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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
Imperialistic
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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-member
A member state
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Discuter / voter une résolution
To debate / to pass a resolution
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Appliquer une résolution
To implement / to enforce a resolution
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Un embargo
An embargo (oes au pl)
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Maintenir la paix
To maintain peace
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Une majorité des 2/3
A two-thirds majority
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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 / to intervene
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OTAN
NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
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Faire une déclaration (3)
To make / to issue / to 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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Un sommet
A summit
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Un porte-parole (3)
A spokesman / a spokeswoman / a spokesperson
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Une époque dépassée
A bygone age
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Une impasse (4)
A stalemate / a deadlock / a standoff / an impasse
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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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Négocier un accord
To broker an agreement
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La volonté politique
Political will
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Un compromis
A compromise
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Faire une concession
To make a concession
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S'engager à faire qqch
To commit oneself to doing sthg
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Signer / ratifier un traité
To sign / to 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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Parvenir à un consensus
To reach a consensus
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Interdire (2)
To prohibit / to ban
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Mettre son veto à une décision
To veto a decision
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Contribuer à
To assist in
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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 (2)
To aplly to join the EU / to apply for EU membership
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ONG
NGO 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 (2)
Human rights abuses / 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 (3)
To achive / to gain / to 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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Consacrer
To devote

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