foreign policy
noun
: the policy of a sovereign state in its interaction with other sovereign states
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While Orbán has campaigned mostly on issues of foreign policy, Magyar has said next to nothing about his stance on Russia’s war in Ukraine or Hungary’s relationship with the European Union.
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Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2026
But the humanitarian crisis on the ground and the collective punishment and cruelty towards the Cuban people, civilians, by the United States foreign policy is really outrageous.
—NBC news, 12 Apr. 2026
According to The Free Press, Pentagon officials criticized Leo’s speech as a challenge to Trump’s foreign policy.
—Francis X. Rocca, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2026
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Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2026
But the humanitarian crisis on the ground and the collective punishment and cruelty towards the Cuban people, civilians, by the United States foreign policy is really outrageous.
—NBC news, 12 Apr. 2026
According to The Free Press, Pentagon officials criticized Leo’s speech as a challenge to Trump’s foreign policy.
—Francis X. Rocca, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2026
Advertisement But the durability of hardline influence over Iranian foreign policy remains an open question.
—Pegah Banihashemi, Time, 10 Apr. 2026
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“Foreign policy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foreign%20policy. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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