foreign policy
noun
: the policy of a sovereign state in its interaction with other sovereign states
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In his 1823 annual address to Congress, President James Monroe enunciated a bedrock principle of American foreign policy that became known as the Monroe Doctrine.
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Steve Forbes, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
Yet rather than moving aggressively to seize additional territory, Putin chose to launch a low-level insurgency in eastern Ukraine that could be used as a bargaining chip to limit Kyiv’s foreign policy options.
—Peter Schroeder, Foreign Affairs, 3 Sep. 2024
Last week, the European Union's foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, said Maduro will remain the South American country's de facto president but that the EU rejects the legitimacy of his reelection claim.
—Alex Leff, NPR, 2 Sep. 2024
Lula's top foreign policy advisor Celso Amorim, speaking to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said Brazil had not formally proposed a new election in Venezuela.
—Fox News, 15 Aug. 2024
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Steve Forbes, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
Yet rather than moving aggressively to seize additional territory, Putin chose to launch a low-level insurgency in eastern Ukraine that could be used as a bargaining chip to limit Kyiv’s foreign policy options.
—Peter Schroeder, Foreign Affairs, 3 Sep. 2024
Last week, the European Union's foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, said Maduro will remain the South American country's de facto president but that the EU rejects the legitimacy of his reelection claim.
—Alex Leff, NPR, 2 Sep. 2024
Lula's top foreign policy advisor Celso Amorim, speaking to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said Brazil had not formally proposed a new election in Venezuela.
—Fox News, 15 Aug. 2024
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“Foreign policy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foreign%20policy. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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