noun
national interest
A loanword from English, used in political and economic contexts to refer to a country's goals and ambitions.
その政策はナショナルインタレストに基づいている。
That policy is based on the national interest.
Variant with a middle dot, sometimes used for clarity.
国益 is the native Japanese equivalent, more common in formal writing. ナショナルインタレスト is a direct loanword often used in international relations discourse.
Borrowed from English 'national interest'.