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The sounds odd here; I would omit it.

Hi,

Policy is a noun. So, why can't I say ....in the U.S foreign policy but I have to say ....in U.S foreign policy ?

Could you tell me the rule here? Why is the odd?

Thanks

Quoc

My take on this would be that when talking about "US foreign policy", you mean US foreign policy in general and not a specific policy. This is because you wouldn't say "when talking about a US foreigh policy", right?

However, you will want to use "the" when talking about, for example, the

Hi,

I want to use "the" when talking about, for example, the US foreign policy in Vietnam. This is the specific policy. I can also write a US foreign policy in Vietnam. This is a

Use 1 here, it's much more frequent.

Yes,

Thanks, but do you agree with me that a and the in this case are also correct (that means a /the specific policy) ? (I'd say correct but not usual)

Quoc

a: NOT correct here
the: yes, would not modify too much the meaning

a: NOT correct here

Why?

Quoc

Tung Quoca: NOT correct here
Why?

Because it assumes that there might be several US policies on this matter. There's only one.

Hi,

I understand now.

Thanks

Quoc