Public Policy

What is the Problem? What is the best solution?

Fiscal Domestic
Foreign

A. Fiscal
-Budget Issues
-Tax Issues
-Economic Stability Issues

B.Domestic
-Regulatory
i. Business- eliminate monopolies,
unfair practices
ii. Labor- safety, wages, working
conditions, unions
iii. Environmental & Energy- EPA,
taxes, natural resources
iv. Safety- food and drugs,
transportation, security, censorship

-Social
i. Healthcare, research, public
assistance, education
 C.Foreign

Priorities of US Foreign Policy:

– Preserve national security and
promote a safe, secure global
environment
– Promote world peace and
maintain a balance of power
– Promote Democratic values and
human rights
Further foreign trade

Policies/Tactics:
A. Foreign Aid: weapons, medicine,

loans, food
B. Sanctions: trade restrictions to put

pressure on foreign leaders

C. Alliances: build relationships with

other countries that have a common

goal
D. Treaties: agreements between nations

Defensive Policies
E. Covert Operations: secret missions
F. Political Coercion: break ties, boycott,

ultimatums
G.Military Intervention
US International Involvement
Organization Purpose U.S.'s Role

Amnesty The U.S. is a member of this

campaigns for human rights around the
International non-governmental
world
(AI) organization.

U.S. is the largest financial

International provides assistance to victims of war and
contributor to the
Red Cross armed conflict
International Red Cross

North Atlantic provides an environment for

Treaty defends collective security of member the U.S. and other countries
Organization states to discuss security, defense,
(NATO) and aid to crisis regions

Organization of alliance of North, Central, and South

American States American countries toward the goals of one of 35 member states
(OAS) economic and political cooperation

organization of nation-states that pledged

to settle international disputes by peaceful
means, to refrain from the threat or use of
United Nations force, to assist the UN in actions ordered member state of the United
(UN) under the charter, to refrain from assisting Nations
any country against which such UN action
is being taken, and to act according to the
charter's principles

U.S. support for the World

Court has been mixed
removes causes of war, resolves disputes because of concern that the
World Court between members of the U.N., gives legal court would be used to
advice to international agencies prosecute U.S. leaders and
military personnel on
political grounds.
International Agreements
Agreement Purpose U.S.'s Role

signed the agreement, along with

protects the Antarctic environment
11 other countries, in the early
Antarctic Treaty from nuclear waste while promoting
1960s; annual meetings are held
scientific research in the area
to address environmental matters

designed to increase cooperation

among Communist countries and U.S. was one of 35 countries to
Helsinki Accords
Western countries, especially in sign the agreements in 1975
Europe

agreement made under the United

Nations Framework Convention on The United States signed the
Kyoto Protocol Climate Change for countries to Kyoto protocol, but has not
reduce greenhouse gases that cause ratified it for economic reasons.
climate change

Most Favored U.S. affords MFN status to

guarantee equal trading benefits to
Nation (MFN) promote free trade between
all countries with the same status
Agreements countries

North American
trade agreement between the U.S.,
Free Trade involved because of corporate
Mexico, and Canada that reduced or
Agreement interests supportive of free trade
eliminated tariffs
(NAFTA)