international relations
Noun
Meaning
The study of relationships among countries, commonly abbreviated as IR.
The relationships themselves
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Examples
To build a theory of international relations on accidents of geography and history is dangerous.
The matter of international relations is very subtle and exquisite.
The regime of globalization promotes an unfettered marketplace as the dynamic instrument organizing international relations.
We always have hoped that American diplomacy deploys itself in dialogue and persuasion rather than by ultimatums. That is the path we want in international relations.
Trade is the oldest and most important economic nexus among nations. Indeed, trade along with war ha been central to the evolution of international relations.
These two opposed forms of social organization, the modern state and the market, have evolved together through recent centuries, and their mutual interactions have become increasingly crucial to the character and dynamics of international relations in our world.