Chapter 5 National Interest and Foreign Policy

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  1. 3. Allowing armed forces that were originally sent to maintain peace in a region of conflict to use force for reasons other than self defence.
  2. 5. North Atlantic Treaty Organization
  3. 6. The interests of the people of a nation. National interest may include some economic prosperity, security and safety, and beliefs and values.
  4. 7. Rich in oil, the French and British both thought that controlling this part of the world would promote their national interests by securing trade with the region.
  5. 10. The value of all goods and services produced in a country in a year.
  6. 12. A plan of action that has been deliberately chosen to guide or influence future decisions.
  7. 13. A water route connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Claimed by Canada while other countries say it is international.
  8. 15. A plan of action that guides a government’s decisions about what to do within a country. In Canada, domestic policy decisions may include changing federal laws, settling aboriginal land claims, and spending tax revenues.
  9. 17. The authority of a state to govern itself or another state, a self governing state.
  10. 18. Armed forces who maintain peace by keeping enemies apart until a crisis can be solved through diplomacy and negotiation.
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  1. 1. Where the central powers and allies fought in a wide ranging and deadly war where millions died and the financial cost was enormous.
  2. 2. The national interest of claiming sovereignty over territory. This case where five countries claim sovereignty to the islands and the seabed.
  3. 4. Includes stable employment and a decent standard of living. Governments acting in the national interest try to provide these economic benefits in various ways.
  4. 8. Measures to maintain national security and physical protection include laws that protect citizens within the country, as well as secure borders that can be defended against intruders.
  5. 9. These include affirming and promoting citizens values, beliefs, and culture.
  6. 11. A plan of action that guides a governments decisions about its official relations with other countries. Also called foreign affairs or external relations.
  7. 14. If indigenous people live in a region the land must be kept for their use unless the land is used in a way that contributes to the countries national interest.
  8. 16. US secretary of state in 2007 that said when a countries interests are at stake the military “must be able to meet decisively the emergence of any hostile military power”