CONCEPT OF FOREIGN POLICY: A STUDY OF EFFECTING OR DETERMINING FACTORS

Abstract

International politics consists of the sum of the foreign  policies of different states. To be able to understand such  

Politics and / or policies one should examine the different and important, policy decisions.  

The foreign policy of any state is no longer considered to  be exclusively a direct reaction to external stimuli or the  result of changing conditions in world politics. It is rather a  combination of the former and the internal circumstances  of the state. As such, changes in a country's foreign policy  may be, in part, a reflection of socio-economic development  or the political-institutional changes in the country. Thus,  it can be assumed that a combination of different factors make a state's foreign policy and, consequently a change of these factors may mean a change in the foreign  policy behaviour of the state.  

The author of this_ article discusses four of ·these factors:  geography, economy, public opinion, and the decision  makers. The author does not intend this to be a case stud y,  but, rather, attempts to clarify his arguments by giving  axamples.