The Role of Official and Unofficial Institutions in US Political Decision-Making

Abstract

The political decision-making process of a state depends on the choices adopted by the leaders and individuals entrusted with the decision-making process according to the mechanisms followed, which affect the state’s policy in international affairs.  The decision-making process is complicated according to the specified data. One of the most important examples of the complexity of decision-making process is decision-making in US foreign policy. Usually, official institutions take over the decision-making process, especially the institutions referred to in the constitution. What distinguishes US foreign policy is the involvement of unofficial institutions in the decision-making process. These institutions affect the decision-making process because of their direct impact on policy makers, especially by pressuring them or supporting them in their electoral campaigns, which in some cases the decision-making process is linked to the interests of these informal institutions.