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94 entriesNarrative Bias
The tendency to interpret information in a way that fits a coherent story,…
Narrative Fallacy
Creating a simplified story to explain complex events, ignoring randomness or…
Narrative Framing
Narrative framing shapes how information is presented to influence audience…
Narrative Framing in Diplomacy
Crafting and presenting stories to shape perceptions and advance diplomatic…
Narrative Paradigm
The theory that humans understand and communicate through storytelling, shaping…
Narrative Policy Analysis
Examining the stories behind policies to understand their meanings, contexts,…
Narrative Transportation
The psychological process where individuals become mentally immersed in a…
National Assembly
The National Assembly was a revolutionary assembly formed by the Third Estate…
National Treatment
A trade principle requiring that imported goods, once they have cleared…
Nationalism
A political ideology emphasizing loyalty and devotion to one's nation and its…
Nationalization
The process by which the government takes control of private assets or…
Native Advertising
Advertisements designed to blend in with the content format of the platform,…
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization, a military alliance formed in 1949 for…
NATO Enlargement
The process of adding new member states, primarily former Warsaw Pact…
NCQG (New Collective Quantified Goal on Climate Finance)
The post-2025 climate finance goal agreed at COP29 in Baku, committing…
NDC (Nationally Determined Contribution)
Each Paris Agreement party's individual climate action plan, including its…
NDCs (Nationally Determined Contributions)
Voluntary climate action plans submitted by countries outlining their…
Negative Block
In Policy debate, when the negative team delivers two speeches consecutively to…
Negative Block Speech
In policy debate, the combined speeches of the negative team’s second…
Negative Campaigning
A strategy where candidates focus on criticizing opponents rather than…
Negative Capability
A concept introduced by political philosopher Hannah Arendt describing the…
Negative Constructive
The speech where the negative team presents their initial arguments, including…
Negative Partisanship
Voter loyalty driven more by dislike or opposition to other parties than…
Negative Rebuttal
The speech in which the negative side refutes the affirmative's arguments and…
Negative Strategy
The overall plan or approach the negative team uses to refute the affirmative's…
Negativity Bias
The tendency to focus more on negative information than positive, influencing…
Negev Forum
A 2022-launched regional cooperation platform institutionalizing engagement…
Negotiation Jujitsu
Negotiation jujitsu uses an opponent’s aggressive tactics against them by…
Negritude Movement
A cultural and political movement celebrating African identity and heritage…
Nehruvian Non-Alignment
Jawaharlal Nehru’s Foreign Policy advocating that newly independent nations…
Nehruvian Secular Nationalism
Jawaharlal Nehru's vision of Indian Nationalism grounded in secularism,…
Nehruvian Secular Socialism
Jawaharlal Nehru's model combining democratic Socialism with secularism to…
Nehruvian Socialism
An approach combining democratic governance with state-led economic planning…
Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela was a key leader in the anti-apartheid movement and the first…
Neoclassical Realism
Neoclassical realism combines systemic factors with domestic variables to…
Neoliberal Institutionalism
A theory emphasizing the role of international institutions in facilitating…
Neoliberalism
An economic and political ideology emphasizing free markets, deregulation, and…
New Institutionalism
A theoretical approach emphasizing the role of institutions in shaping…
New Public Management
A public administration approach emphasizing efficiency, performance…
New Public Service
A management approach emphasizing serving citizens and democratic values over…
News Desert
Communities with limited access to credible local news sources, reducing…
Newsworthiness
Criteria journalists use to decide which events or stories are important and…
Nine-Dash Line
China's claim to historical rights over the bulk of the South China Sea,…
Nixon Doctrine
Nixon's 1969 policy that US allies in Asia should bear primary responsibility…
Nkrumah’s Neo-Colonialism
Kwame Nkrumah's critique of continued economic and political control over…
Nkrumah’s Neo-Colonialism Critique
Kwame Nkrumah's argument that political independence without economic…
Nkrumah’s Pan-African Socialism
Kwame Nkrumah’s vision of uniting African nations under socialist principles to…
