international relations
noun
plural in form but singular in construction
: a branch of political science concerned with relations between nations and primarily with foreign policies
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During the Cold War, liberal scholars of international relations such as Richard Rosecrance declared that commerce promoted peace, whereas realists such as Kenneth Waltz argued the opposite.
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Stephen G. Brooks, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2024
Washington should indeed celebrate the 80th anniversary of the D-Day operation of June 6, 1944; but Washington should also take the long view to chart a new course in international relations cognizant of global challenges and geopolitics.
—Dr. Robert G. Rabil, Sun Sentinel, 15 June 2024
Stanford University, bachelor’s in economics and international relations.
—Ethan Varian, The Mercury News, 14 June 2024
Despite concerns about the rise of other parties, particularly MK and the Economic Freedom Fighters, a Marxist group, Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh, a lecturer in international relations at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, sees the possibility for some positive change.
—Ellen Ioanes, Vox, 13 June 2024
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Stephen G. Brooks, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2024
Washington should indeed celebrate the 80th anniversary of the D-Day operation of June 6, 1944; but Washington should also take the long view to chart a new course in international relations cognizant of global challenges and geopolitics.
—Dr. Robert G. Rabil, Sun Sentinel, 15 June 2024
Stanford University, bachelor’s in economics and international relations.
—Ethan Varian, The Mercury News, 14 June 2024
Despite concerns about the rise of other parties, particularly MK and the Economic Freedom Fighters, a Marxist group, Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh, a lecturer in international relations at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, sees the possibility for some positive change.
—Ellen Ioanes, Vox, 13 June 2024
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“International relations.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/international%20relations. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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