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  • Term

    Ratification

    To approve and sanction formally, as with a treaty.

  • Term

    Recognition

    Commonly used in connection with the recognition by one state of the existence of another state (for example when a new one is formed), or the existence of a government which is in effective control of a state.

  • Term

    Refugee

    A person who is forced to leave their country due to conflict, persecution, or natural disaster and is crossing an international border in order to find safety in another count

  • Practices

    Refugee Assistance

    The Department of State’s Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration provides aid and sustainable solutions for refugees—such as the Sudanese woman mentioned above. It assists…

  • Term

    Regime

    A particular system or method of government, particularly an authoritarian one

  • Practices

    Religious Freedom

    The Office of International Religious Freedom has the mission of promoting religious freedom as a core objective of U.S. foreign policy. Working closely with the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, the office is headed by an Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom. It monitors religious persecution and discrimination worldwide, recommends and implements policies, and develops…

  • Term

    Republic

    A state in which the head of state and representative body is elected by the people

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    Resolution

    A written motion adopted by a deliberative body

  • Term

    Rogue State

    A nation or state breaking international law and posing a threat to the security of other nations

  • Term

    Sanctions

    A form of hard power, these are coercive measures taken by one or more states to protest another state’s actions and to force a change of behavior. Although sanctions may technically include military action, they usually refer to measures taken by diplomats in lieu of military action. Diplomatically, sanctions may include the breaking of formal relations or the removal of a country’s embassy. Other forms include economic sanctions to ban certain types of trade, and sports sanctions to prevent a country’s people and teams from competing in international events.