Foreign Policy and National Interest

Primary Motivation Behind Foreign Policy

• The primary motivation behind foreign policy is to promote and protect a nation's interests, security, and welfare.
• This involves achieving national goals, such as maintaining sovereignty, ensuring economic prosperity, and preserving national security.
• Foreign policy is driven by a country's desire to interact with other nations, organizations, and global institutions to advance its own interests and influence.
• The primary motivation can vary depending on the country, its values, and its position in the global arena.
• It can include goals such as preventing conflict, promoting trade, and addressing global challenges like climate change, pandemics, and human rights.
• A nation's foreign policy is shaped by its domestic politics, economy, and societal values, as well as its relationships with other countries and international organizations.

Test your knowledge of foreign policy with this quiz. Explore the actions, decisions, and goals that states pursue towards the outside world, driven by their pursuit of national interest and shaped by both external/systemic and internal factors.