Foreign policy is a very complex phenomenon. It is usually associated with high level politics am... more Foreign policy is a very complex phenomenon. It is usually associated with high level politics among government officials. Traditionally, the state was the only power authorized to develop a foreign policy. Anderson and Christol (1957) defined that foreign policy is the formulation and implementation of a group of principles which shape the behavioral pattern of a State while negotiating with other States to protect or promote its vital interests. According to Wilkenfeld etal (1980), foreign policy consists of official actions/ reactions which sovereign States initiate for purposes of altering or creating a condition outside their sovereign boundaries1. Foreign policy in those two definitions deals only with high politics of States, and the citizens only see its output: appointment and reception of diplomats, negotiations and signing of agreements, deployment or engagement of military, etc. According to Whiteclay (2000), " it is worth speculating that global conditions have changed so rapidly recently that traditional conceptions of foreign policy may be becoming anachronistic " .2 Indeed, this statement captured has the emerging scenario succinctly, while globalization with the time-spaces compression (David Harvey,1990) and evolution towards democracy of international society has brought about the advent of other actors, who, for moment, are referred to with generic term " non-state " and have global interests, and the will to make them felt on the world stage. Mark Leonard, Director, Foreign Policy Centre in the UK was one of many politicians acknowledged the role of non-state and transnational actors: " Foreign Policy used to be about what went on abroad: diplomatic handshakes in distant capitals, nation speaking solely unto nation, far removed from ordinary life. No longer. Today, events in far flung places have a direct impact on our lives. We find ourselves in the midst of a vast network of relationships and interest that disregard national divisions. " Despite of different definitions in different contexts, behind each of these activities
Foreign policy is a very complex phenomenon. It is usually associated with high level politics am... more Foreign policy is a very complex phenomenon. It is usually associated with high level politics among government officials. Traditionally, the state was the only power authorized to develop a foreign policy. Anderson and Christol (1957) defined that foreign policy is the formulation and implementation of a group of principles which shape the behavioral pattern of a State while negotiating with other States to protect or promote its vital interests. According to Wilkenfeld etal (1980), foreign policy consists of official actions/ reactions which sovereign States initiate for purposes of altering or creating a condition outside their sovereign boundaries1. Foreign policy in those two definitions deals only with high politics of States, and the citizens only see its output: appointment and reception of diplomats, negotiations and signing of agreements, deployment or engagement of military, etc. According to Whiteclay (2000), " it is worth speculating that global conditions have changed so rapidly recently that traditional conceptions of foreign policy may be becoming anachronistic " .2 Indeed, this statement captured has the emerging scenario succinctly, while globalization with the time-spaces compression (David Harvey,1990) and evolution towards democracy of international society has brought about the advent of other actors, who, for moment, are referred to with generic term " non-state " and have global interests, and the will to make them felt on the world stage. Mark Leonard, Director, Foreign Policy Centre in the UK was one of many politicians acknowledged the role of non-state and transnational actors: " Foreign Policy used to be about what went on abroad: diplomatic handshakes in distant capitals, nation speaking solely unto nation, far removed from ordinary life. No longer. Today, events in far flung places have a direct impact on our lives. We find ourselves in the midst of a vast network of relationships and interest that disregard national divisions. " Despite of different definitions in different contexts, behind each of these activities
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