foreign policy

American  

[fawr-in pol-uh-see, for-] / ˈfɔr ɪn ˈpɒl ə si, ˈfɒr- /

noun

1. a policy pursued by a nation in its dealings with other nations, designed to achieve national objectives.

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Etymology

Origin of foreign policy

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

Cato’s foreign policy ideas tended toward isolationism, even at the height of the Cold War, which made it largely irrelevant in those debates.

From The Wall Street Journal

The former German diplomat said the White House's foreign policy "is already changing the world, and it has triggered dynamics whose full consequences are only beginning to emerge".

From BBC

She won a landslide victory in snap elections on Sunday, putting her in a strong position for the next four years to stamp her mark on Japanese domestic and foreign policy.

From Barron's

Gordon earned his bachelor’s in history from Yale University and a master’s in international economics & foreign policy from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies.

From The Wall Street Journal

The party Congress is where Pyongyang is expected to give more details about priorities like foreign policy, war planning and nuclear ambitions for the next five years.

From BBC

Related Words

• diplomacy