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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

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A commercial attaché

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Un attaché militaire

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A military attaché

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Un envoyé

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An envoy

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Un émissaire

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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 les relations

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To break off diplomatic relations

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Reprendre les relations

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To resume diplomatic relations

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Des relations tendues

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Tense relations

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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What is the Monroe Doctrine?

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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

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Retaliation

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Se mêler de

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to meddle in

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Une grande puissance

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A great power

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Une superpuissance

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A superpower

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Une hyperpuissance

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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’unilatéralisme

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Unilateralism

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Le multilatéralisme

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Multilateralism

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Bilateral

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Bilateral

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Multilatéral

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Multilateral

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Bipolaire

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Bipolar

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Multipolaire

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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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Ultramoderne

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Newfangled

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Masquer

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To cloak

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Intentions

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Designs

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Moralisateur

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Sanctimonious

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Mûs par

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Driven by

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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

Founded member

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Une cotisation

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A contribution

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Discuter une résolution

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To debate a resolution

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Voter une résolution

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To pass a resolution

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Appliquer une résolution

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To implement a resolution

To 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

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Une majorité des deux-tiers

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A two-thirds majority

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Maintenir la paix

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To maintain peace

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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

The duty to 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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Société des nations

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League of Nations

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Se compose de

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Compromises

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Négocier

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To negotiate

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Négociations
Pourparlers
Discussions

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Negotiations

Talks

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Table des négociations

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Negotiating 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 a statement
To issue a statement
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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Une réunion au sommet

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A summit meeting

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Un sommet

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A summit

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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 époque dépassée

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A bygone age

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Prendre des decisions

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To hand down opinions

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Sceau

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Te Seal

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Une impasse

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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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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 à faire quelque chose

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To commit oneself to doing something

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Promettre de faire quelque chose

S’engager à faire quelque chose

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To pledge to do something

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Signer un traiter

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To sign a treaty

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Ratifier un traité

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To 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 à 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 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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L’Union européenne

L’UE

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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 à l’UE

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To join the EU

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Demander son adhesion 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 negotiations

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Effondrement

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Collapse

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Lignes de faille

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Fault-lines

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Preuve

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Evidence

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Une organisation non-gouvernementale

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A non-governmental organizations

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Une ONG

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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

Human rights violations

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Faire respecter un principe

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To uphold a principle

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Le passe de la Chine en matière des 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 independence
To gain independence
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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Sans concessions

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Hard-hitting

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