foreign relations
Dealings between nations
Foreign relations are the dealings between nations—diplomacy, trade agreements, treaties, and conflicts.
The term covers how a country conducts itself with other countries: The scandal damaged our foreign relations.
A nation's foreign relations may be managed by a dedicated ministry or department: She works in foreign relations.
- embassyOfficial diplomatic residence abroad
- envoyAccredited diplomatic representative
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
- language programsCurricula for learning tongues
- ambassadorOfficial foreign representative
tariff · treaty · military alliance · peacekeeping · arms control · cultural diplomacy · summit · peace talks · human rights law · sanctions · Geneva Conventions · deterrence · mediation · back channel · interpreter · iron curtain · sports diplomacy · counterterrorism
- Southeast AsiaVietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Indonesia
- Foreign Affairsembassies, ambassadors, consulates, State Department, treaties
- Global Politicsinternational affairs, global affairs, world politics, geopolitics, international law
- Royal Diplomacystate visits, royal tours, treaties, royal weddings, alliances
- Bolivian Diplomacyambassadors, envoys, consulates, bilateral talks, peace treaties
- diplomat memoirs
foreign relationsdomestic policy
Government actions within borders
internal affairs · home affairs · domestic affairs · national policy · local governance
foreign relationsisolationism
Policy avoiding foreign alliances
non-interventionism · autarky · closed borders · withdrawal · disengagement
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