Briefly Explain The Role That Faith Played In U.s. Foreign Policy Toward

Faith and U.S. Foreign Policy toward the Middle East before Civil war Student NameCourse Number: Course Name Due DateFaith and U.S. Foreign Policy toward the Middle East before Civil warForeign policies refer to the approaches taken by nation to protect its interests beyond its national borders. The United States of America had relations with the Middle East from early as the late 18th century. In the context of this paper, the Middle East refers to the Middle East and North African region extending from Morocco in the West to Iran in the east. Unlike in recent years where oil, commerce, democracy and the fight against terrorism have dominated the American foreign policy towards the Muslim majority countries, faith heavily influenced the American foreign relations in the early years of the formation of the nation. The Middle East assumed America to be a Christian state, and therefore raided its trade ships passing through the Mediterranean Sea. America had to prove its religious neutrality to establish peaceful relations with Barbary States. The debate on freedom of religion is not new to