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What is NATO?
a multilateral group dedicated to collective security that includes Canada and the USA.
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What is the World Trade Organization?
this organization deals with regulation of trade between countries by providing a framework for negotiating and formalizing trade agreements and a dispute resolution process.
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What is supranationalism?
is a method of decision-making in multi-national political communities, wherein power is given to an authority by governments of member states; beyond nationalism.
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What is a treaty?
an agreement under international law entered into by actors in international law, namely sovereign states and international organizations.
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What is a regional alliance?
a relationship that is fostered between nation states that is related to their proximity or location with each other. Like NATO.
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What is NORAD?
a defense group that monitors the aerospace and air traffic control of North America.
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What is foreign aid?
a voluntary transfer of resources and funds from one country to another sometimes for humanitarian reasons.
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What is multilateralism?
when there are multiple countries working together on a given issue.
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What is tied aid?
is foreign aid that must be spent in the country providing the aid (the donor country) or in a group of selected countries; usually financial loans.
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What is the European Union?
28 member states form this supranationalistic organization that has a common currency and market; they also have a central government.
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What is NAFTA?
a trade agreement between USA, Canada & Mexico.
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What is UNICEF?
provides long-term humanitarian and developmental assistance to children and mothers in developing countries.
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What is unilateralism?
is any agenda that supports one-sided action. Essentially, when a country decides to act by itself.
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What is La Francophonie?
an international organization that promotes and represents countries with French as the dominant language; think French people talking on a phone.
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What is peacekeeping?
sanctioned defense and protection that comes from the UN Security Council; UN members must commit troops to this. Rwanda, Congo, Bosnia.
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What is the United Nations?
supranationalistic group that monitors global affairs, global security, humanitarianism and aid.
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What is foreign policy?
the plan a country will adopt that determines their relations with other nations.
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What is isolationist?
when a country decides to abandon foreign relations and looks after its own national interests.
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What is collective security?
group defense; an attack on one member is considered an attack on all members.
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What is veto power?
Security Council permanent members can use this to defeat legislation if it is not in their best interest; Big Brother.
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What is a Non-Governmental Organization?
a term commonly used for an organization that is neither a part of a government nor a conventional for-profit business.
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What is Doctors Without Borders?
humanitarian-aid NGO best known for its projects in war-torn regions and developing countries facing endemic diseases; Bugs Bunny saying outside the box.
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What are superpowers?
nation-states that are considered on top of the world economically, socially and politically; USA, Russia, Clarke Kent.
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What is debt?
countries gather this by spending more money than what they have in their budget.
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What is Rwanda?
a genocide that had Canadian peacekeepers involved; a colossal failure of the UN that resulted in 800,000 people being murdered.
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