Foreign Policies in the US

Foreign policies in the US
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Introduction
Every country has an array of policies that control the interaction that it makes with other nations at various level such security and business among others. For the US, the history of foreign policy is quite rich starting in the 1700s going forward. At the time the nation was experiencing turbulence with division from within and pressure externally, some of which was hostile in nature (pg. 60). Today the United States is the most powerful nation, with foreign policies that are expansive as they are complex. The interaction between nations is always volatile as it was years ago; for the US the foreign policies have defined its sovereignty and consequently its place in the world over the years. Different nations will have differing agendas and it is up to the individual nations to redefine their foreign policies. For the US, the battle for supremacy and sovereignty is constantly rejuvenated relative to external and internal threats. The element of sovereignty is reflected in the bible, Psalm 103:19, stating, ‘The Lord has established his throne in the heavens, and his kingdom rules over all’.
Thesis statement: foreign policies of the United States in the 18th century largely took the isolationist approach, with relative changes in latter centuries.
Policy overview
Relative to the fact that the US was experiencing various divisions within the states, the first mode of foreign policies to even set direction for the young nations were directed at internal stardom. As such, during the earlier years, foreign policies were isolationist, in the fact that the country concentrated on building a firm foundation rather that gets entangled in the affairs of other nations neglecting its own. This is an aspect that is reflected in Psalm 34:14 which says, ‘Turn from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it’. However, relative to the guidelines laid out by Washington, the states would conduct and encourage interactions with other nations in trade and other affairs, with a close call to prosperity interactions.Most of the interventions were directed towards expanding economic gains and avoiding conflicts with other nations.Treaties such as the one signed in the year 1783 with Britain area good example of the trends that the earlier approaches taken by the US to foreign policies (pg. 56). During the war that erupted in 1792, thisled to military and ideological struggles (pg. 56). The US sort to make the first principle on foreign policyas shunning away from war and any form provocation that could plunge the country into war. The stand however changed with controlled involvement in foreign affairs in the latter centuries.
As Gorge explains in the book, ‘Americans agreed as a first principle of foreign policy that they must stay out of such wars, but neutrality afforded little shelter’, (pg. 56).
Policy aspects
One of main aspects that helped the US in its earlier days of growth into a reputable nation of might is the 1783 peace treaty. This was a treaty that was signed between the US and the Britain which formed the foundation of the relationship that the US and the Britons share to date. Accordi...