U.S. Foreign Policy Making

U.S. Foreign Policy Making is the defined set of rules, regulations and laws that relate how the nation communicates and interacts with fellow countries across the world besides determining the ways of interaction of its business entities, organizations, corporations and individuals of the state. Being an highly influential country of the world, America has a voice in the world community and it is essential to keep it under check before making any statements besides maintaining a diplomatic relationship with countries for welfare of the citizens.

America comprises a huge share to global economy with nearly a quarter of global GDP rate thus setting high values for its dollars across the world right next to Euro and Dinars. Surprisingly, despite amiable terms with many of the world countries U.S. spends nearly forty three percentage of global military expense for its own safety. The President has the penultimate authority over deciding and deploying foreign policy decisions backed up by the Secretary of State, the foreign minister who is the office of in charge to take care of state-to-state diplomacy. The base of authorizing a foreign policy is to protect national interest, safeguard its citizens, and chose strategies that helps peace to prevail in the country besides achieving policy goals of improvement effectively.

U.S. foreign policy making as mentioned in the agenda of U.S. Department of State aims to create a even better democratic, prosperous and secure world for the benefit of U.S. citizens and international community. The nation’s committee of foreign affairs monitors export controls including transportation of nuclear hardware, nuclear technology related, safeguards American businesses abroad, takes measures to foster commercial intercourse with foreign nations and ensure safety of American citizens in other nations.

Basic laws presided over the foreign policy are Congressional executive agreement made by President with the consent of Congress members, Executive agreements by President and treaties which are formal, written agreements to smooth relationship with world countries. U.S. shares a strong diplomacy with Canada, Australia, Mexico, Middle East including Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Morocco, while its relationship also prevails with developing countries like China and India by strict criticism in growing world powers. 

U.S. Foreign Policy Making is always a statement in progress because the world keeps changing everyday and with huge influential powers including membership with NATO, American government requires strict consideration and revaluation before establishing relationships so as to not affect other pacts made earlier.

Questions:

• How does influential powers of America affect foreign policy making?
• Which countries share favorable treaties with U.S. and in what way?