Foreign Policy

Ernest Petrič, Ph. D. (1965), University of Ljubljana, where he is Professor of International Relations. Foreign Policy: From Conception to Diplomatic Practice is his sixth book. He has served as ambassador in Washington, New Delhi, Vienna and at the UN (New York) and is member of the UN International Law Commission and President of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Slovenia.

• FOREWORDPREFACEACKNOWLEDGMENTSLIST OF ABBREVIATIONS1Part 1: THEORETICAL FUNDAMENTALS OF FOREIGN POLICY1.1DEFINITION OF THE CONCEPT OF FOREIGN POLICY1.2ELEMENTS OF THE CONCEPT OF FOREIGN POLICY1.3THEORY OF FOREIGN POLICY1.4CONTENTS (RATIONAE MATERIAE) OF THE THEORY OF FOREIGN POLICY1.5THE BALANCE OF POWER2Part 2: THE INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENT AND FOREIGN POLICY2.1FEATURES OF THE MODERN INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY2.2CHANGES IN THE BALANCE OF POWER: FROM THE BIPOLAR TOWARDS A NEW INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM2.3THE EU AS PART OF THE MODERN INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM2.4FUTURE RELATIONS BETWEEN POWERS3Part 3: DECISION MAKING IN FOREIGN POLICY3.1GENERAL INFORMATION ON DECISION MAKING IN FOREIGN POLICY3.2INFLUENCES ON FOREIGN POLICY DECISION MAKING3.3THE ROLE OF PUBLIC OPINION IN FOREIGN POLICY DECISION–MAKING3.4COMPROMISE3.5THE CHOICE OF OBJECTIVES IN FOREIGN POLICY3.6STRATEGIC AND TACTICAL OBJECTIVES3.7NATIONAL INTEREST3.8FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC POLICIES3.9DIPLOMACY4PART 4: MEANS OF FOREIGN POLICY4.1DEFINITION OF MEANS OF FOREIGN POLICY4.2INDIRECT MEANS OF FOREIGN POLICY4.3DIRECT MEANS IN FOREIGN POLICY4.4USE OF FORCE AS A MEANS OF FOREIGN POLICY4.5ECONOMIC MEANS IN FOREIGN POLICY4.6PROPAGANDA AS A MEANS OF FOREIGN POLICY4.7INTERNATIONAL LAW AS A MEANS OF FOREIGN POLICY4.8PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES AS A MEANS OF FOREIGN POLICY4.9TALKS AS A MEANS OF FOREIGN POLICY4.10NEGOTIATIONS AS A MEANS OF FOREIGN POLICY4.11RECALL AND SUSPENSION OF DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS AS MEANS OF FOREIGN POLICY4.12VISITS AS A MEANS OF FOREIGN POLICY5PART 5: FEATURES OF FOREIGN POLICY OF SMALL AND NEW STATES5.1FEATURES OF FOREIGN POLICY OF SMALL STATES5.2FEATURES OF FOREIGN POLICY OF NEW STATESBIBLIOGRAPHY OF BOOKS AND ARTICLES MENTIONED IN THE TEXT OR FOOTNOTESINDEX