foreign policy
noun
: the policy of a sovereign state in its interaction with other sovereign states
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What Happens Next Harris book and its tour could reignite intra-party debates regarding Democratic leadership, foreign policy, and the party’s path forward.
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Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
Matsuno originally attended Hosei University in Japan for foreign policy, but dropped out and worked as an economic reporter before his move into video games.
—Hayes Madsen, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2025
There were also clear signs Trump has returned to the type of transactional foreign policy that has come to define his time in office.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 23 Sep. 2025
Trump, like any president, has the right to develop his own foreign policy, and no one should pursue a policy just because a predecessor did so.
—Vivek Viswanathan, The Atlantic, 22 Sep. 2025
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Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
Matsuno originally attended Hosei University in Japan for foreign policy, but dropped out and worked as an economic reporter before his move into video games.
—Hayes Madsen, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2025
There were also clear signs Trump has returned to the type of transactional foreign policy that has come to define his time in office.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 23 Sep. 2025
Trump, like any president, has the right to develop his own foreign policy, and no one should pursue a policy just because a predecessor did so.
—Vivek Viswanathan, The Atlantic, 22 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 2 Oct. 2025.
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