Diplomacy & Politics Glossary

Immanuel Wallerstein analyzed the global capitalist system as divided into…

Walter Sisulu was a key figure in the ANC and a mentor to Nelson Mandela in the…

Serious violations of the laws and customs applicable in Armed Conflict,…

War Crimes jurisdiction is the legal authority to prosecute individuals accused…

A court established to prosecute individuals accused of serious violations of…

A global military campaign launched by the U.S. and allies after 9/11 to…

A warrant provides reasoning or evidence that connects a Claim to its…

The reasoning that connects a Claim to its supporting evidence or explanation…

The idea that information about someone is more credible when it cannot be…

A 1996 multilateral export control regime covering conventional arms and…

Journalism focused on monitoring and exposing wrongdoing or abuses of power to…

Negotiation and cooperation processes over shared water resources to prevent…

The capacity of a population to safeguard sustainable access to adequate…

WMD proliferation refers to the spread of nuclear, chemical, or biological…

The use of asymmetric control over global networks (finance, information,…

A voting system where votes have different weights, often used in organizations…

A parliamentary system of government characterized by a sovereign or ceremonial…

The Westminster system features a parliamentary government where the executive…

The principle that states have exclusive authority over their territory and…

A party official responsible for enforcing Party Discipline and ensuring…

The Whip speaker summarizes their team's arguments and refutes opposing points…

The role of the Whip Speaker to summarize and crystallize the team's arguments…

The final speech in British Parliamentary debate that summarizes and weighs all…

A party organization within legislatures responsible for discipline, vote…

Deliberately glossing over or ignoring negative aspects to present a more…

A complex issue that is difficult to define and has no clear solution, often…

An electoral system where the candidate or party with the most votes wins all…

A person called to provide testimony or evidence during a mock trial or moot…

In mock trial, the statements and answers given by a witness during direct or…

Joe Slovo and Ruth First Wolpe's strategies for organized opposition to South…

An informal document used to share ideas and draft proposals before formal…

An international institution that offers loans and development assistance to…

Initiatives funded by the World Bank aimed at reducing poverty and promoting…

The UN's frontline humanitarian agency for hunger and food security, delivering…

WFP's frontline food assistance operations, currently reaching ~150 million…

A specialized UN agency responsible for international public health…

An international institution that regulates and facilitates global trade…

A legal process resolving trade disputes between member countries to enforce…

Trade agreements within the WTO Framework that involve only some member…

These negotiations involve member states agreeing on Tariff reductions to…

Agreement aiming to simplify and expedite customs procedures to boost…

The WTO entity responsible for resolving trade disputes between member…

Trade agreements among a subset of WTO members that do not require Consensus of…

The WTO Dispute Settlement Understanding is the agreement outlining procedures…