Comparative Foreign Policy

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Comparative Foreign Policy

• Explaining National Doctrines

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I. Organizing Foreign Policy Ends and Means

• Ends Goals of Foreign Policies
• Keep Leaders in Power (the only end?)
• General Public Goods Prosperity, Defense,
  Autonomy
• Specific National Goals Environmental Stability,
  Cultural Unity, etc.

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B. How do Foreign Policy Goals Differ?

• US Presidential Popularity, Prosperity, Defend
  Territory and Allies, Autonomy, Regional
  Hegemony, Global Hegemony (?)
• France Party Popularity, Prosperity, Defend
  Territory and Sphere of Influence, Autonomy
• China Party Control, Prosperity, Defend
  (Extended) Territory, Autonomy
• Switzerland Party Popularity, Prosperity, Defend
  Territory, Autonomy
• Sweden Party Popularity, Prosperity, Defend
  Territory, Autonomy

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C. Conclusion Ends Are Similar, with a few
exceptions

• Extended Territory vs. Regional Hegemony vs.
  Spheres of Influence vs. Alliance Networks
• Global Leadership or Hegemony?

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D. Means Policies to Achieve Ends

• Popularity/Control Selectorate Theory
• Prosperity Development Theory and Rogowskis
  Commerce and Coalitions
• Autonomy vs. Security
• Small states must restrict foreign policy
  (alliances or non-alignment) for security
• Large states can have both real division is
  between status quo power(s) and challengers

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II. Do Rational Calculations Explain National
Doctrines?

• US
• Promote international institutions -- but do not
  delegate authority to them
• Free trade in services and high-tech
  manufacturing restrictions on trade in
  agriculture and light manufacturing
• Containment vs. large powers and intervention vs.
  small hostile ones

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B. What about the others?

• Discuss France, China, Switzerland, Sweden