foreign policy
noun
: the policy of a sovereign state in its interaction with other sovereign states
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Optimistic about Trump’s term Trump’s return to the White House has caused consternation among some countries because of his threat of tariffs and unpredictable foreign policies.
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Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2025
On foreign policy, Trump pledged to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America and to retake the Panama Canal from Panama.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 20 Jan. 2025
The rival governors, both stars in their respective parties, epitomize the national political divide as individual states brace for Trump’s Day 1 agenda, which includes major changes on immigration, energy and foreign policy.
—Julia Mueller, The Hill, 20 Jan. 2025
His feckless foreign policy initiatives have diminished respect for, and fear of, the U.S. throughout the world.
—A. J. Caschetta, National Review, 19 Jan. 2025
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Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2025
On foreign policy, Trump pledged to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America and to retake the Panama Canal from Panama.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 20 Jan. 2025
The rival governors, both stars in their respective parties, epitomize the national political divide as individual states brace for Trump’s Day 1 agenda, which includes major changes on immigration, energy and foreign policy.
—Julia Mueller, The Hill, 20 Jan. 2025
His feckless foreign policy initiatives have diminished respect for, and fear of, the U.S. throughout the world.
—A. J. Caschetta, National Review, 19 Jan. 2025
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“Foreign policy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foreign%20policy. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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