In the modern era of rapid globalization and with 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 explained by Robert D. Putnam in his essay Diplomacy and Domestic Policies, the question of whether domestic politics and foreign policies have an effect on each other is obvious. The really important question is not whether what is more important and what has more 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 the internal policies of each nation, “it is useless to discuss whether domestic politics really determines international relations or the opposite. The answer to the question is clearly “both, sometimes”. (REFERENCE ROBERT PUTMAN DIPLOMACY AND DOMESTIC POLICIES) America's own history of managing foreign policy, spanning all corners of the earth, from military intervention to diplomacy, has demonstrated beyond doubt that the answer to the question of whether domestic policies they have an effect on foreign policies and vice versa is an unequivocal yes. It can be argued that the central point of foreign policies by the American government is to achieve a final goal or solution that appeals to both the agendas of the domestic sphere and those of the international sphere. This essentially means that domestic and foreign policies are barely, if at all, two separate policy cores, but are more of a broad set of policy initiatives that coexist in a synergistic relationship to create a single, mutually beneficial solution. An example that Robert D P. ..... middle of paper ... amount of influences that the general public and its own domestic politics have on the foreign policies of the United States of America. It becomes very evident that almost every foreign policy decision is essentially based on the importance and concern of domestic politics. Although this is a general statement, it can be said that first and foremost, America is a country that has always considered itself above all others with its emphasis on isolationist policies and its realist policies. All this means that it is always the selfish aspect of domestic politics that is the most important to the average American citizen. Even American interventionist policies, involving war and invasion, could not be implemented without the consent of Congress. Congress is unable to give consent if it does not believe that these new policies will gain the approval of the national population.