Foreign policy actors will often pursue different goals simultaneously because foreign policy connects domestic politics and international relations. For example, leaders a. might advocate human rights policy to satisfy domestic interest groups but maintain trade relations with an authoritarian state because of the need for natural resources. b. might advocate environmental protections to satisfy domestic groups but maintain a strong commitment to the Kyoto Protocol. c. might advocate both parliamentarianism and federalism to placate ardent nationalists. d. advocate both nationalism and nihilism to ensure vital resources necessary for irredentist medications to trade relations.