foreign-affairs
Between-nations matters
Foreign affairs are a nation's diplomatic, economic, and political relationships with other countries.
The term typically appears in government contexts: the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the foreign-affairs committee.
Distinguished from domestic affairs, which concern internal matters.
Someone who follows foreign affairs keeps up with international news and geopolitics.
Official foreign representative
- embassyOfficial diplomatic residence abroad
- treatyBinding pact between nations
- diplomaticTactful and sensitive
- consulDiplomat in foreign city
envoy · bilateral · multilateral · summit · protocol · attaché · negotiation · credentials
Study of global politics
- allianceFormal union of parties
- sanctionsPunitive international restrictions
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- hegemonyDominant group's control
superpower · bloc · deterrence · containment · non-alignment · realpolitik · proxy · intervention
Established body of teachings
- strategicDeliberately planned for advantage
- intelligenceMental ability, cognitive capacity
- defenseProtection against harm
- counterterrorismCombating organized political violence
nonproliferation · tariff · visa · immigration · asylum · extradition · recognition · normalization
Western defense organization
- WHOUN health authority
- IMFGlobal economic assistance organization
- WTOGlobal commerce regulator
- EUEuropean political-economic bloc
ASEAN · G7 · G20 · OECD · Commonwealth · BRICS · peacekeeping · tribunal
Journalist covering distant events
- bureauOffice or furniture chest
- cableHeavy-duty woven line
- dispatchSend with speed
- leakEscape through a breach
briefing · press-conference · spokesperson · communiqué · statement · analyst · pundit · coverage
ambassador
Official foreign representative
- embassyOfficial diplomatic residence abroad
- treatyBinding pact between nations
- diplomaticTactful and sensitive
consul · envoy · bilateral · multilateral · summit · protocol · attaché · negotiation · credentials · rapprochement
international-relations
Study of global politics
- allianceFormal union of parties
- sanctionsPunitive international restrictions
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
hegemony · superpower · bloc · deterrence · containment · non-alignment · realpolitik · proxy · intervention · isolationism
doctrine
Established body of teachings
- strategicDeliberately planned for advantage
- intelligenceMental ability, cognitive capacity
- defenseProtection against harm
counterterrorism · nonproliferation · tariff · visa · immigration · asylum · extradition · recognition · normalization · embargo
NATO
Western defense organization
EU · ASEAN · G7 · G20 · OECD · Commonwealth · BRICS · peacekeeping · tribunal · Hague
correspondent
Journalist covering distant events
leak · briefing · press-conference · spokesperson · communiqué · statement · analyst · pundit · coverage · breaking
foreign-affairsdomestic policy
Government actions within borders
domestic affairs · internal affairs · home affairs · civil affairs · national policy
foreign-affairshomeland
One's native land
domestic · internal · inward-looking · insular · parochial