International Relations and Conflict Vocabulary

Vocabulary terms related to international law, humanitarian issues, and defense based on transcript definitions.

Defense

The action of protecting or resisting against an attack.

Invasion

An instance of invading a country or region with an armed force.

Territory

An area of land under the jurisdiction of a ruler or state.

Border

A line separating two political or geographical areas, especially countries.

Refugee

A person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster.

Civilian

A person not in the armed services or the police force.

Casualty

A person killed or injured in a war or accident.

Humanitarian Aid

Material and logistic assistance provided for humanitarian purposes, typically in response to humanitarian crises.

Crisis

A time of intense difficulty, trouble, or danger.

Sanction

A threatened penalty for disobeying a law or rule, especially one imposed by one country on another.

International Law

A body of rules established by custom or treaty and recognized by nations as binding in their relations with one another.

Human Rights

A right that is believed to belong justifiably to every person.

United Nations

An international organization formed in 1945 to increase political and economic cooperation among its member countries.