A foreign policy doctrine is a general statement of

foreign policy A State (polity), state's foreign policy or external policy (as opposed to internal or domestic policy) is its objectives and activities in relation to its interactions with other states, unions, and other political entities, whether bilaterall ...

and belief system through a doctrine. In some cases, the statement is made by a political leader, typically a nation’s chief executive or chief diplomat, and comes to be named after that leader. Richard Nixon’s justification for the phased withdrawal of the United States from the Vietnam War, for example, came to be called the Nixon Doctrine. This pattern of naming is not universal, however; Chinese doctrines, for example, are often referred to by number. The purpose of a foreign policy doctrine is to provide general rules for the conduct of foreign policy through decisions on international relations. These rules allow the political leadership of a nation to deal with a situation and to explain the actions of a nation to other nations. “Doctrine” is usually not meant to have any negative connotations; it is especially not to be confused with “ dogma.”

Argentina

Calvo Doctrine The Calvo Doctrine is a foreign policy doctrine which holds that jurisdiction in international investment disputes lies with the country in which the investment is located. The Calvo Doctrine stood in contrast to historical rules governing foreign ...

* Drago Doctrine

Denmark

* Ellemann–Jensen doctrine

Germany

* Hallstein Doctrine * Ulbricht Doctrine

Finland

* Paasikivi–Kekkonen doctrine

India

Gujral Doctrine Inder Kumar Gujral (4 December 1919 – 30 November 2012) was an Indian diplomat, politician and freedom activist who served as the 12th prime minister of India from April 1997 to March 1998. Born in Punjab, he was influenced by nationalist ...

Japan

* Fukuda Doctrine * Yoshida Doctrine

Mexico

* Estrada Doctrine * Castañeda Doctrine

Poland

Giedroyc Doctrine The Giedroyc doctrine (; pl, doktryna Giedroycia) or Giedroyc–Mieroszewski doctrine was a political doctrine that urged reconciliation among Central and Eastern European countries. It was developed by postwar Polish émigrés, and was named fo ...

Russia / Soviet Union

* Brezhnev Doctrine * Gerasimov Doctrine * Karaganov Doctrine * Falin-Kvitsinsky Doctrine * Primakov Doctrine * Sinatra Doctrine

United States

* 1823: Monroe Doctrine * 1842: Tyler Doctrine * 1900: Roosevelt Doctrine * 1932: Stimson Doctrine * 1947: Truman Doctrine * 1957: Eisenhower Doctrine * 1961: Kennedy Doctrine * 1965: Johnson Doctrine * 1969: Nixon Doctrine * 1980: Carter Doctrine * 1981: Kirkpatrick Doctrine * 1984: Weinberger Doctrine * 1985: Reagan Doctrine * 1990:

Powell Doctrine The "Powell Doctrine" is a journalist-created term, named after General Colin Powell, for a doctrine that Powell created in the run-up to the 1990–1991 Gulf War. The doctrine poses questions emphasizing national security interests, overwhelmin ...

* 1999:

Clinton Doctrine The Clinton Doctrine is not an official government statement but an interpretation made by experts of the main priorities in the foreign policy of the Bill Clinton administration in the United States, 1993-2001. Clinton statements Various Clinton ...

* 2002: Bush Doctrine * 2002:

Rumsfeld Doctrine The "Rumsfeld Doctrine", named after former United States Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, is a phrase coined by journalists concerned with the perceived transformation of the military of the United States. It would be considered Rumsfeld's ...

* 2016: Obama Doctrine