To what extent can a sovereign state pursue an independent foreign policy?
Journal: المجلة العلمية للدراسات التجارية والبيئية
Year: 2024

Sovereign states remain the main actors of the international system. Foreign policy is key element of shaping a state’s interaction within the international community. Sovereignty is discussed from different perspectives; however international legal and Westphalian sovereignty are compatible with the essay’s context. foreign policy is: “the conduct and practice of relation between different actors, primarily states, in the international system”, and it is derived by the national interests. A sta