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Foreign/Def. Policy

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1. Foreign Policy How the US interacts with foreign governments. US is highly involved in world affairs.
2. United Nations International organization that tries to facilitate cooperation in international law/security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace. US plays a major role in the discussions
3. North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Military alliance between many European states and the US and Canada. Expanded powers greatly during Cold WAr.
4. European Union Economic and Political union/confederation between most European states. Aims to free the flow of people/goods across European states through inter-government agencies in Europe.
5. Commander and Chief person exercising supreme command authority of a nation's military forces or significant element of those forces. in the US, the President has this authority. Restricted by War Powers Act, and must have support of congress to declare war.
6. War Powers Act Restricts POTUS control over armed forces. President can send troops to combat zone for 60 days without consent from Congress. After 60 days, Congress must extend, or bring troops home.
7. Department of State Executive department responsible for relations with foreign nations. Led by Secretary of State
8. Secretary of State Leads Dept of State. Advises president in foreign policy matters, influential in negotiations, responsible for overall direction of oversees matters
9. Department of Defense Charged with coordinating/supervising all agencies and functions of the government relating directly to national security and the United States armed forces
10. Secretary of Defense Controls Dept of Defense, and second only to POTUS in coordinating armed forces. Referred to as deputy commander in chief, one of the most influential cabinet positions
11. Joint Chiefs of Staff Senior uniformed officers who advise Secretary of Defense, Homeland SEcurity Council, and National SEcurity Council. Has reps from each of the four Department of Defense armed services (Army, Air Force, Marines, Navy)
12. Central Intelligence Agency Agency responsible for the collection, analysis/exploitation of information/intelligence in support of law enforcement, national security, defense. Oversees covert tactical missions oversees. Main job is gathering data on FOREIGN targets
13. National Security Agency (NSA) Responsible for the collection/analysis of foreign communications and foreign signals intelligence, as well as protecting U.S. government communications and information systems. Limited to foreign operations, some domestic but controversial
14. National Security Council Chaired by president, lead advisory board on national/international security, and influential in creating policy on these matters.
15. Congress' "power of the purse" Congress controls spending and budget appropriations, so it exercises a large portion of control over agencies because it controls the money they get from the government to run
16. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Permanent committee (standing) in the Senate, responsible for leading foreign-policy legislation and debate in the Senate
17. House Committee on Foreign Affairs Standing committee of the House, and has jurisdiction over bills and investigations related to the foreign affairs of the United States. Less powerful than Senate Foreign Committee because does not ratify treaties
18. Isolationism US foreign policy where does not concern itself with foreign affairs, focuses on domestic issues. Policy between WWI and WWII
19. Cold WAr Era of US foreign policy where US tried to contain communism. From WWII to fall of Soviet Union. Incorporated containment, detente, brinkmanship, etc.
20. Containment Foreign Policy during Cold War to stop spread of communism in the Soviety Union (1945-1991)
21. Arms RAce Period during Cold WAr where US and Soviet Union competed to develop nuclear arms. High tensions, and fear of nuclear proliferation followed
22. Mutual Assured Destruction (MAD) Military/National Security policy where using weapons of mass destruction (nuclear weapons) would result in annihilation of both parties. Occurred during the Cold War between US and Soviet Union
23. Vietnam WAr As part of US foreign policy, domino theory (once communism spreads, it will take over all countries), US tried to stop the spread by attacking Communist regime to make it fall. War continued for long time, very unpopular in US.
24. Detente Nixon/Reagan foreign policy that resulted in improved relations with the Soviet Union (Cold War)
25. Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) or "Star WArs" Reagan foreign policy to use ground and space based systems to protect the US from nuclear missiles. Criticized as unrealistic, and dismantled because current technology didn't make it feasible
26. War on Terror Current foreign policy of US and UK, to fight terrorism at its roots; focused on al-Qaeda. Wanted to stop threats against US, following 9/11.
27. Axis of Evil Part of Pres. George W. Bush foreign policy, where he called countries he believed to be aiding terrorists/terrorism and trying to gain WMD's. For example: Iran, Iraq, North Korea
28. Afghanistan First phase of War on Terror, directly following 9/11. Began with airstrikes, and eventually to the invasion of ground troops. Followed Osama bin Laden, believed leader of Taliban, who "fled to Pakistan." Capital city, Kabul, fell in Nov. of 2011
29. Iraq War in Iraq began in 2003, in order to force the fall of Saddam Hussein's regime, who sponsored terrorism. War entered new stage after end of combat operations in 2010, and officially over in Dec. 2011.
30. Nuclear Proliferation Describes the spread of nuclear weapons across the world in countries not recognized as a 'Nuclear Weapons State'. Fears that spread of proliferation to these nations puts the world on brink of nuclear warfare (India,Pakistan,N.Korea,Israel)
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