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3D foreign policy

3D foreign policy
 n.— «We have operated what is sometimes called a “3D foreign policy”—diplomacy, development, and defense—with the clear emphasis on the first “D.”» —“Canada losing moral authority in Afghanistan” by Paul Richard Harris Vive le Canada (Peace River, Alberta, Canada) Oct. 16, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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