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Essay / The Tools of Foreign Policy - 816
Policy is seen as an explicit plan of action tailored to specific objectives. Policy, as a design, is oriented toward the achievement of goals, thereby creating the expectation that those goals will be achieved. In the context of international relations, politics may also be known as foreign policy (FP) which is accomplished by policy makers through decision making. FP refers to the foreign relations of states or simply diplomacy. FP dictates how a country will act in relation to other countries politically, socially, economically and militarily, and to a somewhat minor extent, as well as how it will behave towards non-state actors. Typically, FP acted based on the tools or methods adopted by another country in the process of guiding another country's action in the international arena. The most used foreign policy tools in the context of international relations are sanctions, diplomacy and propaganda (see Figure 1 in Annex 1). The first foreign policy tool is sanctions. A sanctions policy typically used by one party to prohibit action and force another country to change its foreign policy behavior for any purpose without the use of arms or military force. Basically, the more powerful state will be the one that applies sanctions to another state weaker than them. Arms embargoes are one of the sanctions always used by the United States (US) or the United Nations (UN) to influence the foreign policy of the target country with the aim of gaining benefits. For example, the United States has often used arms embargoes to the detriment of potential adversaries such as Iran, Iraq, and North Korea. Yet unilateral arms embargoes often have little material effect. For example, North Korea managed to become... middle of paper... a leader. The reason is to change North Korea's mentality and its inner world. Apart from this, South Korea can use information, education, culture and values to undermine North Korean ideology and diminish its loyalty to the Kim dynasty. In conclusion, there are three foreign policy tools, namely sanctions, diplomacy and propaganda. Works Cited Brahm, E. (2006). Propaganda. Retrieved from http://www.beyonintractability.org Carter, B., E. (1988). International Economic Sanction: Improving America's Messy Legal Regime. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Chomsky, N. (1984). Propaganda. Quebec, Canada: Boulevard St. Laurent. Smith, M., S. (2004). Sanctions: diplomatic tool or war by other means? Retrieved from http://www.beyonintractability.orgSparknote. (2012). Study guide to American government and politics. Retrieved from http://www.sparknotes.com