international relations

American  

noun

1. a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations.

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Etymology

Origin of international relations

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

Rahman briefly studied international relations at Dhaka University before entering politics at 23, joining the BNP in its fight against military ruler Hussain Muhammad Ershad, according to his party.

From Barron's

Talia Levine, a senior and varsity sailor studying international relations, was sheltering in place in the science library across from the engineering building.

From The Wall Street Journal

The outsized influence of larger, richer, and stronger nations is a timeless truth of international relations.

From Slate

Ahmed Samatar, a Somali-American international relations professor at Macalester College in Minnesota, condemned the alleged fraud.

From The Wall Street Journal

“In China, there is mounting domestic pressure, and some people want to resort to nationalism, to hawkishness, to seek an outcome that deals with that pressure,” said Shen Dingli, a Shanghai-based international relations scholar.

From The Wall Street Journal