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| course of action developed by a country's leaders to pursue their nation's vital interests in its dealings with other countries |
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| the trend toward more open and free travel, trade, and communication among nations and their people |
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| art and practice of managing communication and relationships between nations |
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| a diplomatic official of the highest rank sent by one country as its long term representative to another country or to an international organization |
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| international law that protects diplomats and their families from being arrested or tried in countries other than their own |
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| official acceptance of a regime as the legitimate government of its county |
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| gathering of heads of state or other high rannking officials to discuss matters of great importance to their countries |
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| IGO-intergovernmental organization |
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| international group formed by nations, often with the goal of increasing trade or security |
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| NG0 Nongovernmental organization |
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| international group formed by private individuals and associations to provide a service or pursue a public policy |
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| system for maintaining peace based on an agreement among nations to act together to prevent or defend against agression |
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| economic ddevelopment that meets the needs of people today without exhuasting the resources that will be needed to sustain future generations |
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| international agreement on matters of broad interes. the best known examples are the geneva conventions on the treatment of prisoners of war |
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| The warming that occurs when gases in the atmosphere trap heat near Earth's surfac. These gases act like glass in a greenhouse, letting sunlight in to heat Earth while not allowing this heat to escape back into space |
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| an amendment or addition to a treay or convention. Kyoto Protocal is an amendment to the United Nations Framework COnvention of CLimate CHange |
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