ATLANTA – Whether you want to call it “diplomacy” or “trade relationships”, our interactions with foreign countries are necessary for the survival of our own. But why? Why can’t America, or any other nation for that matter, exist as an island unto itself? What necessitates our interactions with other nations and why is this so important as we head into election season?

Today, Janelle explores the benefits that come from having strong international relationships through good foreign policy and the problems that affect us when our politicians implements bad foreign policy.