| A | B |
|---|
| alliance | friendship or partnership between nations |
| ambassador | an official representative of a country's government |
| domestic policy | government decisions related to what happens inside a country's borders |
| foreign policy | government decisions related to what happens outside of a country's borders |
| embargo | an agreement among a group of nations to stop trading with a target nation |
| Secretary of State | the head of the State Department, responsible for foreign affairs |
| nongovernmental organization | an organization that operates independently of any government body |
| treaty | a formal agreement between nations |
| economic sanctions | financial penalties or punishments aimed at a target nation |
| neutral | taking no side in a conflict or disagreement |
| terrorism | the unlawful use of violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims |
| diplomacy | the profession, activity, or skill of managing international relations, typically by a country's representatives abroad |
| diplomat | an official representing a country abroad |
| war | a state of armed conflict between different nations or states or different groups within a nation or state |
| peacekeeping | the active maintenance of a truce between nations or communities, especially by an international military force |
| humanitarian action | to save lives, alleviate suffering and maintain human dignity during and in the aftermath of man-made crises and natural disasters, as well as to prevent and strengthen preparedness for the occurrence of such situations |
| United Nations | Organization established after World War II to promote cooperation among nations of the world |
| NAFTA | North American Free Trade Agreement between U.S., Canada, and Mexico |
