foreign policy
noun
: the policy of a sovereign state in its interaction with other sovereign states
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Some of Rubio’s foreign policy stances break with Trump, including his co-sponsorship of legislation last year that would prohibit a president from exiting NATO without congressional approval.
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Sara Dorn, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
Biden’s presidency was plagued with problems, including verbal slip-ups, foreign policy blunders such as the withdrawal from Afghanistan, and inflation.
—Tim Collins, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 27 Nov. 2024
While Biden and his senior advisor Amos Hochstein shepherded the deal across the finish line, Netanyahu’s agreement is reportedly seen as a gift to President-elect Trump, removing at least one foreign policy challenge from the docket ahead of his inauguration.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 26 Nov. 2024
And as Trump returns to office next year, appointing a capable successor to Hochstein to work with all the parties should be a foreign policy priority.
—Firas Maksad, TIME, 26 Nov. 2024
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Sara Dorn, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
Biden’s presidency was plagued with problems, including verbal slip-ups, foreign policy blunders such as the withdrawal from Afghanistan, and inflation.
—Tim Collins, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 27 Nov. 2024
While Biden and his senior advisor Amos Hochstein shepherded the deal across the finish line, Netanyahu’s agreement is reportedly seen as a gift to President-elect Trump, removing at least one foreign policy challenge from the docket ahead of his inauguration.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 26 Nov. 2024
And as Trump returns to office next year, appointing a capable successor to Hochstein to work with all the parties should be a foreign policy priority.
—Firas Maksad, TIME, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Foreign policy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foreign%20policy. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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