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foreign policy

DEFINITIONS OF: foreign policy

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n a policy governing international relations

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brinkmanship
the policy of pushing a dangerous situation to the brink of disaster (to the limits of safety)
imperialism
a policy of extending your rule over foreign countries
interference, intervention
a policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries
noninterference, nonintervention
a foreign policy of staying out of other countries' disputes
nonaggression
a policy of not initiating hostilities
isolationism
a policy of nonparticipation in international economic and political relations
Monroe Doctrine
an American foreign policy opposing interference in the western hemisphere from outside powers
Truman doctrine
President Truman's policy of providing economic and military aid to any country threatened by communism or totalitarian ideology
neutralism
a policy of neutrality or nonalignment in international affairs
regionalism
a foreign policy that defines the international interests of a country in terms of particular geographic areas
national trading policy, trade policy
a government's policy controlling foreign trade
manifest destiny
a policy of imperialism rationalized as inevitable (as if granted by God)
open door, open-door policy
the policy of granting equal trade opportunities to all countries
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policy
a line of argument rationalizing the course of action of a government
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