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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Business executives who have any doubts how a leader’s personality and management style can affect a company’s response to a crisis should compare President Donald Trump’s management of foreign affairs and international crises in his second term against those of many of his predecessors.
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Edward Segal, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
The president’s arrival in Washington after attending a NATO Summit in Europe capped a two-week period in which Trump’s focus was on foreign affairs.
—Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 27 June 2025
Elizabeth Shackelford is senior policy director at Dartmouth College’s Dickey Center for International Understanding and a foreign affairs columnist for the Chicago Tribune.
—Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025
Based in Washington, D.C., Brennan is also the Network's chief foreign affairs correspondent and a contributing correspondent to 60 Minutes.
—June 27, CBS News, 27 June 2025
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Edward Segal, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
The president’s arrival in Washington after attending a NATO Summit in Europe capped a two-week period in which Trump’s focus was on foreign affairs.
—Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 27 June 2025
Elizabeth Shackelford is senior policy director at Dartmouth College’s Dickey Center for International Understanding and a foreign affairs columnist for the Chicago Tribune.
—Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025
Based in Washington, D.C., Brennan is also the Network's chief foreign affairs correspondent and a contributing correspondent to 60 Minutes.
—June 27, CBS News, 27 June 2025
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“Foreign affairs.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foreign%20affairs. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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