Q Discussion Forum - Foreign Policy 11 11 unread replies. 16 16 replies. The civil war in Syria and subsequent rise of ISIS in the region has been one of the most prominent conflicts in the world in the last few years. Conduct basic research on the Syrian crisis and address the following questions in your discussion post. 1. What is the United States' current foreign policy on the crisis in Syria and Iraq? You may want to take a look at the White House website and major newspapers covering the topic. Summarize the current foreign policy on this crisis in your post. If the US does not have clear policy on the conflict, discuss why this might be the case. 2. Evaluate the current policy. Do you agree with it or not? Explain why. 3. Assess how you think the United States should respond to this conflict. What International Relations theory is most useful in understanding the crisis? What types of tools should the US be using (hard vs soft power, carrots vs sticks, isolationist vs internationalist)?