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

Example Sentences

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The Havana syndrome saga is an epic failure of science, one with severe consequences both for patients and for international relations, which reveals how medical evidence warps under political pressure. —Mitchell J. Valdés-sosa, Scientific American, 6 Mar. 2023

Michael Desch, international relations professor at the University of Notre Dame, was also with Webb leading the tour. —Cathy Free, Washington Post, 24 Feb. 2023

Michael Desch, international relations professor at the University of Notre Dame, was also with Webb leading the tour. —Cathy Free, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Feb. 2023

This year's conference is focused on threats to the accepted rules of international relations nearly a year after Russian troops invaded Ukraine. —Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 19 Feb. 2023

Xing Yue, a professor of international relations at Tsinghua University in Beijing, said the tensions might not ease before summer. —Edward Wong, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2023

But the same history tells us that episodes like these can still have outsize effects on international relations at a time of rising global tension. —Gerard Baker, WSJ, 6 Feb. 2023

The story makes audience think about true peace amidst the complexities of international relations. —Patrick Frater, Variety, 25 Jan. 2023

Asian countries also actively seek more trade and investment with the U.S., says Miura Hideyuki, associate professor of international relations at Kyorin University in Tokyo. —Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Jan. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1914, in the meaning defined above