Definition of international relations
: a branch of political science concerned with relations between nations and primarily with foreign policies
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Joining me now is one of the truth sages of history of international relations, Victor Davis Hanson of the Hoover Institution.
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Julie Chernov Hwang is an associate professor in the department of political science and international relations at Goucher College.
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Think earthquakes — one after another after another, jolting the landscape of international relations and leaving behind ever-greater chaos.
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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.
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As Dunkley pulls on various threads, the grim plot unfolds outward into secretive international relations between Australia, China and the United States.
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Here is a look at what's at stake, and what the election results mean for Turkey and its international relations.
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Inertia is a powerful force in international relations, and institutions and pre-existing agreements are often hard to reform.
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Bryan Nakayama is a visiting lecturer in international relations at Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Mass., whose research focuses on the relationship between technology and warfare.
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First Known Use of international relations
1914
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Definition of international relations for English Language Learners
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: an area of study or knowledge concerned with relations between different countries
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