foreign policy
noun
: the policy of a sovereign state in its interaction with other sovereign states
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Major European nations — including France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the UK — have thus far rejected direct military participation in the Iran conflict, showing a willingness to chart a more independent foreign policy.
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Dr. Robert Mogielnicki, semafor.com, 19 May 2026
These remarks and others underscore the administration’s rejection of international law and diplomacy in favor of military force as the preferred tool of American foreign policy.
—Kevin Maloney, The Conversation, 18 May 2026
At the same time, the president is balancing foreign policy considerations.
—CBS News, 17 May 2026
Some of these are really foreign policy related, where the president and President Xi both agreed that the goal on the Korean peninsula remains denuclearization.
—ABC News, 17 May 2026
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Dr. Robert Mogielnicki, semafor.com, 19 May 2026
These remarks and others underscore the administration’s rejection of international law and diplomacy in favor of military force as the preferred tool of American foreign policy.
—Kevin Maloney, The Conversation, 18 May 2026
At the same time, the president is balancing foreign policy considerations.
—CBS News, 17 May 2026
Some of these are really foreign policy related, where the president and President Xi both agreed that the goal on the Korean peninsula remains denuclearization.
—ABC News, 17 May 2026
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“Foreign policy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foreign%20policy. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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