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National Interest: a Principal Factor in Foreign Policy Formulation.
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Throughout history, individuals, groups and nation-states have appealed to the national interest of their states to justify the policies that they preferred. In their bid to defend the national interests, nations have taken various actions towards one another in the international system. All nation-states, whether big or small, developed or developing, rich or poor place their national interest at the forefront when formulating their foreign policies. This paper seeks to x-ray the inextricable link between national interest and foreign policy; who within the state defines and determines the national interest of the state which is a principal factor in foreign policy formulation; how and why is national security deciding factor in foreign policy formulation.
Throughout history, individuals, groups and nation-states have appealed to the national interest of their states to justify the policies that they preferred. In their bid to defend the national interests, nations have taken various actions towards one another in the international system. All nation-states, whether big or small, developed or developing, rich or poor place their national interest at the forefront when formulating their foreign policies. This paper seeks to x-ray the inextricable link between national interest and foreign policy; who within the state defines and determines the national interest of the state which is a principal factor in foreign policy formulation; how and why is national security deciding factor in foreign policy formulation.
