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- 4. economic development that meets the needs of people today without exhausting the resources that will be needed to sustain future generations
- 5. a gathering of heads of state or other high-ranking officials to discuss matters of great importance to their countries
- 8. speaking out on issues of concern
- 10. an international group formed by nations, often with the goal of increasing trade or security
- 12. a system for maintaining peace based on an agreement among nations to act together to prevent or defend against aggression
- 14. the interests of a nation as a whole
- 17. an international group formed by private individuals and associations to provide a service or pursue a public policy
- 18. a statement outlining ideas and principles of government policy
- 19. a measure taken by one or more nations to pressure another country into changing its policies or complying with international law
- 22. information about the activities and intentions of other countries
- 24. a formal and ratified agreement between two or more countries
- 26. the art and practice of managing communication and relationships between nations
- 27. a government official that represents a nation and carries out diplomacy
- 29. a course of action developed by a country’s leaders to pursue their nation’s interests within its own borders
- 30. a legally binding agreement
- 31. a policy that is followed when a country does not take sides on other nation’s disputes and conflicts
- 32. a course of action developed by a country’s leaders to pursue their nation’s interests in its dealings with other countries
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- 1. a diplomatic official of the highest rank sent by one country as its long-term representative to another country or to an international organization
- 2. issues or concerns between two or more nations that are often addressed with foreign policy
- 3. official acceptance of a regime as the legitimate government of its country
- 6. rights that are regarded as belonging to all people; such as the right to life, liberty, and equality before the law, as well as freedom of religion, expression, and assembly
- 7. the official headquarters of an ambassador and their staff
- 9. a grant from the government that gives an inventor the exclusive right to make or sell an invention
- 11. the power of a nation to act independently
- 13. the head of the State Department who is appointed by the president and helps carry out U.S. foreign policy
- 15. issues or concerns within a nation that are often addressed with domestic policy
- 16. the legal right granted to creators of original works—such as books, music, art, and software—to control the production, sale, or distribution of those works
- 20. an agreement made by two or more countries to work together for a common goal
- 21. to attempt to solve a dispute by working with both sides to reach an agreement
- 23. an international agreement on matters of broad interest. An example is the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
- 25. countries that agree to work together for a common goal and form an alliance
- 28. the trend toward more open and free travel, trade, and communication among nations and their peoples