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International relations
- Cold WarWhy was the Cold War called a war when the two superpowers never fought each other directly?
- International lawIn 1947, 75% of Americans wanted an international police force. Only 13% wanted it larger than the US military.
- European balance of powerThe European balance of power held that no one nation should dominate all of Europe.
- Foreign policyThe phrase "foreign affairs" began as a label for one-off crises.
- Arctic policy of RussiaIn August 2007, a Russian expedition planted a flag on the seabed at the North Pole.
- International relationsThe first professorship in international relations was created in 1919 in Wales.
- Human rightsThe Cold War split the Universal Declaration of Human Rights into two separate treaties.
- Treaty of VersaillesFrance chose the Hall of Mirrors for the Versailles signing because Germany's empire began there.
- AppeasementAppeasement was once a respectable word for peaceful settlement. After 1939 it came to mean cowardice and surrender.
- Cold war (term)The phrase "cold war" first appeared in English in 1938, about Nazi Germany.
- The Arctic Institute – Center for Circumpolar Security StudiesThe Arctic Institute has made a top 100 list of U.S. think tanks every year since 2016.