foreign policy
noun
: the policy of a sovereign state in its interaction with other sovereign states
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Experts have been debating the long-term impact the college encampments might have on U.S. foreign policy as well as public opinion on the war in Gaza.
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Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2024
But now Western nations are also weighed by wars in Ukraine and the Mideast; Mr. Xi has been seeking to weaken the alliances forged against China; and the United States’ looming elections are adding to uncertainty about the direction of its foreign policy.
—Meaghan Tobin, New York Times, 20 May 2024
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Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2024
But now Western nations are also weighed by wars in Ukraine and the Mideast; Mr. Xi has been seeking to weaken the alliances forged against China; and the United States’ looming elections are adding to uncertainty about the direction of its foreign policy.
—Meaghan Tobin, New York Times, 20 May 2024
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“Foreign policy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foreign%20policy. Accessed 24 May. 2024.
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