foreign policy
noun
: the policy of a sovereign state in its interaction with other sovereign states
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In the 1990s, the Clinton administration reframed terrorism as both a foreign policy and domestic security challenge, particularly after high-profile attacks such as the 1993 World Trade Center bombing and the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing.
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Melinda Haas, The Conversation, 3 Dec. 2025
Belgian police charged two senior EU foreign policy figures in a rare fraud investigation that has rocked Brussels.
—semafor.com, 3 Dec. 2025
The American casualties were tragic, my peers rationalized, but the real problem was American foreign policy.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
Reporters covering the Senate and the House of Representatives pepper members of Congress with questions about national issues, local issues, cultural issues, domestic and foreign policy issues.
—David M. Drucker, Twin Cities, 2 Dec. 2025
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Melinda Haas, The Conversation, 3 Dec. 2025
Belgian police charged two senior EU foreign policy figures in a rare fraud investigation that has rocked Brussels.
—semafor.com, 3 Dec. 2025
The American casualties were tragic, my peers rationalized, but the real problem was American foreign policy.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
Reporters covering the Senate and the House of Representatives pepper members of Congress with questions about national issues, local issues, cultural issues, domestic and foreign policy issues.
—David M. Drucker, Twin Cities, 2 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 5 Dec. 2025.
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