#international relations
- Aggression — An unprovoked, illegal, and violent act, behavior, or attack directed against the physical or moral integrity of a person or against the sovereignty of a state. In criminal law, it constitutes a serious offense involving force or threats, while in international relations, it denotes the recourse to armed force by a state against another nation.
- Ambassador (female) — A woman invested by a state with the highest diplomatic rank, sent as a permanent and plenipotentiary representative to another sovereign state or international organization; it also denotes the wife of an ambassador. Figuratively, a female promoting or representing a cultural or humanitarian cause.
- Ambassador — A diplomatic agent of the highest rank sent by a state as its permanent, extraordinary, and plenipotentiary representative to another sovereign head of state or international organization. Figuratively, a person, product, or entity that promotes or defends the values and prestige of a country or brand.
- Ambassadorial — Pertaining to an ambassador or an embassy; characteristic of the highest diplomatic rank, dignity, or duties carried out by a plenipotentiary envoy. Structurally and legally, it defines official protocol elements such as the residence, prerogatives, or immunities granted to the chief of a foreign diplomatic mission.
- American-North Korean — Relating simultaneously to the United States of America and North Korea, or to the political, diplomatic, economic, or military relations between these two states; a compound adjective used to describe bilateral interactions, treaties, conflicts, or agreements in the Pacific geopolitical zone. The first component of the term remains invariant as 'americano-', while the second component agrees in gender and number with the modified noun.
- Annexationist — Supporting, promoting, or belonging to annexationism; a person, political leader, or sovereign state practicing or envisioning the forced and unilateral incorporation of foreign territories. In a structural sense, it describes an aggressive foreign conduct based on violating international peace treaties and expanding borders through military coercion.
- Anglo- — A primary scientific combining form (prefixoid) used to denote a direct link to England, the English people, the English language, or the United Kingdom of Great Britain. As a well-defined structural element in modern vocabulary, it serves to form complex compound terms in politics, linguistics, geography, or culture, such as Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-American, Anglophile, or Anglophobe.
- Anglo-American — Relating to or involving both Great Britain (England) and the United States of America; achieved through the cooperation, alliance, or structural fusion of British and American elements. As a noun, it defines an inhabitant of North America who is of English descent or uses the English language as a native idiom within a well-defined cultural context.
- Anglo-French — Relating to or involving both Great Britain (England) and France; achieved through the cooperation, alliance, or structural fusion of British and French elements. In a historical and linguistic context, it also refers specifically to the hybrid idiom or dialect used by the ruling class in medieval England after the Norman Conquest, having a major structural impact on the formation of the Middle English language.
- Entente — An understanding, political agreement, or international diplomatic alliance concluded between two or more sovereign states for the purpose of armed, economic, or strategic cooperation. In a historical sense, the term written with a capital letter (The Entente) specifically designates the military coalition formed by France, the British Empire, and the Russian Empire (later joined by other countries, including Romania) that opposed the Central Powers during World War I.
- Anti-American — Manifesting hostility, opposition, or strong resentment toward the foreign policy, culture, society, or geopolitical interests of the United States of America. As a noun, it designates a person who rejects American values or global interventions.
- Anti-revanchist — Opposed to revanchism, revenge-driven policies, or ideological currents seeking to avenge a previous military or political defeat. In a diplomatic and historical context, the term characterizes peace treaties, public discourses, alliances, or state doctrines designed to discourage nationalist-radical movements that want to reopen old territorial conflicts, instead promoting geopolitical stability and ethnic reconciliation.
- Anti-Russian — Demonstrating hostility, aversion, or prejudice toward Russia, the Russian people, their culture, language, or government policies; Russophobic. It refers to political discourses, diplomatic measures, strategic alliances, or media campaigns aimed at geopolitically isolating Russia, countering its external influence, or condemning its military actions, functioning as a backlash against expansionist policies.
- Anti-Zionism — A doctrine, attitude, or political and ideological movement that opposes Zionism; an orientation that criticizes or rejects the idea of Jewish self-determination, the creation, or the legitimacy of the existence of the State of Israel as a national homeland for the Jewish people. This complex political concept takes various forms, ranging from geopolitical criticisms directed at Israeli government policies within the Middle East conflict to religious, secular, or ideological oppositions manifested across different global cultures.
- Anti-Zionist — Opposed to Zionism, the idea of Jewish self-determination, or the legitimacy of the existence of the State of Israel; a proponent of anti-Zionism. As an adjective, it describes public discourses, diplomatic resolutions, protest demonstrations, or political doctrines that criticize the Israeli state structure and government actions. As a noun, it denotes a person who challenges the principles of the Jewish nationalist movement for political, religious, or ideological reasons.
- ASEAN — Acronym for 'Association of Southeast Asian Nations'; an international geopolitcal and economic organization established in 1967, structurally consisting of ten member states from the region (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam). Its primary purpose is to accelerate economic growth, social progress, and cultural development, as well as to maintain regional peace and stability through respect for justice and the rule of law.