National interest

This article is about the generic international affairs term. For the political journal, see The National Interest. For the book by Giovanni Botero, see The Reason of State.

The national interest is a sovereign state's goals and ambitions (economic, military, cultural, or otherwise), taken to be the aim of government.[1]

  1. ^ "national interest". Oxford Reference. doi:10.1093/oi/authority.20110803100224268. Retrieved 2024-09-18.