U.S. Foreign Policy Institutions
NATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is often described as the largest and most successful military alliance the world has ever seen. The United States, Canada, Turkey, Greece, and most of Western Europe are members. More recently, a number of eastern European countries have joined bringing total membership to 26. Many more countries hope to join.More »
RAND Corporation
The RAND Corporation is one of America's oldest think tanks and research institutes, dedicated to providing research to U.S. policy makers in various fields. RAND currently has three main offices in the US: Santa Monica, CA; Pittsburgh, PA, and Washington, D.C. Internationally, RAND runs other offices in Doha, Qatar and Cambridge, United Kingdom.More »State and Local Governments
State and local governments have an interest in protecting and serving local needs. Governments in some parts of the U.S. have opened trade offices in foreign cities to promote business, trade and investment ties.More »
State Department
The U.S. State Department is the lead government agency for developing and implementing foreign policy. In most countries, this agency would be know as the "foreign ministry." The State Department is responsible for issuing passports and offering guidance and assistance for Americans traveling outside the United States. And the department issues visas for non-citizens wishing to visit the United States.More »
Think Tanks and NGOs
Think tanks are usually thought of as places devoted to devising and promoting policy recommendations (short and long term) to governments and multilateral organizations. And many think tanks work in the foreign policy field. Nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) can play this role as well, but they can also play roles as service providers, activists and educators.More »
United Nations
The United Nations is the only organization encompassing every government on Earth. Each country is referred to as a "member state." Those nations form the U.N. General Assembly. A smaller group of countries meet as the U.N. Security Council. The council has five permanent members (United States, United Kingdom, France, Russia, China - referred to as the P5) and ten rotating members. Because the P5 each have the authority to veto any council move, U.N. action depends on agreement among the P5.More »
United Nations Security Council
The United Nations Security Council is an incredibly important tool for protecting both global security and U.S. national security. And it is a crucial forum for advancing U.S. foreign policy. Unfortunately, the U.N. Security Council is broken. It needs immediate attention, and this has serious implications for the United States.More »
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