international relations
noun, plural in form but singular in constructionDefinition of international relations
: a branch of political science concerned with relations between nations and primarily with foreign policies
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Maurício Santoro, a professor of international relations at Rio de Janeiro’s Federal University, told the Financial Times on Tuesday. — Jen Kirby, Vox, "Decoding Bolsonaro’s “make Brazil great” foreign policy," 31 Oct. 2018 Ocasio-Cortez graduated with degrees in international relations and economics and could have gone to work for Wall Street. — Annie Leibovitz, Vogue, "How Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Other Progressives are Defining the Midterms," 15 Oct. 2018 Meanwhile, the Trump administration’s new tariffs are straining international relations, from Canada to China and Turkey. — Politifact, Teen Vogue, "Trump's Lies and Misleading Claims Have Grown in Volume Since the Start of the Presidency," 22 Aug. 2018 Joining me now is one of the truth sages of history of international relations, Victor Davis Hanson of the Hoover Institution. — Fox News, "Meadows, Dershowitz react after Lisa Page defies subpoena," 12 July 2018 Julie Chernov Hwang is an associate professor in the department of political science and international relations at Goucher College. — Julie Chernov Hwang, Washington Post, "New research shows why terrorists quit terrorism," 12 July 2018 Think earthquakes — one after another after another, jolting the landscape of international relations and leaving behind ever-greater chaos. — Heather Hurlburt, Daily Intelligencer, "There Is No Cleaning Up the Foreign Policy Mess Trump Is Making," 11 July 2018 The first round’s impact is not that big, but the key is whether there will be more — a second round of revenge and retaliation and a third round,’’ said Shi Yinhong, a professor of international relations at Renmin University in Beijing. — Washington Post, BostonGlobe.com, "Trump has wanted to take on China for years. His trade war begins today," 6 July 2018 As Dunkley pulls on various threads, the grim plot unfolds outward into secretive international relations between Australia, China and the United States. — New York Times, "What’s on TV Thursday: ‘Secret City’ and ‘Blue Valentine’," 5 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'international relations.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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