US foreign policy
State Department's domain
US foreign policy refers to the strategies, goals, and actions the United States government pursues in its relations with other nations and international bodies.
It encompasses diplomacy, trade agreements, military interventions, foreign aid, and alliance-building.
The term often appears in debates about American power projection, interventionism, and national interests: Critics argue US foreign policy prioritizes oil over human rights.
Also spelled U.S. foreign policy.
- ambassadorOfficial foreign representative
- tariffsTaxes on imports
- military interventionUse of troops abroad
- boots on the groundMilitary presence in area
- human rights advocacyPromoting fundamental freedoms for all
treaty · refugee assistance · deterrence · disaster relief · sanctions · counterterrorism · axis of evil · arms control · negotiation · peacekeeping · Monroe Doctrine · soft power · cybersecurity · free trade agreements · nuclear proliferation · embassy · special relationship · alliance
US foreign policyisolationism
Policy avoiding foreign alliances
non-interventionism · neutrality · non-alignment · anti-imperialism · autarky
foreign, foreigner, foreignness, policy, policies, policyholder