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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Serbia's new minister of foreign affairs, Marko Djuric, took issue with Meta's framing of the Open Balkans Initiative.
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Chris Massaro, Fox News, 12 May 2024
Under the French constitution, the President has special responsibilities for Europe, foreign affairs, and defense, but a Prime Minister with a parliamentary majority can lead on domestic policy.
—Ian Bremmer, TIME, 9 May 2024
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Chris Massaro, Fox News, 12 May 2024
Under the French constitution, the President has special responsibilities for Europe, foreign affairs, and defense, but a Prime Minister with a parliamentary majority can lead on domestic policy.
—Ian Bremmer, TIME, 9 May 2024
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“Foreign affairs.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foreign%20affairs. Accessed 18 May. 2024.
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