foreign policy
noun
: the policy of a sovereign state in its interaction with other sovereign states
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But, from the moment that he was sworn in, his fantasies and provocations became American foreign policy.
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Ben Taub, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
When the Obama Presidential Center opens June 19, there will be little to celebrate or revere regarding his foreign policy.
—Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2026
Min Zin is the founder of a think tank called ISP Myanmar, which in recent years has written about Chinese foreign policy and trade with Myanmar, located on China's southwest border.
—ABC News, 12 June 2026
Allied nations were reeling at the US government’s whiplash foreign policy.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 11 June 2026
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Ben Taub, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
When the Obama Presidential Center opens June 19, there will be little to celebrate or revere regarding his foreign policy.
—Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2026
Min Zin is the founder of a think tank called ISP Myanmar, which in recent years has written about Chinese foreign policy and trade with Myanmar, located on China's southwest border.
—ABC News, 12 June 2026
Allied nations were reeling at the US government’s whiplash foreign policy.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 11 June 2026
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“Foreign policy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foreign%20policy. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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