How to Use foreign policy in a Sentence

foreign policy

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  • This is the lowest point in US foreign policy in my lifetime.
    — Prem Thakker, The New Republic, 8 Dec. 2022
  • Harris is likely to model most of her foreign policy on Biden’s.
    — Noah Bierman, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2024
  • But for her, the vote will come down to the nominees’ opinions on big-picture topics like foreign policy and immigration.
    — Jolan Kruse, Journal Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2024
  • President Biden can no longer afford to treat foreign policy as a distraction from his domestic goals.
    — Matthew Continetti, National Review, 3 Dec. 2022
  • American artists have no great record of standing up to this country’s imperialist foreign policy.
    — Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2022
  • Officials and foreign policy experts say India will deepen partnerships that fit its needs.
    — Howard Lafranchi, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Dec. 2022
  • This week’s visit will be scrutinized for clues about the trajectory of a more maverick Saudi foreign policy.
    — Stephen Kalin, WSJ, 8 Dec. 2022
  • The think tank, which opened in 2018, hosts academic programming and events focusing on foreign policy.
    — Adriana Diaz, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2023
  • Some officials have said that Munir's removal was due to differences in opinions on foreign policy, as well as personal conflicts.
    — Devika Rao, The Week, 1 Dec. 2022
  • Gulf Arab states are trying to recalibrate their foreign policy as the United States turns its attention elsewhere in the world.
    — Jon Gambrell, ajc, 9 Dec. 2022
  • But even taking the field against a political opponent is an act of foreign policy, never mind trading jerseys with them afterward, as soccer custom dictates.
    — Adam Elder, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2022
  • When Biden came to the White House in 2021, his foreign policy goals were more modest.
    — Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2023
  • The two have tangled over their names, foreign policy and more, with no end in sight.
    — Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 29 Aug. 2023
  • If the White House changes hands in 2025, brace for a reset that shifts the focus of our foreign policy from the Atlantic to the Americas.
    — Elvia Limón, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2023
  • And two of them lost arguably due to foreign policy issues.
    — NBC News, 26 Feb. 2023
  • A lot of his answers went pretty deep into the weeds of foreign policy.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 12 July 2024
  • The two countries have gone head-to-head in trade, foreign policy, and the race for technology in recent years.
    — Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2023
  • As Hanke points out, sanctions now stand as a prime weapon of U.S. foreign policy.
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 11 Nov. 2023
  • More broadly, Turkey needs to show the West that its foreign policy is not all about protesting, Mr. Han said.
    — Safak Timur, New York Times, 7 Dec. 2023
  • Some charter members of the school of neoconservative foreign policy made the risky choice to ride the tiger.
    — Samuel Moyn, The New Republic, 14 Feb. 2023
  • Turkey, in its foreign policy, has tried to use rescue and relief work as part of its larger mission to the world.
    — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2023
  • On foreign policy, the group’s more or less united in backing Biden’s strong support for Ukraine and Israel.
    — Beth Greenfield, Fortune, 1 July 2024
  • Posters used it to critique US foreign policy and have claimed that the letter changed their perspective.
    — WIRED, 17 Nov. 2023
  • New technologies caused foreign policy thinkers to look in new places.
    — Daniel W. Drezner, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2024
  • Building and then bolstering the global coalition allied with Ukraine has been a top White House foreign policy goal for the past year.
    — Cleve R. Wootson Jr., Washington Post, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Who advised him to attack Trump and weigh in on foreign policy before entering the race?
    — Audrey Fahlberg, National Review, 25 Jan. 2024
  • The anecdote underscores the prominent role that large tech firms can play in US foreign policy.
    — Sean Lyngaas, CNN, 19 Jan. 2023
  • There are many reasons that this has been (and should be) the case, not least of which is the rampant chaos of fifty states crafting their own rules and, as a result, interfering with U.S. foreign policy.
    — Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2024
  • But the main divide in this race seems to be less about governing philosophy and more about foreign policy.
    — Nathaniel Rakich, ABC News, 6 May 2024
  • Rubio has been deeply engaged on foreign policy issues in the Senate.
    — Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2024

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