foreign affairs
plural noun
: matters having to do with international relations and with the interests of the home country in foreign countries
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Gideon Saar, a former Netanyahu rival who recently rejoined the government, will take the foreign affairs post.
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Josef Federman, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
One of these hotbeds of pre-election activity is Riyadh, where Elon Musk last week paused his pro-Trump electioneering to beam in to the Future Investment Initiative conference, a gathering at the nexus of foreign affairs, tech and global investments.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024
Based in Washington, D.C., Brennan is also the Network's chief foreign affairs correspondent and a contributing correspondent to 60 Minutes.
—Margaret Brennan, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2024
Ideas By Ian Bremmer October 25, 2024 1:00 PM EDT
Ian Bremmer is a foreign affairs columnist and editor-at-large at TIME.
—Ian Bremmer, TIME, 25 Oct. 2024
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Josef Federman, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
One of these hotbeds of pre-election activity is Riyadh, where Elon Musk last week paused his pro-Trump electioneering to beam in to the Future Investment Initiative conference, a gathering at the nexus of foreign affairs, tech and global investments.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024
Based in Washington, D.C., Brennan is also the Network's chief foreign affairs correspondent and a contributing correspondent to 60 Minutes.
—Margaret Brennan, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2024
Ideas By Ian Bremmer October 25, 2024 1:00 PM EDT
Ian Bremmer is a foreign affairs columnist and editor-at-large at TIME.
—Ian Bremmer, TIME, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Foreign affairs.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foreign%20affairs. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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