Foreign Policy
Global affairs publication
Foreign policy is a government's strategy for dealing with other nations—covering diplomacy, trade, defense, and international agreements.
A country's foreign policy reflects its interests and values on the world stage: The administration's foreign policy prioritized alliances over unilateral action.
Domestic politics often shapes foreign policy, and vice versa.
Official foreign representative
- embassyOfficial diplomatic residence abroad
- treatyBinding pact between nations
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
- summitPeak or diplomatic gathering
envoy · diplomat · consul · consulate · delegation · bilateral · multilateral · protocol
Punitive international restrictions
- interventionPurposeful involvement to change course
- embargoOfficial prohibition on trade
- containmentPreventing hostile expansion
- deterrencePrevention via threatened consequences
brinkmanship · escalation · retaliation · proxy war · blockade · incursion · coercion · gunboat diplomacy
Agreed halt to fighting
- détenteEasing of strained relations
- disarmamentReducing or eliminating weapons
- peacekeepingPreventing or ending conflict
- armisticeAgreement to cease hostilities
truce · nonaggression · reconciliation · deescalation · coexistence · neutrality · conciliation · nonproliferation
Tax on traded goods
- free tradeUnrestricted international exchange
- protectionismShielding local producers
- importObtain from overseas
- exportForeign-bound sale
trade agreement · trade war · most-favored-nation · dumping · quota · trade deficit · trade surplus · GATT
Western defense organization
- coalitionTemporary alliance for action
- blocAllied group sharing interests
- partnershipShared business arrangement
- allySupportive partner
alignment · collective security · mutual defense · entente · axis · sphere of influence · nonaligned · unilateral
ambassador
Official foreign representative
- embassyOfficial diplomatic residence abroad
- treatyBinding pact between nations
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
summit · envoy · diplomat · consul · consulate · delegation · bilateral · multilateral · protocol · attaché
sanctions
Punitive international restrictions
- interventionPurposeful involvement to change course
- embargoOfficial prohibition on trade
- containmentPreventing hostile expansion
deterrence · brinkmanship · escalation · retaliation · proxy war · blockade · incursion · coercion · gunboat diplomacy · cold war
ceasefire
Agreed halt to fighting
- détenteEasing of strained relations
- disarmamentReducing or eliminating weapons
- peacekeepingPreventing or ending conflict
armistice · truce · nonaggression · reconciliation · deescalation · coexistence · neutrality · conciliation · nonproliferation · demilitarization
tariff
Tax on traded goods
- free tradeUnrestricted international exchange
- protectionismShielding local producers
- importObtain from overseas
export · trade agreement · trade war · most-favored-nation · dumping · quota · trade deficit · trade surplus · GATT · WTO
NATO
Western defense organization
- coalitionTemporary alliance for action
- blocAllied group sharing interests
- partnershipShared business arrangement
ally · alignment · collective security · mutual defense · entente · axis · sphere of influence · nonaligned · unilateral · isolationism
Foreign Policydomestic policy
Government actions within borders
internal affairs · home affairs · national policy · local governance · domestic affairs
Foreign Policyisolationism
Policy avoiding foreign alliances
non-interventionism · autarky · protectionism · neutrality · America First
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