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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But Roberts, joined by Justices Neil Gorsuch and Amy Coney Barrett, brushed that aside, writing that the foreign affairs implications don’t change the legal principle.
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Lindsay Whitehurst, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2026
Elizabeth Shackelford is a senior adviser with the Institute for Global Affairs at Eurasia Group and a foreign affairs columnist for the Chicago Tribune.
—Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2026
Still, the administration argued that Congress wanted presidents to have major power over international trade during an emergency and that’s appropriate because the Constitution gives presidents broad authority in foreign affairs.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
Yusuf Tuggar is Nigeria’s minister of foreign affairs.
—Yusuf Tuggar, semafor.com, 16 Feb. 2026
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Lindsay Whitehurst, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2026
Elizabeth Shackelford is a senior adviser with the Institute for Global Affairs at Eurasia Group and a foreign affairs columnist for the Chicago Tribune.
—Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2026
Still, the administration argued that Congress wanted presidents to have major power over international trade during an emergency and that’s appropriate because the Constitution gives presidents broad authority in foreign affairs.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
Yusuf Tuggar is Nigeria’s minister of foreign affairs.
—Yusuf Tuggar, semafor.com, 16 Feb. 2026
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“Foreign affairs.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foreign%20affairs. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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