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International tensions - a new world order ? Flashcards

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les affaires étrangères

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foreign affairs

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les relations extérieures

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foreign relations

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la communauté internationale

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the international community

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un problème mondiale, planétaire

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a global issue

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un Etat souverain

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a sovereign state

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la souveraineté

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sovereignty

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un Etat-nation

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a nation-state

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une frontière

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a border, a frontier

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le droit international

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international law

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la géopolitique

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geopolitics

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la scène internationale

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the international stage ;
the international scene ;
the world stage

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jouer un rôle dans qch

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to play a role, a part in sth

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occidental / oriental

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western / eastern

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la politique étrangère, extérieure

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foreign policy

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un ambassadeur

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an ambassador

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une ambassade

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an embassy

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un attaché culturel / commercial / militaire

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a cultural / commercial / military attaché

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un envoyé, un émissaire

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an envoy ;

an emissary

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un diplomate

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a diplomat

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diplomatie

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diplomacy

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rompre / reprendre les relations

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to break off / to resume diplomatic relations

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des relations tendues

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tense, strained relations

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un réchauffement

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a thaw

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un refroidissement

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a chill, a cooling off

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rappeler un ambassadeur

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to recall an ambassador

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normaliser les relations

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to normalize relations

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une grande puissance

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a great power

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une superpuissance / une hyperpuissance

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a superpower / a hyperpower

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l’hégémonie

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hegemony

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l’impérialisme

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imperialism

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l’expansionisme

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expansionism

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l’unilatéralisme / le multilatéralisme

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unilateralism / multilateralism

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bilatéral / multilatéral

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bilateral / multilateral

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bipolaire / multipolaire

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bipolar / multipolar

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un bloc

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a bloc

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l’équilibre des forces

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balance of power

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le système onusien

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the UN system

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un Etat-membre, un pays membre

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a member state

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un membre fondateur

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a founding member, founder member

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une cotisation

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a contribution

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discuter / voter une résolution

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to debate / to pass a resolution

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appliquer une résolution

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to implement a resolution ;

to enforce a resolution

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autoriser l’usage de la force

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to authorize the use of force

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un embargo

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an embargo

pl: embargoes

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une majorité des deux-tiers

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a two-thirds majority

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maintenir la paix

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to maintain peace

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une opération de maintien de la paix

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a peace-keeping operation

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un soldat de la paix

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a peacekeeper

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un casque bleu

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a blue helmet

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le devoir d’ingérence

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the duty to interfere ;

the duty to intervene

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l’intervention militaire

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military intervention

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l’OTAN

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NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization

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négocier

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to negotiate

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négociations, pourparlers, discussions

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negotiations, talks

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table de négociations

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negotiating table

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une table ronde

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a round table

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faire une déclaration

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to make / issue / deliver a statement

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un communiqué

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a communiqué

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sous l’égide de

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under the aegis of

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une réunion au sommet, un sommet

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a summit (meeting)

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un porte-parole

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a spokesman, a spokeswoman, a spokesperson

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un homologue

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a counterpart ;

an opposite number

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une impasse

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a stalemate ;
a deadlock ;
a standoff

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aboutir à une impasse

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to reach a stalemate

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sortir d’une impasse

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to break a stalemate

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un ultimatum

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an ultimatum

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un médiateur

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a mediator

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négocier un accord

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to broker an agreement

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surmonter un obstacle

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to overcome an obstacle

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la volonté politique

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political will

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un compromis

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a compromise

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transiger

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to compromise

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faire une concession

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to make a concession

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s’engager à faire qch

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to commit oneself to doing sth

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promettre de faire, s’engager à faire qch

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to pledge to do sth

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signer / ratifier un traité

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to sign / ratify a treaty

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un protocole

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a protocol

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conclure un accord

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to reach a settlement

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stipuler

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to stipulate

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parvenir à un consensus

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to reach a consensus

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interdire

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to prohibit, to ban

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mettre son véto à une décision

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to veto a decision

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l’UE, l’Union Européenne

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the EU, the European Union

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une directive européenne

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an EU directive

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adhérer à l’UE

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to join the EU

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demander son adhésion à l’UE

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to apply to join the EU ;

to apply for EU membership

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pourparlers d’adhésion

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membership negotiations

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une ONG, une organisation gouvernementale

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an NGO, a non-governmental organization

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les droits de l’homme

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human rights

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les violations des droits de l’homme

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human rights abuses ;

human rights violations

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faire respecter un principe

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to uphold a principle

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le passé de la Chine en matière de droits de l’homme

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China’s human-rights record

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la décolonisation

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decolonization

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obtenir l’indépendance, devenir indépendant

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to achieve / gain / attain independence

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une ancienne colonie

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a former colony

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une puissance coloniale

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a colonial power

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