foreign affairs
plural noun
: matters having to do with international relations and with the interests of the home country in foreign countries
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Respondents gave roughly the same marks to Trump's handling of the economy and foreign affairs as his overall job performance, coming in at 37% and 39% approvals, respectively.
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Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
Daniel DePetris is a fellow at Defense Priorities and a foreign affairs columnist for the Chicago Tribune.
—Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
Countries with tight alignment between tech policy, communications strategy and foreign affairs arrive at international forums with coordinated teams and unified narratives.
—Majeed Javdani, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Newsweek has reached out to European Commission's foreign affairs spokesperson for comment.
—Amira El-Fekki, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
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Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
Daniel DePetris is a fellow at Defense Priorities and a foreign affairs columnist for the Chicago Tribune.
—Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
Countries with tight alignment between tech policy, communications strategy and foreign affairs arrive at international forums with coordinated teams and unified narratives.
—Majeed Javdani, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Newsweek has reached out to European Commission's foreign affairs spokesperson for comment.
—Amira El-Fekki, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
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“Foreign affairs.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foreign%20affairs. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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