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Pl. Sc. 170 Final
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Political Studies
Undergraduate 1
04/17/2012

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UNSC
Definition
United Nations Security Council
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WTO
Definition
World Trade Organization
Term
EU
Definition
European Union
Term
NAFTA
Definition
North American Free Trade Agreement
Term
NGO
Definition
Non-governmental Organization
Term
IGO
Definition
Intergovernmental Organization
Term
MNC/TNC
Definition
Multinational Corporation / Transnational Company
Term
GATT
Definition
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
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IMF
Definition
International Monetary Fund
Term
ABM
Definition
Anti Ballistic Missile
Term
SALT I & II
Definition
Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty
Term
NATO
Definition
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Term
ICBM
Definition
Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
Term
MAD
Definition
Mutually Assured Destruction
Term
NAM
Definition
Non-Aligned Movement
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NSC-68
Definition
National Security Council Report 68
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IBRD
Definition
International Bank of Reconstruction and Development (World Bank)
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IAEA
Definition
International Atomic Energy Agency
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UNSOM
Definition
United Nations Special Commission
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ISAF
Definition
International Security Assistance Force
Term
UNMOVIC
Definition
United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission
Term
PA
Definition
Palestinian Authority
Term
FATA
Definition
Federally Administered Tribal Areas
Term
OSCE
Definition
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Term
SFOR
Definition
Stabilization Force in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Term
GWOT
Definition
Global War on Terror
Term
WMD
Definition
Weapon of Mass Destruction
Term
NBC
Definition
Nuclear, Biological, Chemical
Term
CBRN/E
Definition
Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear / (High) Explosive
Term
CW
Definition
Chemical Weapon
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BW
Definition
Biological Weapon
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GB
Definition
Sarin
Term
HD
Definition
Mustard Gas
Term
AC
Definition
Hydrogen Cyanide
Term
VX
Definition
Nerve agent (no name)
Term
CS
Definition
Tear gas
Term
ALCM
Definition
Air Launched Cruise Missile
Term
NPT
Definition
Non-Proliferation Treaty
Term
CWC
Definition
Chemical Weapons Convention
Term
BWC
Definition
Biological Weapons Convention
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RDD
Definition
Radiological Dispersion Device
Term
EMP
Definition
Electromagnetic Pulse
Term
MIRV
Definition
Multiple Independently Targetable Rentry Vehicle
Term
SLBM
Definition
Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile
Term
C4
Definition
Composition C (explosive)
Term
RDX
Definition
Research Development Explosive
Term
SORT
Definition
Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty
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Tort
Definition
A civil wrong
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Stare decisis
Definition
"to stand by decided matters"
Term
Pacta Sunt Servanda
Definition
"agreements must be kept"
Term
ICAO
Definition
International Civil Aviation Organization
Term
CEDAW
Definition
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
Term
de facto
Definition
"concerning fact"
Term
de jure
Definition
"concerning law"
Term
UDHR
Definition
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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IHL
Definition
International Humanitarian Law
Term
UCMJ
Definition
Uniform Code of Military Justice
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ICJ
Definition
International Court of Justice
Term
ICTY
Definition
International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
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ICTR
Definition
International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
Term
SC-SL
Definition
Special Court for Sierra Leone
Term
AU
Definition
African Union
Term
ASEAN
Definition
Association of Southeast Asian Nations
Term
ECOSOC
Definition
Economic and Social Council
Term
UNESCO
Definition
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization
Term
UNHCR
Definition
United Nations Refugee Agency
Term
ICC
Definition
International Criminal Court
Term
UNOMIG
Definition
United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia
Term
UNMIL
Definition
United Nations Mission in Liberia
Term
APEC
Definition
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
Term
ECOWAS
Definition
Economic Community of West African States
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OIC
Definition
Organization of Islamic Cooperation
Term
UNIFIL
Definition
United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon
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