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28. INTERNATIONAL TENSIONS a new world order? Flashcards

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Homologue

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Counterpart

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Les affaires étrangères

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Foreign affairs

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La communauté internationale

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The international community

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Un pb mondial, 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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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 (2)

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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 (3)

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The international stage / the international scene / the world stage

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Jouer un rôle dans qqch (2)

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To play a role / to play a part in sthg

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Occidental / oriental

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Western / eastern

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La poltique étrangère, extérieure

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Foreign policy

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Une ambassade

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An embassy

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Un diplomate / la diplomatie

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A diplomat / diplomacy

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Rompre / reprendre les relations diplomatiques

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To break off / to resum diplomatic relations

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Des relations tendues (2)

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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 (2)

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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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Représailles

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Retaliation

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Se mêler de

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To meddle in

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L’hégémonie

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The hegemony

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Impérialiste

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Imperialistic

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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-member

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A member state

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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 / to enforce a resolution

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Un embargo

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An embargo (oes au pl)

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Maintenir la paix

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To maintain peace

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Une majorité des 2/3

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A two-thirds majority

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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 / to intervene

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OTAN

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NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organisation

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Faire une déclaration (3)

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To make / to issue / to 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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Un sommet

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A summit

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Un porte-parole (3)

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A spokesman / a spokeswoman / a spokesperson

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Une époque dépassée

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A bygone age

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Une impasse (4)

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A stalemate / a deadlock / a standoff / an impasse

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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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Négocier un accord

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To broker an agreement

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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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Faire une concession

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To make a concession

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S’engager à faire qqch

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To commit oneself to doing sthg

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Signer / ratifier un traité

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To sign / to 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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Parvenir à un consensus

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To reach a consensus

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Interdire (2)

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To prohibit / to ban

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Mettre son veto à une décision

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To veto a decision

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Contribuer à

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To assist in

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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 (2)

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To aplly to join the EU / to apply for EU membership

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ONG

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NGO 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 (2)

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Human rights abuses / 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 (3)

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To achive / to gain / to 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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Consacrer

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To devote

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