foreign policy

noun

: the policy of a sovereign state in its interaction with other sovereign states

Examples of foreign policy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And in August 2008, Russia went to war with neighboring Georgia, showing the belligerent new face of Putin’s foreign policy. — Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026

Oman has also spent decades pursuing a foreign policy designed to maintain relationships across the region’s fault lines. — Vivian Salama, The Atlantic, 21 Aug. 2026

Local support for illicit economic activity can also support Beijing’s foreign policy goals. — Alvin Camba, Foreign Affairs, 21 Aug. 2026

Venezuela, which shares a more than 1,300-mile land border with Colombia, has historically been one of the most important countries for Bogota’s foreign policy given close cultural, economic, and security ties. — Adam Shanks, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1804, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for foreign policy

• impolicy