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16 entriesZapatista Uprising
A 1994 armed rebellion by indigenous groups in Mexico demanding rights and…
Zeigarnik Effect
The tendency to remember uncompleted or interrupted tasks better than completed…
Zero Draft
An initial, informal version of a Draft Resolution circulated to gather…
Zero Tolerance Policy in International Humanitarian Law
Zero tolerance policy in international humanitarian law mandates strict…
Zero-Based Budgeting
A budgeting method where every expense must be justified for each new period,…
Zero-Sum Game
A zero-sum game describes a situation where one party’s gain is exactly…
Zero-Sum Politics
Zero-sum politics views political gains by one group as losses by another,…
Zero-Sum Thinking
Believing that one person’s gain is inherently another’s loss, limiting…
Zig-Zag Presentation Structure
A presentation format alternating between contrasting ideas or perspectives to…
Zigzag Argument
Switching between unrelated points to confuse or distract from the main issue…
Zone of Peace
A region where states commit to peaceful resolution of disputes and prohibit…
Zone of Peace, Freedom and Neutrality
A region designated by treaty or agreement where states commit to peace,…
Zone of Possible Agreement
The range in a negotiation where two or more parties' interests overlap,…
ZOPA Expansion
ZOPA expansion involves identifying ways to increase the Zone of Possible…
ZOPA Identification
ZOPA identification determines the overlap between parties’ reservation points…
ZOPA Negotiation Tactics
Strategies to identify and exploit the Zone of Possible Agreement for…