The Role of Lobbyists in American Foreign Policy: Israel & South Korea

This book illustrates how international lobbying can be seen as asking American Congresspersons to put the interests of other countries (Israel & South Korea) before those of the USA itself. The privatization of diplomacy divests the role of the USA foreign policy decision making process because, instead of focusing on a national-level maximization on interest, the parties involved are engaged in "satisficing" the decision reach of their organization; therefore, in actuality, it makes the United States a hostage of strong organization capabilities that infiltrate inside the American federal government and influences a particular goal affecting its foreign policy directions as well as the international structure as a whole.

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Andr Siffert, a dual citizen of Brazil and Portugal, is a PhD in International Relations at Jilin University, China. His research interest is focused on international relations, specifically on public and private diplomacy, organizational behavior analysis, and foreign policy formation.