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1detente — [[t]deɪtɒ̱nt[/t]] also détente N UNCOUNT: also a N Detente is a state of friendly relations between two countries when previously there had been problems between them. [FORMAL] ...their desire to pursue a policy of detente... They have made the… …
2NATO — This article is about the military alliance. For other uses, see NATO (disambiguation). Coordinates: 50°52′34.16″N …
3Vietnam War — Part of the Cold War and the Indochina Wars …
4international 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… …
5Ronald Reagan — Reagan redirects here. For other uses, see Reagan (disambiguation). Ronald Reagan 40th President of the United States In office …
6Zbigniew Brzezinski — 10th United States National Security Advisor In office January 20, 1977 – January 20, 1981 President Jimmy Carter …
7Cold War — For other uses, see Cold War (disambiguation). United States President …
8Cold War (1962–1979) — 1980 World map of alliances The Cold War (1962–1979) refers to the phase within the Cold War that spanned the period between the aftermath of the Cuban Missile Crisis in late October 1962, through the détente period beginning in 1969, to the end… …
9United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …
10Russia — /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… …
