Respond to at least 2 other students' posts.
1st students discussion
If I were president of the US and wanted to gather support for a new foreign policy initiative, I would approach three US foreign policy actors which are as follows.
- First of all, I would like to bring the whole world united on the issue of climate change so that climate change can be lessen and our planet can be saved from the rapid destruction process and this should be the responsibility of such a powerful nation like the US and it is so important for the US and the world.
- Secondly, I would follow the zero-tolerance policy on terrorism and take appropriate actions against state-sponsored terrorism because this is a greater threat to humanity.
-Lastly, I would like the pitch for the green world by adopting renewable energy sources and slowly and gradually declining the use of fossil fuels and this would be for economic progress in a sustainable way so on.
I think climate change is the most advantageous school of thought for the United States to follow in foreign policy in the future because climate change is affecting the major parts of the US and people are largely affected by the climate change and it's consequences, especially by increasing the severity of storms in the coastal regions of the US as well as other parts of the world and many more.
2nd students discussion
If I were president and wanted to gather support for a new foreign policy I would approach North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), National Security Agency (NSA) and Department of Defense (DOD). We learn in the videoThe Importance of Developing Your Foreign Policy that for governments to engage internationally, they need sound diplomacy, aid dollars and sometimes military force. In the actors I would approach we have NATO for aid dollars and support, NSA for sound diplomacy (yes, I know an argument can be made here, if NSA provides sound diplomacy), and the DOD for military force.
There are many schools of thought that have been followed and each had their own reason, success and failure. I agree with a statement I read onLumen Learningabout the strategy of “selective engagement”. This is to have a strong military presence and remain engaged across the world through alliances and formal installations. I am well aware that sometimes foreign countries can be put off by the United States Military, but I am also a strong believer in being able to protect your country. So if we approach foreign policy with that in mind, we can have success policy.
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