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Les affaires étrangères

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Foreign affairs

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Un nouvel ordre mondial ?

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A new world order ?

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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 état souverain

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Sovereignty

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Un état-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 qqch

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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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Un ambassade

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An ambassy

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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/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

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To recall an ambassador

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Normaliser les relations

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To normalize relations

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Une grande puissance

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A great power

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Une superpuissance

Une hyperpuissance

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A superpower

A hyperpower

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L’hégémonie

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Hegemony

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L’impérialisme

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Imperialism

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Impérialiste

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Imperialistic

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L’expansionnisme

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Expansionism

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L’unilateralisme

Le multilateralisme

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Unilateralism

Multilateralism

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Bipolaire

Multipolaire

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Bipolar

Multipolar

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Un bloc

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A bloc

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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 état-membre

Un pays membre

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A member State

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Un membre fondateur

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A founding member

Founder member

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Une cotisation

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A contribution

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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, enforce a resolution

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Autoriser l’usage de la force

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To authorize the use of force

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Un embargo

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An embargo (-> embargoes)

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Une majorité des deux-tiers

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A Two-third majority

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Maintenir la paix

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To maintain peace

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Un 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/intervene

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Intervention militaire

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Military intervention

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L’OTAN

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NATO : the North Atlantic Treaty Organization

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Négocier

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To negociate

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Négociations
Pourparlers
Discussions

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Negociations

Talks

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Table des négociations

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Negociating table

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Une table ronde

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A round table

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Faire une déclaration

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To make/issue/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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Une réunion au sommet

Un sommet

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A summit (meeting)

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Un porte-parole

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A spokesman
Spokeswoman
Spokesperson

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Un homologue

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A counterpart

An opposite number

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Une impasse

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A stalemate
A deadlock
A standoff
An impasse

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Aboutir a 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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Un ultimatum

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An ultimatum

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Un médiateur

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A mediator

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Négocier un accord

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To broker an agreement

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Surmonter un obstacle

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To overcome an obstacle

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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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Transiger

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To compromise

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Faire une concession

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To make a concession

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S’engager a faire qqch

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To commit oneself to doing sth

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Promettre de faire

S’engager a faire qqch

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To pledge to do sth

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Signer/ ratifier un traité

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To sign/ratify a Treaty

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Un protocole

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A protocol

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Un accord

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An agreement

An accord

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Conclure un accord

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To reach a settlement

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Stipuler

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To stipulate

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Parvenir a un consensus

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To reach a consensus

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Interdire

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To prohibit

To ban

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Mettre son veto a une décision

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To veto a decision

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L’union européenne

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The European Union

The EU

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Une directive européenne

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An EU directive

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Adhérer a l’UE

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To join the EU

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Demander une adhésion a l’UE

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To apply to join the EU

To apply for EU membership

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Pourparlers d’adhésion

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Membership negociations

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Une organisation non-gouvernementale

Une ONG

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A non-governmental Organization

An NGO

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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

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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

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To achieve/gain/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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