Foreign Policy Making

Foreign Policy are set of objectives or guidelines that a state pursues with other external actors. This was how foreign policy was defined in one of my other major subjects. Defining in this very simple way helped me understand the complex definition of foreign policy. Foreign Policy has 2 aspects or important duties. One is formulation and the other is implementation. Implementation is usually done by the Department of Foreign Affairs and the formulation is done by the executive branch of the government with the recognition of the DFA also. Both are important aspect but i personally believe that it is the Formulating process that is most important. the policymaking process is not like any other process of formulating something. Since it talks about policies needed it is only necessary that it should be thought of carefully. This process should always not forget the three main elements of Foreign policy which are political stability, economic development, and protection of nationals and foreign policies should be made inline with this three elements. It was also only now that i knew about the factors that influence the making of foreign policy. This were the nature of government, the type of society or political culture , legal norms, constitutions/ fundamental law, economic state and international climate which talks about what is going on outside the country. Thing is the reason why we have good or bad relationships with other states and filipinos outside the country are taken cared of is also because of our foreign policies.