How does idealism and self-interest produce different foreign policies?

How does idealism and self-interest produce different foreign policies?

What types of foreign policies are associated with each? Must these two positions always generate different foreign policies? And is one (idealism or self-interest) always superior to the other? As with all of your open essay assignments, answers should be at least two paragraphs long, and there is no maximum length.

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Essentials of International Relations by Mingst, McKibbon, & Arreguin-Toft, 8th Edition, Norton Publishing, 2019.