After reading this chapter, you should be able to:

• Identify the basic goals and types of foreign policy.
• Explain the roles of Congress, the president, and the executive branch in making foreign policy.
• Explain how global and domestic pressures shape American foreign policy.
• Describe the strategies and instruments used to address foreign policy issues.
• Summarize the foreign policy challenges facing the United States today.
• Describe the tension between national security and democracy and what it means for citizens.