CHAP 28: International tensions 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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les communauté internationale

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international community

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un problème mondial

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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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sovereignity

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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

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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

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jouer un rôle dans quelque chose

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to play a role

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occidental/oriental

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western/eastern

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la politique étrangère

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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 envoyé

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an envoy

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un diplomate

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a diplomat

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la diplomatie

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diplomacy

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rompre/reprendre les relations

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to break off/ resume diplomatic relations

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des relations tendues

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tense 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

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rappeler un ambassadeur

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to recall an ambasador

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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 hyperpower
a superpower/ a hyperpower
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l'hégémonie
hegemony
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l'impérialisme
imperialism
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impérialiste
imperialistic
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l’expansionnisme
expansionism
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l'unitaléralisme
unilaterlaism
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multilatéralisme
multilateralism
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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
a member state
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un membre fondateur
a founding memeber
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une cotisation
a contribution
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discuter/ voter une résolution
to debat / to pass a resolution
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appliquer une résolution
to implement a resolution
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autoriser l'usage de la force
to authorize the use of force
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une majorité de deux-tiers
a two-third 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
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intervention militaire
military intervention
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L'OTAN
NATO
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négocier
to negotiate
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négociations
negotiations
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table des négociations
negociating table
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une table ronde
a round table
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faire une déclaration
to make 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 eréunion au sommet
a summit
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un porte-parole
a spokesman
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un homologue
a counterpart
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une impasse
a stalemate
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aboutir à une impasse
to reach a stalement
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sortir d'une impasse
to break a stalement
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un ultimatum
an ultimatum
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un médiateur
a mediator
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régocier un accord
to broker a 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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faire une concession
to make a concession
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s'engager à qch
to commit oneself to doing sth
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promettre de faire
to pledge to do sth
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signer
to sign
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un protocole
a protocol
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un accord
an agreement
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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 consesus
to reach a consensus
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interdire
to prohibit
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mettre son veto à une décision
une directive européenne
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adhérer à l'UE
to join the UE
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demander son adhésion à l'UE
to apply to join the EU
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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
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faire respecter un principe
to uphold a principle
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la décolonisation
decolonization
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obtenir l'indépendance
to gain independence
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une ancienne colonie
a former colony
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une puissance coloniale
a colonial power