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a new world order

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un nouvel ordre mondial

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foreign affairs

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les affaires étrangères

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foreign relations

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les relations extérieures

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the international community

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la communauté internationale

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a global issue

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un problème mondial, planétaire

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a sovereign state

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un Etat souverain

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sovereignty

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la souveraineté

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a nation-state

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un Etat-Nation

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a border, a frontier

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une frontière

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international law

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le droit international

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geopolitics

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la géopolitique

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the international stage, the international scene, the world stage

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la scène internationale

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to play a role, a part in sth

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jouer un rôle dans qch

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western / eastern

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occidental / oriental

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foreign policy

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la politique étrangère, extérieure

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an ambassador

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un ambassadeur

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an embassy

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une ambassade

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a cultural / commercial / military attaché

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un attaché culturel / commercial / militaire

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an envoy, an emissary

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un envoyé, un émissaire

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a diplomat

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un diplomate

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diplomacy

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diplomatie

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to break off / resume diplomatic relations

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rompe / reprendre les relations

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tense, strained relations

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des relations tendues

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a thaw

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un réchauffement

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a chill, a cooling off
un refroidissement
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to recall an ambassador
rappeler un ambassadeur
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to normalize relations
normaliser les relations
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a great power
un grande puissance
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a superpower / a hyperpower
une superpuissance / une hyperpuissance
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hegemony
l'hégémonie
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imperialism
l'impérialisme
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imperialistic (adj)
impérialiste
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expansionism
l'expansionnisme
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unilateralism / multilateralism
l'unilatéralisme / le multilatéralisme
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bilateral / multilateral
bilatéral / multilatéral
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bipolar / multipolar
bipolaire / miltipolaire
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a bloc
un bloc
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balance of power
l'équilibre des forces
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the UN system
le système onusien
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a member state
un Etat-membre, un pays membre
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a founding member, founder member
un membre fondateur
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a contribution
une cotisation
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to debate / to pass a resolution
discuter / voter une résolution
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to authorize the use of force
appliquer une résolution
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an embargo (pl : embargoes)
un embargo
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a two-third majority
une majorité des deux-tiers
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to maintain peace
maintenant la paix
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a peace-keeping operation
une opération de maintien de la paix
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a peacekeeper
un soldat de la paix
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a blue helmet
un casque bleu
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the duty to interfere, to intervene
le devoir d'ingérence
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military intervention
intervention militaire
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NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
l'OTANT
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to negociate
négocier
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negociations, talks
négociations, pourparlers, discussions
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negociating table
table des négociations
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a round table
une table ronde
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to make, issue, deliver a statement
faire une déclaration
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a communiqué
un communiqué
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under the aegis of
sous l'égide de
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a summit (meeting)
une réunion au sommet, un sommet
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a spokesman, spokeswoman, spokesperson
un porte-parole
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a counterpart, an opposite number
un homologue
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a stalemate, a deadlock, a standoff, an impasse
une impasse
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to reach a stalemate
aboutir à une impasse
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to break a stalemate
sortir d'une impasse
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an ultimatum
un ultimatum
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a mediator
un médiateur
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to broker an agreement
négocier un accord
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to overcome an obstacle
surmonter un obstacle
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political will
la volonté politique
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a compromise
un compromis
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to compromise
transiger
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to make a concession
faire une concession
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to commit oneself to doing sth
s'engager à faire qch
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to pledge to do sth
promettre de faire, s'engager à faire qch
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to sign / rafity a treaty
signer / ratifier un traité
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a protocol
un protocole
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an agreement, an accord
un accord
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to reach a settlement
conclure un accord
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to stipulate
stipuler
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to reach a consensus
parvenir à un consensus
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to prohibit, to ban
interdire
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to veto a decision
mettre son véto à une décision
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the European Union, the EU
l'Union Européenne, l'UE
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an EU directive
une direction européenne
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to join the EU
adhérer à l'UE
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to apply to join the EU, to apply for EU membership
demander son adhésion à l'UE
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membership negociations
pourparlers d'adhésions
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a non-governmental organization, an NGO
un organisation non-gouvernementale, une ONG
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human rights
les droits de l'homme
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human rights abuses, violations
les violations des droits de l'homme
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to uphold a principle
faire respecter un principe
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China's human-right record
le passé de la Chine en matière de droits de l'homme
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decolonization
la décolonisation
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to achieve, gain, attain independence
obtenir l'indépendance, devenir indépendant
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a former colony
une ancienne colonie
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a colonial
une puissance coloniale

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