| A | B |
|---|
| arbitration | the PROCESS by which the parties in a dispute submit their differences |
| attache | a PERSON officially assigned to the staff of a diplomatic office in a foreign country to serve in some particular capacity |
| consulate | the PREMISES occupied by a consul, an official appointed by a government to reside in a foreign city in order to represent his or her government's commericial interests |
| covenant | a binding agreement made by two or more people |
| discretion | demonstrating caution in one's speech or behavior |
| emissary | an AGENT sent to represent or advance the interests of a person, group or nation |
| entente | an agreement between two ro more governments or powers for cooperative action or policy |
| Machiavellian | a doctrine that denies the relevence of morality in political affairs and holds that craft and deceit are justified in pursuing and maintaining political power |
| protocol | the forms of ceremony and etiquette observed by diplomats and heads of states |
| status quo | the existing condition or state of affairs |
