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What is foreign policy?
Course of action that a sovereign nation takes with other nation-states.
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What is peacekeeping?
Preventing further conflict between parties; heavy Canadian involvement.
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What is global warming?
The continuing rise in the average temperature of Earth, leading to climate change and water levels rising.
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What is European Union?
28 nations, single economic force, acts as a supranational entity.
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What are Non-Governmental Orgs (NGOs)?
An organization that is neither a part of a government nor a conventional for-profit business; UNESCO.
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What is collective security?
Condition of protecting all members of a group from danger.
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What is supranationalism?
Putting aside self-interest to work with others for the global good.
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What is clean drinking water?
It already affects every continent and around 2.8 billion people around the world at least one month out of every year. More than 1.2 billion people lack access to this.
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What is La Francophonie?
An international organization representing countries and regions where French is the first ("mother") or customary language.
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What is NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Org)?
Essential purpose is to safeguard the freedom and security of its members through political and military means; not just North America.
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What is humanitarianism?
Acting based on the moral imperative, “the right thing to do.”
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What are sanctions?
Coercive measures adopted by a country or group against another state or individual(s) in order to elicit a change in their behavior; sometimes economic.
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What is AIDS/HIV?
A major public health concern and cause of death in many parts of Africa; South Africa is the worst affected region.
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What is the United Nations?
Objectives include maintaining international peace and security, promoting human rights, protecting the environment, and providing humanitarian aid in cases of famine, natural disaster, and armed conflict.
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What is the WHO (World Health Org)?
A specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) that is concerned with the well-being of the international global citizen; it has played a leading role in the eradication of smallpox.
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What is unilateralism?
A country responds to events on its own without support from other countries.
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What is multilateralism?
Pursuit of national interests in cooperation with more than one nation.
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What is disease?
A condition that affects part or all of an organism that can be easily spread because of the accessible technology we have.
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What is Arctic Council?
A high-level intergovernmental forum that addresses issues faced by Arctic governments and the indigenous people of the north.
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What are International Nongovernmental Orgs (INGOs)?
International in scope and has outposts around the world to deal with specific issues in many countries; UN.
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What is internationalism?
Idea that nations should be part of the international community
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What is bilateralism?
Agreements between 2 countries to work together resolving an issue.
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What is Ukraine?
The proposed annexation of this region has led to sanctions against a member of the international community.
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What is Security Council?
Body charged with the maintenance of international peace and security; peacekeeping, sanctions, military action.
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What is CIDA (Canadian International Development Agency)?
A Canadian organization that administers foreign aid programs in developing countries.
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