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Domesticinternational is a term used to describe the interwoven relationship between a country's domestic politics and its international affairs. It highlights how internal political dynamics—such as partisan competition, interest-group lobbying, electoral incentives, and public opinion—shape international negotiation, treaty compliance, and policy design, while international developments—treaties, global markets, transnational networks, and cross-border crises—reverberate within national governments and influence policy agendas.

Although not a standardized notion in formal theory, the term appears in policy discussions and interdisciplinary writings to emphasize feedback loops that cross borders. It encompasses areas such as trade and economic policy, immigration and security, environmental regulation, technology governance, and financial supervision, where domestic institutions must adapt to international rules and where international actors must account for domestic constraints.

Analysts using the concept examine how domestic constraints shape international outcomes—for example, how electoral incentives affect negotiating positions or coalition formations—and how international norms and agreements constrain or enable domestic reform. It also covers the diffusion of policies across borders and the way domestic groups mobilize transnationally to influence global policy.

Critics note that the term can be vague or overlapping with established ideas in international political economy and domestic politics. Clear definitions and case-specific analysis are needed to avoid conflating separate processes, such as unilateral domestic reform with multilateral treaty dynamics.

Related concepts include domestic politics, international relations, international political economy, policy diffusion, and global governance.