foreign policy
noun
: the policy of a sovereign state in its interaction with other sovereign states
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Yuri Ushakov, a foreign policy adviser to Russian President Vladimir Putin, suggested the leak of his conversation with Witkoff was an attempt to interfere in the peace talks.
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Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 26 Nov. 2025
So foreign policy hasn’t been a complete disaster—maybe a B or C+.
—Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
Kapil Kajal is an award-winning journalist with a diverse portfolio spanning defense, politics, technology, crime, environment, human rights, and foreign policy.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 25 Nov. 2025
America’s top foreign policy priority should be to reverse the Russian leader’s mindset by increasing military sales to Ukraine — which the Europeans will pay for.
—Trudy Rubin, Twin Cities, 23 Nov. 2025
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Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 26 Nov. 2025
So foreign policy hasn’t been a complete disaster—maybe a B or C+.
—Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
Kapil Kajal is an award-winning journalist with a diverse portfolio spanning defense, politics, technology, crime, environment, human rights, and foreign policy.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 25 Nov. 2025
America’s top foreign policy priority should be to reverse the Russian leader’s mindset by increasing military sales to Ukraine — which the Europeans will pay for.
—Trudy Rubin, Twin Cities, 23 Nov. 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 29 Nov. 2025.
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