foreign affairs
plural noun
: matters having to do with international relations and with the interests of the home country in foreign countries
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Officials and ambassadors were appointed, including ministers of foreign affairs, infrastructure and defense.
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Richard Collett, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
After spending a quarter-century in journalism covering politics and foreign affairs, Oppenheim, who also wrote the Netflix miniseries Zero Day, explains he’s always been fascinated by the way institutions handle crises and respond under pressure.
—Jake Kring-Schreifels, Time, 27 Oct. 2025
Elizabeth Shackelford is a foreign affairs columnist for the Chicago Tribune.
—Elizabeth Shackelford, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
Rohde previously was the executive editor and writer at The New Yorker, a national security editor and foreign affairs columnist for Reuters and a foreign correspondent for The New York Times.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025
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Richard Collett, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
After spending a quarter-century in journalism covering politics and foreign affairs, Oppenheim, who also wrote the Netflix miniseries Zero Day, explains he’s always been fascinated by the way institutions handle crises and respond under pressure.
—Jake Kring-Schreifels, Time, 27 Oct. 2025
Elizabeth Shackelford is a foreign affairs columnist for the Chicago Tribune.
—Elizabeth Shackelford, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
Rohde previously was the executive editor and writer at The New Yorker, a national security editor and foreign affairs columnist for Reuters and a foreign correspondent for The New York Times.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025
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“Foreign affairs.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foreign%20affairs. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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