international relations

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of international relations¹

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

“These are small gestures that are not going to be sufficient if the U.S. moves to deadly force on Venezuela,” said Vladimir Rouvinski, an international relations professor at Icesi University in Colombia who tracks Moscow’s engagement in Latin America.

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He said that since the US delegation was not there, "instruments of the G20 Presidency were duly handover to a US Embassy official at the Headquarters of South Africa's Department of International Relations and Cooperation".

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"Every Latin American country has a position of asymmetry with the United States. That is a baseline position," said Alejandro Frenkel, international relations professor at Argentina's San Martin University.

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But he is more "pragmatic and firm," says Oliver Stuenkel, an international relations professor at the Getulio Vargas Foundation in Sao Paulo.

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In a letter from UN leaders to 193 member states, the 80-year-old global intergovernmental organization is seeking candidates with extensive experience in international relations, diplomacy and language skills.

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