International Tensions Flashcards

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Les tensions internationales

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International tensions

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Un nouvel ordre mondial

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A new world order

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How is the cabinet member in charge of foreign affairs called in the U.K. ?

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Foreign Secretary

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Homologues

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Counterparts

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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 mondial

Un problème planétaire

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A global issue

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Un État souverain

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A sovereign state

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La souveraineté

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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 quelque chose

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To play a role in something

To play a part in something

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Occidental

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Western

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Oriental

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Eastern

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What is soft power?

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The ability for a country to influence the behaviour of other states through attraction and persuasion rather than force

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What is hard power?

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It involves the use of military forces and/or coercion

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La politique étrangère

La politique 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

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A cultural attaché

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Un attaché commercial
A commercial attaché
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Un attaché militaire
A military attaché
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Un envoyé
An envoy
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Un émissaire
An emissary
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Un diplomate
A diplomat
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Diplomatie
Diplomacy
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Rompre les relations
To break off diplomatic relations
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Reprendre les relations
To resume diplomatic relations
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Des relations tendues
Tense relations | Strained relations
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Un réchauffement
A thaw
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Un refroidissement
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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What is the Monroe Doctrine?
Any attempt by European powers to colonize land or interfere With states in the Americas would be considered as an act of aggression and entail retaliation by the US
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Représailles
Retaliation
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Se mêler de
to meddle in
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Une grande puissance
A great power
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Une superpuissance
A superpower
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Une hyperpuissance
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'unilatéralisme
Unilateralism
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Le multilatéralisme
Multilateralism
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Bilateral
Bilateral
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Multilatéral
Multilateral
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Bipolaire
Bipolar
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Multipolaire
Multipolar
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Un bloc
A bloc
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L'équilibre des forces
Balance of power
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Ultramoderne
Newfangled
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Masquer
To cloak
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Intentions
Designs
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Moralisateur
Sanctimonious
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Mûs par
Driven by
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Le système onusien
The UN system
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Un État-membre | Un pays membre
A member state
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Un membre fondateur
A founding member | Founded member
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Une cotisation
A contribution
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Discuter une résolution
To debate a resolution
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Voter une résolution
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
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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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Intervention militaire
Military intervention
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L'OTAN
NATO | The North Atlantic Treaty Organization
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Société des nations
League of Nations
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Se compose de
Compromises
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Négocier
To negotiate
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Négociations Pourparlers Discussions
Negotiations | Talks
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Table des négociations
Negotiating table
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Une table ronde
A round table
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Faire une déclaration
To make a statement To issue a statement 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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Une réunion au sommet
A summit meeting
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Un sommet
A summit
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Un porte-parole
A spokesman Spokeswoman Spokesperson
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Un homologue
A counterpart | An opposite number
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Une époque dépassée
A bygone age
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Prendre des decisions
To hand down opinions
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Sceau
Te Seal
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Une impasse
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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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 quelque chose
To commit oneself to doing something
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Promettre de faire quelque chose | S'engager à faire quelque chose
To pledge to do something
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Signer un traiter
To sign a treaty
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Ratifier un traité
To ratify a treaty
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Un protocole
A protocol
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Un accord
An agreement | An accord
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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 veto à une décision
To veto a decision
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Contribuer à
To assist in
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L'Union européenne | L'UE
The European Union | The EU
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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 adhesion a 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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Effondrement
Collapse
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Lignes de faille
Fault-lines
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Preuve
Evidence
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Une organisation non-gouvernementale
A non-governmental organizations
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Une ONG
An NGO
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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 passe de la Chine en matière des 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 independence To gain independence 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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Sans concessions
Hard-hitting