What should US foreign policy priorities be?
write (5 min) rank the following “foreign policy priorities,” with 1 being highest priority
protecting the human rights of people from other
countries
protecting the lives of people from other countries
preventing war
protecting US economic interests
protecting the lives of US citizens
protecting the rights of US citizens
aiding world economic development
protecting the world’s environment
acquiring land or other resources for the US
line up (3 min) those who ranked “protecting US economic interests” highest, stand on the left side of the room, those who ranked it lowest stand on the right
pairs (2 min) with most disparate people together,
talking about choices in this priority
ONE
PERSON TALKS -- no interruptions,interjections or questions -- 30 seconds, SWITCH
line up (3 min) on the question of “preventing war”
pairs (2 min) with most disparate people together,
talking about choices in this priority
ONE
PERSON TALKS FOR 30 seconds, SWITCH
line up (3 min) on the question of “acquiring land”
pairs (2 min) with most disparate people together,
talking about choices in this priority
ONE
PERSON TALKS FOR 30 seconds, SWITCH
pairs (2 min) with most disparate people together, talking about choices in this priority
ONE PERSON TALKS FOR 30 seconds, SWITCH
line up (3 min) on the question of "protecting the human rights of people from other countries"
pairs (2 min) with most disparate people together, talking about choices in this priority
ONE PERSON TALKS FOR 30 seconds, SWITCH
converse (15 min) what’s the answer?
How
should these priorities be determined?
