foreign policy
noun
: the policy of a sovereign state in its interaction with other sovereign states
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Communist Cuba has long been a major foreign policy challenge for the United States.
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Cfr Editors, NBC news, 22 June 2026
One Republican senator calling this the worst foreign policy blunder in decades.
—CBS News, 21 June 2026
Musk even conducts his own foreign policy.
—Gautam Mukunda, Mercury News, 20 June 2026
In his final February 2024 report, Hur found that Biden willfully retained and disclosed classified materials after his vice presidency, including reading classified information aloud to Zwonitzer and revealing sensitive military and foreign policy in Afghanistan.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 19 June 2026
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Cfr Editors, NBC news, 22 June 2026
One Republican senator calling this the worst foreign policy blunder in decades.
—CBS News, 21 June 2026
Musk even conducts his own foreign policy.
—Gautam Mukunda, Mercury News, 20 June 2026
In his final February 2024 report, Hur found that Biden willfully retained and disclosed classified materials after his vice presidency, including reading classified information aloud to Zwonitzer and revealing sensitive military and foreign policy in Afghanistan.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 19 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for foreign policy
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“Foreign policy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foreign%20policy. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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