ABSTRACT
The analytical strategy for examining the nexus between foreign policy elite values and external behavior is straightforward. The relationship between values which refer to internal states of affairs and foreign behavior is of interest because of its potential relevance to the internal-external nexus question. Extensive research has accrued on the subject of linkages between external and internal conflict. Much of the traditional conjectural speculation on the subject suggests that the relationships would be almost uniformly negative in direction, with emphasis on an internal value reflecting a diminution in foreign behavior. The measurement of values at the supraindividual level is not a straightforward task; institutions do not "fill out" value questionnaires. The value approach assumes that each individual has a ranked scale of preferred end-states. In a series of articulations over time, a decision-maker's basic values will presumably be revealed.