Nkrumah’s Pan-Africanism
A political ideology advocating unity and solidarity among African nations and…
No First Use (NFU)
A nuclear policy commitment to use nuclear weapons only in retaliation against…
Nominal Effective Exchange Rate
An index measuring a currency’s value relative to a weighted average of several…
Non-Aligned Movement
A group of states not formally aligned with any major power Bloc, promoting…
Non-Aligned Movement Summit
Periodic meetings of countries that chose not to formally align with either the…
Non-Derogable Rights
Fundamental human rights that cannot be suspended or limited, even during…
Non-Governmental Organization
An independent group that participates in UN activities without government…
Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
An independent organization that participates in UN activities and Advocacy but…
Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) Diplomacy
NGO diplomacy involves non-state actors engaging in international relations to…
Non-International Armed Conflict
An armed conflict occurring within a state between government forces and…
Non-Intervention Principle
A key international law principle forbidding states from interfering in the…
Non-Liquated Damages
Compensation for losses that are not predetermined or fixed in amount but…
Non-Liquidated Damages
Compensation for damages not predetermined or fixed by contract, assessed after…
Non-paper
An informal, unsigned diplomatic document used to communicate a position or…
Non-Proliferation Regime
International Framework of treaties, agreements, and organizations aimed at…
Non-Proliferation Treaty
An international treaty aimed at preventing the spread of nuclear weapons and…
Non-Refoulement
The principle prohibiting states from returning refugees or Asylum seekers to…
Non-Refoulement Principle
Prohibits returning refugees or Asylum seekers to countries where they face…
Non-State Actor
Entities other than states, such as NGOs, corporations, or terrorist groups,…
Non-State Armed Groups
Organized military forces that operate independently of recognized state…
Non-Substantive Amendment
An Amendment that clarifies or corrects language without changing the meaning…
Non-Tariff Barrier
Regulatory or procedural restrictions that countries use to limit imports…
Non-Tariff Measures
Policies and regulations other than tariffs that can restrict or promote trade,…
Non-Unique Argument
An argument claiming that the negative impact or Disadvantage is already…
Nonproliferation Regime
International agreements and institutions designed to prevent the spread of…
Nonverbal Communication
The use of body language, facial expressions, gestures, and tone to convey…
Nonverbal Leakage
Nonverbal leakage occurs when involuntary body language reveals true emotions…
Nonverbal Synchronization
Mirroring body language and gestures to build rapport and trust during…
Nonviolent Communication
A communication approach focusing on empathy and honest expression to reduce…
Nonviolent Resistance
A strategy of political protest seeking social change through peaceful methods…
North Atlantic Treaty
The 1949 founding treaty of NATO establishing collective defense among North…
Note Verbale
A formal diplomatic communication written in the third person, unsigned, and on…
NotPetya
A destructive 2017 cyberattack disguised as ransomware that caused over $10…
NSO Group
An Israeli cyber-intelligence firm best known for developing the Pegasus…
Nuclear Arms Race
The competition between the U.S. and USSR to develop and accumulate more…
Nuclear Deterrence
Strategy of preventing Aggression by threatening unacceptable nuclear…
Nuclear Fallout
Radioactive particles released into the atmosphere following a nuclear…
Nuclear Latency
The condition of possessing the technological and material capability to…
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)
An international treaty aimed at preventing the spread of nuclear weapons and…
Nuclear Posture Review
A government assessment outlining nuclear strategy, policies, and capabilities…
Nuclear Taboo
A normative prohibition on the use of nuclear weapons that has held since 1945…
Nuclear Triad
The nuclear triad consists of land-based missiles, submarine-launched missiles,…
Nuclear Umbrella
A security guarantee by a nuclear-armed state to protect an ally from nuclear…
Nudge Theory
Using subtle policy shifts or design choices to influence people's behavior and…
Nullification
A doctrine asserting a state's right to invalidate federal laws deemed…
Nuremberg Trials
Post-World War II military tribunals prosecuting prominent Nazi leaders for war…
Nussbaum's Capabilities Approach
Martha Nussbaum emphasized enabling individuals' capabilities as a Framework…