| A | B |
|---|
| domestic affairs | events at home not directly connected to foreign affairs |
| foreign affairs | a nation's relationship with other countries |
| isolationism | a refusal to become generally involved in the affairs of the rest of the world |
| foreign policy | stands and policies that a nation takes with other countries |
| right of legation | the right to send and receive diplomatic representatives |
| ambassador | an official representative of a nation in matters of diplomacy |
| diplomatic immunity | when an ambassador is not subject to the laws of the country in which he/she serves in |
| espionage | spying |
| terrorism | the use of violence to intimidate a government or society |
| draft | conscription or compulsary military service |
| collective security | keeping of international peace and order |
| deterrence | making the military of a country and its allies so strong it discourages an attack |
| cold war | period of more than 40 years marked by tension and military buildups between the USA and USSR |
| containment | belief that communism would collapse if it was kept within its existing boundaries |
| detente | a relaxation of tensions |
| foreign aid | economic and military aid to other countries |
| regional security alliance | agreement to take collective action to meet aggression |
| U.N. Security Council | 15 member panel responsible for keeping international peace |
