foreign policy
noun
: the policy of a sovereign state in its interaction with other sovereign states
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Trump doesn’t want Somalis coming to the United States, but the same American foreign policy that led them to flee their home country was followed in his presidency.
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Immigration Lawyer, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
Trump has no particular respect for traditional government experience, and that’s especially true of foreign policy.
—Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 9 Dec. 2025
Trump’s remarks came as the Kremlin welcomed his administration’s new national security strategy, a foreign policy realignment that adopts an unprecedentedly confrontational posture toward Europe.
—Kara Fox, CNN Money, 8 Dec. 2025
This article is part of a series explaining foreign policy terms commonly used but rarely explained.
—Andrew Latham, The Conversation, 8 Dec. 2025
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Immigration Lawyer, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
Trump has no particular respect for traditional government experience, and that’s especially true of foreign policy.
—Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 9 Dec. 2025
Trump’s remarks came as the Kremlin welcomed his administration’s new national security strategy, a foreign policy realignment that adopts an unprecedentedly confrontational posture toward Europe.
—Kara Fox, CNN Money, 8 Dec. 2025
This article is part of a series explaining foreign policy terms commonly used but rarely explained.
—Andrew Latham, The Conversation, 8 Dec. 2025
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 12 Dec. 2025.
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