
wider to U.S. exports; attempts to arrest the sharp decline of the
U.S. dollar; and industrialized country economic policy
coordination in the G–7.

6. NATO and Foreign Policy
O
NATO is committed to the peaceful resolution of disputes. If
diplomatic efforts fail, it has the military capacity needed to
undertake crisis management operations. These are carried out
Article 5 of Washington Treaty- NATO’s founding treaty - or
under a UN mandate, alone or in cooperation with other
countries and international organizations.
O Current issue: Defence industry, Allies
urged to cooperate more closely at
Istanbul NATO-Industry Forum
(http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/ne
ws_104957.htm) Link to article!

7. United Nations and Foreign
Policy
O Around the time of the 50th anniversary of the
United Nations, this collaboration between The
American Assembly and The United Nations
Association gathered experts in government,
economics, law, and military to explore the issues
surrounding debates within the United States
concerning the UN. In the years since the ColdWar's end, U.S. administrations have increasingly
referred conflict situations to the Security Council,
and the two major parties have duly embarked on a
rancorous debate. The report from this
Assembly asks for a bipartisan solution that will
allow the United States to work more effectively with
the UN.

8. World Hunger and Foreign
Policy
O The World Hunger Organization's role in
foreign policy is to constantly keep their
arguments heated so the government has to
pay attention to them. If there is a problem
not getting solved, they will make it known
to the government.

9. US Foreign Policy and the
average US Citizen
O
It is a basic tenet of this site that all Americans should
care about world affairs and America's role on the global
stage. U.S. foreign policy affects almost every aspect of
our daily lives. Prices, jobs, the supply of gasoline,
taxes, and the life and death of our nation's soldiers are
impacted by how we interact with the rest of the world.
O The middle path for foreign policy involves working with
our allies, rewarding those who share our values, and
joining arms against tyranny and hatred. It is slow hard
work.

10. References
O
http://usforeignpolicy.about.com/od/backgr
oundhistory/a/forpolwhocares.htm
O
http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/new
s_104957.htm