Approaches to Foreign Policy

In this educational video, explore three fundamental questions that shape a country’s relationship with the world through foreign policy.

What is idealism? What is realism? In this free resource, explore two schools of thought on a country’s foreign policy priorities.

What is isolationism? What is engagement? In this free resource on foreign policy, explore why some leaders view the outside world as a threat and others view it as an opportunity.

What is unilateralism? What is multilateralism? In this free resource on foreign policy, explore why leaders address some challenges independently and others as part of a team.

In this educational video, learn how idealism and realism shaped U.S. foreign policy following the Chinese government’s massacre at Tiananmen Square in 1989.

Questions to check your understanding.