Foreign policies are generally formulated to protect a country's core values and interest, national security, ideological goals, as well as economic prosperity. It is defined as a synthesis of ends and means. The end is the national interest of a state and the means are the power and capabilities of nation state.

What is the purpose of foreign policy?

The main objective of foreign policy is to use diplomacy — or talking, meeting, and making agreements — to solve international problems. They try to keep problems from developing into conflicts that require military settlements. The President almost always has the primary responsibility for shaping foreign policy.

What is a state's foreign policy?

A state's foreign policy or external policy (as opposed to internal or domestic policy) is its objectives and activities in relation to its interactions with other states, unions, and other political entities, whether bilaterally or through multilateral platforms.