In the modern era of rapid globalization and the introduction of a clearer and more visible international society, it has become increasingly difficult to deny the importance of domestic policies in relation to foreign policies in the American political sphere. As Robert D. Putnam explains in his essay Diplomacy and Domestic Politics, whether domestic policies and foreign policies have a reciprocal effect is an obvious question. The real question of importance is not what is more important and what has the greatest effect on each other or vice versa, but the question of when and how. As he states in his theory of international diplomacy in relation to each country's domestic policies, "it is futile to debate whether domestic politics actually determines international relations or the other way around." The answer to this question is clearly “both, sometimes”. (REFERENCE DIPLOMACY AND DOMESTIC POLICIES BY ROBERT PUTMAN) The United States' own history of foreign policy, which spans the four corners of the world, from military intervention to diplomacy, has proven without any doubt that the answer to the question of whether domestic policies have an effect on foreign policy and vice versa is an unequivocal yes. It can be argued that the whole point of the US government's foreign policy is to ultimately achieve an objective or solution that appeals to both the agendas of the domestic sphere but also those of the international sphere. This essentially means that domestic and foreign policies are hardly, if at all, two distinct policy cores, but rather constitute a broad set of policy initiatives that coexist in a synergistic relationship to create a mutually beneficial solution. An example that Robert D P. ..... middle of paper ....... how many influences the general public and its own domestic politics have on the foreign policy of the United States of America. It is becoming very evident that almost all foreign policy decisions are primarily based on the importance and concerns of domestic politics. Although this is a general statement, it can be said that America is first and foremost a country that has always considered itself above all others, with an emphasis on policies isolationist and realistic policies. All of this means that it is still the self-interest aspect of domestic politics that is most important to the average American citizen. Even U.S. interventionist policies, which involve war and invasion, could not be implemented without Congressional consent. Congress cannot agree if it does not believe that these new policies will win national approval...