chap 30 : internatonal tensions

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homologue

a counterpart, an opposite number

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le affaires étrangères

foreign affairs

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les relations extérieures

foreign relations

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la communauté internationale

the international community

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un problème mondial, planétaire

a global issue

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un Etatsouverain

a sovereign state

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la souveraineté

sovereignty

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un Etat-nation

a nation-state

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une frontière

a border, a frontier

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le droit international

international law

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la géopolitique

geopolitics

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la scène internationale

the world stage

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jouer un role dans qch

to play a part in sth

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occidental / oriental

western / eastern

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un ambassadeur

an ambassador

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un attaché culturel / commercial / militaire

a cultural / commercial / military attaché

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un envoyé, un emissaire

an envoy, an emissary

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un diplomate

a diplomat

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diplomatie

diplomacy

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rompre / reprendre les relations

to break off / to resume diplomatic relations

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des relations tendues

tense, strained relations

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un réchauffement

a thaw

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un refroidissement

a chill, a cooling off

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rappeler un ambassadeur

to recall an ambassador

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normaliser les relations

to normalize relations

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représailles

retaliation

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se meler de

to meddle in

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une grande puissance

a great power

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une superpuissance / une hyperpuissance

a superpower / a hyperpower

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l’hégémonie

hegemony

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l'impérialisme

imperialism

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impérialiste (adj)

imperialistic

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l’expansionisme

expansionism

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l’unilatéralisme / le multilatéralisme

unilateralism / multilateralism

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bilatéral / multilatéral

bilateral / multilateral

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bipolaire / multipolaire

bipolar / multipolar

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un bloc

a bloc

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l’équilibre des forces

balance of power

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ultramoderne

newfangled

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masquer

to cloak

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intentions

designs

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moralisateur (adj)

sanctimonious

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mus par

driven by

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le systeme onusien

the UN system

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un Etat-membre, un pays membre

a member state

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un membre fondateur

a founding member

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une cotisation

a contribution

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discuter/ voter une resolution

to debate / to pass a resolution

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appliquer une résolution

to implement, to enforce a resolution

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autoriser l’usage de la force

to authorize the use of force

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un embargo

an embargo(es)

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une majorité des 2/3

a two-thirds majority

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maintenir la paix

to maintain peace

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une opération du maintien de la paix

a peace-keeping operation

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un soldat de la paix

a peacekeeper

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un casque bleu

a blue helmet

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le devoir d’ingérence

the duty to interfere, to intervene

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intervention militaire

military intervention

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l’OTAN

NATO, the north atlantic treaty organization

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ONU

UN, the united nations organization

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UNICEF

united nations children’s fund

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WHO

world health organization

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négocier

to negociate

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négotiations, pourparlers, discussions

negotiations, talks

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table des négociations

negotiating table

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une table ronde

a round table

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faire une déclaration

to make, issue, deliver a statement

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un communiqué

a communiqué

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sus l’égide de

under the aegis of

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une réunion au sommet

a summit meeting

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un porte-parole

a spokesperson

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uni sa destinée

thrown in its lot

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une impasse

a stalemate, a deadlock, a standoff

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aboutir a une impasse

to reach a stalement

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sortir d’une impasse

to break a stalement

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un ultimatum

an ultimatum

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un médiateur

a mediator

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n”gocier un accord

to broker an agreement

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surmonter un obstacle

to overcome an obstacle

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la volonté politique

political will

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un compromis

a compromise

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transiger

to compromise

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faire une concession

to make a concession

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s’engager a faire qch

to commit oneself to doing sth

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promettre de faire, s’engager a qch

to pledge to do sth

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signer / ratifier un traité

to sign / to ratify a treaty

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un protocole

a protocol

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un accord

an agreement

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conclure un accord

to reach a settlement

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stipuler

to stipulate

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parvenir a un consensus

to reach a consensus

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interdire

to prohibit, to ban

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mettre son véto a une décision

to veto a decision

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league of nations

société des nations

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l’union européenne UE

the european union EU

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une directive européenne

an EU directive

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adhérer a l’UE

to join the EU

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demander son adhésion a l’UE

to apply to join the EU, for EU membership

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pourparlers d’adhésion

membership negotiations

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effondrement

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