a phrase (used in The United States foreign policy since the end of The Spanish-American War/Roosevelt Corollary) meaning :
as long as I (or my country) have a common enemy with a given person (or other country) I will take the risk that this friend (or allied country) of mine might later betray me.
as long as I (or my country) have a common enemy with a given person (or other country) I will take the risk that this friend (or allied country) of mine might later betray me.
Jason: James my man, I am doing a polit sci paper for school and am not sure what would be an appropriate epitome of the phrase my enemy's enemy is my friend.
James: The perfect epitome of this phrase would be Afghanistan. The United States and Afghanistan collaborated against The Soviet Union in 1979-1986 and then Afghanistan betrays The United States by fostering Al Quaeda.
James: The perfect epitome of this phrase would be Afghanistan. The United States and Afghanistan collaborated against The Soviet Union in 1979-1986 and then Afghanistan betrays The United States by fostering Al Quaeda.
by Sexydimma January 9, 2013
Get the my enemy's enemy is my friendmug. by TheGeneralGenitalsPranksterian May 9, 2025
Get the <.7.9.7.6.>Danger Plus Enemy Minus Kidnapping = Birthdays<.7.9.7.6.>mug. Originating from a Los Campesinos! newsletter released July 22nd,2024, about their newly published Album "All Hell", the term Haters and Enemies refers to the people who have it out for you and wish for you to fail
"Our motivation is that such a success would really stick it to our Haters and Enemies." -Gareth Paisley
by HolySmoke(2008) November 3, 2024
Get the Haters and Enemiesmug. 
This enemy is about to be slapped rn.
by planetjeph January 16, 2024
Get the enemymug. An ally of an enemy is your enemy (not a frienemy or any other coined word from a coined language). Its simple, you know not to trust anyone who's an ally of an enemy.
He/she isn't your friend when he/she is with you. He/she is pretending to be your friend when he/she is with you. An enemy that doesn't want you to know they're your enemy is still an enemy.
by Solid Mantis January 2, 2020
Get the Enemymug. Woooooord disassociation
by Commander Cat July 19, 2024
Get the enemy lasagnamug.