| accords |
international agreements with
a status below that of treaties |
| adjudication |
the process by which a court
settles cases by a decision which disputants are obliged to
follow |
| aide-memoire |
a written summary of
important items of a proposed agreement |
| alliance |
a formal coalition of two or
more nations that share national security interests |
| ally (plural:
allies) |
member(s) of an alliance |
| ambiguity,
creative |
when two parties to a
negotiation cannot agree on all points, they agree not to challenge each
other on certain selected points |
| appeasement |
when, in order to reduce
tensions, one nation (or group of nations) makes concessions to another
nation (or group of nations) |
| arms
control |
when potential enemy nations
cooperate to reduce the chances that their differences will lead to
violent conflict |
| asylum,
political |
when one nation gives
protection and sanctuary to a foreign national |
| balance of
power |
a state of affiars
among a community of nations that does not allow for any one nation (or
group of nations) to endanger the independence of the others |
| bargaining |
a process of concessions,
conditional offers, threats, inducements by which compromises and
agreements are reached |