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

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