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21Pact — For other uses, see Pact (disambiguation). A pact, from Latin pactum ( something agreed upon ), is a formal agreement. In international relations, pacts are usually between two or more sovereign states. In domestic politics, pacts are usually… …
22Confidence-building measures in South America — The South American experience with confidence building measures has been markedly different from the Central American one for the obvious reason that South America did not live through the protracted conflict and peacemaking process which… …
23Definition of terrorism — terrorismThe word terrorism is politically and emotionally charged,Hoffman, Bruce Inside Terrorism Columbia University Press 1998 ISBN 0 231 11468 0. Page 32. See review in The New York Times [http://www.nytimes.com/books/first/h/hoffman… …
24University — For other uses, see University (disambiguation). See also: College Degree ceremony at the University of Oxford. The Pro Vice Chancellor in MA gown and hood, Proctor in official dress and new Doctors of Philosophy in scarlet full dress. Behind… …
25Russia — /rush euh/, n. 1. Also called Russian Empire. Russian, Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Cap.: St. Petersburg (1703 1917). 2. See Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 3. See Russian… …
26Social Protection — ▪ 2006 Introduction With medical costs skyrocketing and government programs scaled back, citizens bore more responsibility for their health care costs; irregular migration, human trafficking, and migrant smuggling posed challenges for… …
27Foreign relations of Mexico — Mexico This article is part of the series: Politics and government of Mexico …
28international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …
29HISTORICAL SURVEY: THE STATE AND ITS ANTECEDENTS (1880–2006) — Introduction It took the new Jewish nation about 70 years to emerge as the State of Israel. The immediate stimulus that initiated the modern return to Zion was the disappointment, in the last quarter of the 19th century, of the expectation that… …
30Economic Affairs — ▪ 2006 Introduction In 2005 rising U.S. deficits, tight monetary policies, and higher oil prices triggered by hurricane damage in the Gulf of Mexico were moderating influences on the world economy and on U.S. stock markets, but some other… …
