Relations that a country engages in with another country or group of countries is referred to as International Relations.
With borders around the world becoming figuratively smaller due to globalization, international relations is a very important field in the world today as it is needed to foster mutually beneficial relationships between countries.
It is for this reason that countries have embassies in other countries, a role which in the United States, falls under the purview of the State Department.
negotiate with Russia and China to decide the fate of Korea B. commit the U.S. to a limited war against North Korea C. get the UN to spearhead the rescue so that the U.S.could take part without actually declaring war against North Korea D. let the conflict between North and South Korea play itself out