Reviewing contemporary trends in defining foreign policy

Document Type : Original Article

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Parliamentary Affairs Expert and Political Science Lecturer at Egyptian Universities

Abstract

This study identified the strengths and weaknesses of these definitions, which it limited to 23 definitions and provided a critical overview of them. I have explained the differences and distinctions in the development of these various definitions of the concept of foreign policy. This critical review concluded with a comprehensive definition of this concept. It brings together the elements of foreign policy in its contemporary connotations and shows the comparative advantages of this definition compared to other definitions known in the contemporary foreign policy literature.

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