National Security Policymaking

Policies that involve choice taking about relations with the rest of the world. The president is the chief initiator of US foreign policy.

Currently includes 192 member nations. Has a central peacekeeping mission and programs in areas including economic development and health, education, and welfare. The seat is of power is the Security Council.

Each member nation has one vote. Not legally binding.

63 since 1948. Pg. 575

Organizations of several nations bound by a treaty, often for military reasons. (Ex. NATO)

A regional organization (1949) created by nations - US, Canada, most Western European nations, and Turkey for mutual defense and has subsequently been expanded.

A transnational government composed of most European nations that coordinates monetary, trade, immigration, and labor policies, making its members 1 economic unit. (Example of Regional organization)

Gives out large portion of world's industrial output

Not connected with a government. (Ex. Amnesty International, environmental and wildlife groups)

Head of the Department of State and traditionally a key adviser to the president on foreign policy.

Created by Congress after WW2, the department collected together the US Army, Navy, and Air Force.

Head of Department of Defense and the president's key adviser on military policy.

The commanding officers of he armed services who advise the president on military policy.

Seat of real power in UN. Has 15 members - US, GB, China, France, and Russia are permanent (others are chosen from session to session). Each perm. member has a veto vote over Security Council decisions.

NSC was secretly selling battlefield missiles to Iran in return for help in gaining the release of hostages held by Iranian-backed terrorists in Lebanon and then were secretly funneling some of the money from the sale to anticommunist rebels (Contras) fighting the Nicaraguan gov't, despite a ban on such aid. Resulted in resignation of the assisstant for national security affairs, Poindexter.