foreign policy
noun
: the policy of a sovereign state in its interaction with other sovereign states
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Kennedy is not beholden to the defense industry or aggressive foreign policy advisors, giving him the freedom to pursue a more peaceful and sustainable international agenda.
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Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2024
New technologies caused foreign policy thinkers to look in new places.
—Daniel W. Drezner, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2024
New round of cease-fire talks The European Union's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on X that he was horrified by the images from the school.
—USA TODAY, 10 Aug. 2024
Unlike reclassifying executive branch employees, passing rules outside the 60-day Congressional Review Act window, and racking up legislative wins to burnish his record, there are few things Biden can do to prevent Trump from making wholesale changes to the country’s foreign policy approach.
—Max Thornberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 9 Aug. 2024
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Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2024
New technologies caused foreign policy thinkers to look in new places.
—Daniel W. Drezner, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2024
New round of cease-fire talks The European Union's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on X that he was horrified by the images from the school.
—USA TODAY, 10 Aug. 2024
Unlike reclassifying executive branch employees, passing rules outside the 60-day Congressional Review Act window, and racking up legislative wins to burnish his record, there are few things Biden can do to prevent Trump from making wholesale changes to the country’s foreign policy approach.
—Max Thornberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 9 Aug. 2024
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“Foreign policy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foreign%20policy. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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