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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Eduardo de Vega, a Filipino foreign affairs official overseeing millions of Filipino migrant workers, said in March last year that little could be done to influence the Houthis except the end of hostilities in Gaza.
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Christian Edwards, CNN, 22 Jan. 2025
These factors include the state of the economy, whether or not the candidates are charismatic, whether or not the incumbent administration has experienced a scandal, the degree of social unrest, and how the nation has been faring in foreign affairs and military conflicts.
—Hersh Shefrin, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
His approval on a number of issues—immigration, foreign affairs and the economy—similarly returned with approval ratings of 31 percent, 32 percent and 33 percent, respectively.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
Ideas By Ian Bremmer January 16, 2025 11:37 AM EST
Ian Bremmer is a foreign affairs columnist and editor-at-large at TIME.
—Ian Bremmer, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
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Christian Edwards, CNN, 22 Jan. 2025
These factors include the state of the economy, whether or not the candidates are charismatic, whether or not the incumbent administration has experienced a scandal, the degree of social unrest, and how the nation has been faring in foreign affairs and military conflicts.
—Hersh Shefrin, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
His approval on a number of issues—immigration, foreign affairs and the economy—similarly returned with approval ratings of 31 percent, 32 percent and 33 percent, respectively.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
Ideas By Ian Bremmer January 16, 2025 11:37 AM EST
Ian Bremmer is a foreign affairs columnist and editor-at-large at TIME.
—Ian Bremmer, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Foreign affairs.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foreign%20affairs. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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