Diplomacy & Foreign Policy Scenario Activities

U.S. Domestic Policy Domestic Policy - Plan for dealing with domestic (national) issues. Goals: Public Safety, Economic Prosperity, Excellence in Education, High Standard of Living

U.S. Foreign Policy Foreign Policy - Plan for dealing with other nations. Goals: National Security, Building Trade, Promoting World Peace & Advancing Democracy around the World

Who are the key players in foreign policy? President Secretary of State Foreign Ambassadors Senate

Foreign Aid... … is the help or assistance that we give to other countries. Main Goal: Create friendships abroad and foster future trading partners. Foreign aid comes in many forms. The most common are  economic, like money  military, like soldiers helping after a disaster  advice, like how to create a democracy

Military... … is this country’s troops, led by our President (Commander-in-Chief). Main Goal: Prevent war and protect the United States. The Department of Defense is made up of the following branches:  Army  Navy  Air Force  Marines

Treaties... … are a formal agreement between countries that, like laws, must be followed. The President is responsible for negotiating and signing treaties. All treaties must be approved by 2/3rds of the Senate. An example: Countries form an alliance through signing a treaty. This treaty says that if one of the countries is attacked, the others will step in to protect each other.

Thousands Starving in Transyltavia! Transyltavia has been ruled by an extremely cruel dictator for decades. Only one country in the world, Hollenbeckastan, has diplomatic relations with Transyltavia. The dictator in Transyltavia spends all of the country’s money on the military while the citizens live in poverty. The world does not know much about Transyltavia because the dictator won’t let reporters into the country. However, a few people have escaped and are telling stories about thousands of people dying of starvation because of a horrible famine inside Transyltavia.

United States Foreign Policy Crisis in Transyltavia What Should Be Done? United States Foreign Policy Latest News: Support countries with democracies (Treaties/Alliances) Help countries that are having a humanitarian crisis (Foreign Aid) Take military action only when absolutely necessary (Military) Transyltavia’s dictator has reached out to the world to ask for help. However, the U.S. and other countries worry that any food they donate will be given to the military. What diplomatic strategy should the U.S. use to solve this problem?

United States Foreign Policy Crisis in Transyltavia What Should Be Done? United States Foreign Policy Latest News: Support countries with democracies (Treaties/Alliances) Help countries that are having a humanitarian crisis (Foreign Aid) Take military action only when absolutely necessary (Military) Transyltavia’s dictator has put 50 people in jail without a trial because they said they did not think the dictator was doing enough to help the situation. What should the U.S. do now?

United States Foreign Policy Crisis in Transyltavia What Should Be Done? United States Foreign Policy Latest News: Support countries with democracies (Treaties/Alliances) Help countries that are having a humanitarian crisis (Foreign Aid) Take military action only when absolutely necessary (Military) Originally, the world thought the number of dead might be close to 20,000 due to the famine. Now the news leaks out that there are closer to 200,000 people dead of starvation in Transyltavia. What should the U.S. do?

Schemerica Under Threat of Attack! Schemerica is a small, poor country that is friendly to the United States. Schemerica is a democracy. Last year, Schemerica discovered it is sitting on top of a huge oil reserve. Drilling this oil could raise tons of money for Schemerica. But one of Schemerica’s neighbors, Hollenbeckastan, is ruled by a dictator who wants Schemerica’s oil for his own country even though Hollenbeckastan already has a lot of oil. The United States learns that Hollenbeckastan is preparing its military to invade Schemerica.

United States Foreign Policy Crisis in Schemerica What Should Be Done? United States Foreign Policy Latest News: Support countries with democracies & build good relationships with countries that have oil. (Treaties/Alliances) Support countries using their own natural resources to help themselves. (Foreign Aid) Take military action only when absolutely necessary. (Military) The U.S. thinks Hollenbeckastan might be building a biological weapon to use against Schemerica, but there’s not enough evidence to be sure. What diplomatic strategy should the U.S. use to solve this problem?

United States Foreign Policy Crisis in Schemerica What Should Be Done? United States Foreign Policy Latest News: Support countries with democracies & build good relationships with countries that have oil. (Treaties/Alliances) Support countries using their own natural resources to help themselves (Foreign Aid) Take military action only when absolutely necessary (Military) The King of Schemerica went on television and made a speech that enraged the dictator of Hollenbeckastan. Hollenbeckastan has fired a missile across the border into Schemerica. What should the U.S. do about this problem?

United States Foreign Policy Crisis in Schemerica What Should Be Done? United States Foreign Policy Latest News: Support countries with democracies & build good relationships with countries that have oil. (Treaties/Alliances) Support countries using their own natural resources to help themselves (Foreign Aid) Take military action only when absolutely necessary (Military) Transyltavia, a huge oil- producing country and a neighbor of both Hollenbeckastan and Schemerica, has announced it will help Hollenbeckastan if there is a war. What should the U.S. do?

United States Foreign Policy Crisis in Schemerica What Should Be Done? United States Foreign Policy Latest News: Support countries with democracies & build good relationships with countries that have oil. (Treaties/Alliances) Support countries using their own natural resources to help themselves (Foreign Aid) Take military action only when absolutely necessary (Military) The U.S. elects a new President, who changes American foreign policy. Under the new policy, 1) the U.S. won’t talk to dictators, and 2) the U.S. will use any means to stop dictators from increasing their power. Now what might the U.S. do?

U.S. State Department State Department: Federal department that sets and maintains foreign policies (part of the executive branch of the federal government). Secretary of State: Head of the State Department. (Appointed by the President with approval of Senate by simple majority) Current Secretary of State Mike Pompeo

Ambassadors President appoints about 150 ambassadors (each confirmed by the Senate). They represent the U.S. in other nations, but are only sent to countries with governments we recognize. The ambassador and their staff usually live in the U.S. embassy of a particular country. Considered U.S. soil.

International Organizations United Nations (UN)– An organization founded in 1943 to keep the peace, develop friendly relationships among countries, and improve quality of life for the world’s poor people; consists of 193 member countries. North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) – A group of 28 countries that has agreed to protect each other in case of attack (founded in 1949).

Member Nations of NATO

International Organizations North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) – Treaty among the governments of the U.S., Canada & Mexico to form a large free trade zone in North America & eliminate taxes on importing & exporting of each other’s products. United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) – 193 countries focusing on children’s issues throughout the world (Safety, starvation, sanitation, education)