foreign policy
noun
: the policy of a sovereign state in its interaction with other sovereign states
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Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Kim has made Moscow the priority of his foreign policy by supplying troops and conventional weapons.
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ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
Despite the apparent unpopularity of warming ties with Israel, the pro-Western government of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan believes that weathering the backlash is a fair trade-off in its quest to reinvent the country’s foreign policy.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 25 Apr. 2026
Rampell’s writing and commentary do not reflect the views of actual neoconservatives, who champion shrinking the welfare state as well as a robustly interventionist foreign policy.
—Ron Kampeas, Sun Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2026
The long history of America's conflict with Cuba The small island nation of Cuba, just 90 miles from Florida, has played an outsized role in America's foreign policy for close to 70 years.
—David Morgan, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
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ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
Despite the apparent unpopularity of warming ties with Israel, the pro-Western government of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan believes that weathering the backlash is a fair trade-off in its quest to reinvent the country’s foreign policy.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 25 Apr. 2026
Rampell’s writing and commentary do not reflect the views of actual neoconservatives, who champion shrinking the welfare state as well as a robustly interventionist foreign policy.
—Ron Kampeas, Sun Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2026
The long history of America's conflict with Cuba The small island nation of Cuba, just 90 miles from Florida, has played an outsized role in America's foreign policy for close to 70 years.
—David Morgan, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
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 30 Apr. 2026.
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