foreign policy
noun
: the policy of a sovereign state in its interaction with other sovereign states
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Hal Brands, a US foreign policy expert, writes that great-power competition is fundamentally about technology.
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semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Our foreign policy is evidently for sale.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
Rather, the administration could use a plethora of other levers to accomplish its ambitious foreign policy goals.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
This has become a macroeconomic issue, and not just an issue about national pride and foreign policy.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2025
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semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Our foreign policy is evidently for sale.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
Rather, the administration could use a plethora of other levers to accomplish its ambitious foreign policy goals.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
This has become a macroeconomic issue, and not just an issue about national pride and foreign policy.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 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 4 Oct. 2025.
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