foreign policy

foreign policy

n.

The diplomatic policy of a nation in its interactions with other nations.

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foreign policy - a policy governing international relations policy - a line of argument rationalizing the course of action of a government; "they debated the policy or impolicy of the proposed legislation" brinkmanship - the policy of pushing a dangerous situation to the brink of disaster (to the limits of safety) imperialism - a policy of extending your rule over foreign countries interference, intervention - a policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries noninterference, nonintervention - a foreign policy of staying out of other countries' disputes nonaggression - a policy of not initiating hostilities; "they signed a nonaggression pact" isolationism - a policy of nonparticipation in international economic and political relations Monroe Doctrine - an American foreign policy opposing interference in the western hemisphere from outside powers Truman doctrine - President Truman's policy of providing economic and military aid to any country threatened by communism or totalitarian ideology neutralism - a policy of neutrality or nonalignment in international affairs regionalism - a foreign policy that defines the international interests of a country in terms of particular geographic areas national trading policy, trade policy - a government's policy controlling foreign trade