globalization

An Examination of the Influence of Globalization on Nigeria Foreign Policy CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1  Background of the study The logical pursuit of a set of national goals is what foreign policy is all about. The word "pursuit" connotes actions, steps, and roles that will define a state's attitude or behavior in the external world. Foreign policy may be compared to a wedding ring, with which a nation's domestic setting solemnizes its marriage with the rest of the world. The goals and objectives of nations underpin such political "marriage," thus foreign policy is a means to an end for governments. Academics have defined foreign policy as a pattern of behavior that a state adopts in its interactions with other nations, a notion that other scholars interpret as the state's strategy and tactics in dealing with other states in the...