If you could design a structure and process for foreign policy decision making, what would it look like? What role would political culture play? What type of government would you prefer? Justify your choice.

What will be an ideal response?


The ideal answer should include:
1. Define the foreign policy process.
2. Explain how foreign policy would be arrived at and implemented. The application of comparative foreign policy might be applied to aid in this decision-making process.
3. Discuss how an understanding of a nation's historical political experiences might influence foreign policy.
4. Evaluate what types of governments (communist, military dictatorship, democracy, etc.) best fit the student's chosen foreign policy regime.
5. Provide a concise summary and effective conclusion.

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