Domestic affairs
All matters not directly connected to the realm of foreign affairs.
Foreign affairs
A nation's relationships with other countries
Isolationism
A purposeful refusal to become generally involved in the affairs of the rest of the world.
Foreign policy
A group of policies made up of all the stands and actions that a nation takes in every aspect of its relationships with other countries; everything a nation's government says and does in world affairs.
Right of legation
The right to send and receive diplomatic representatives
Ambassador
An official representative of the United States appointed by the President to represent the nation in matters of diplomacy
Diplomatic immunity
When an ambassador is not subject to the laws of the state to which they are accredited.
Espionage
Spying
Terrorism
use of violence to intimidate a government of society
Draft
Conscription, or compulsory military service
Collective security
The keeping of international peace and order
Deterrence
The policy of making America and its allies so militarily strong that their very strength will discourage, or prevent, any attack.
Cold war
period of more than 40 years during which relations between the two superpowers were at least tense, and often hostile. A time of threats and military buildup.
Containment
A policy based in the belief that if communism could be kept within its existing boundaries, it would collapse under the weight of its internal weakness.
Détente
A relaxation of tensions
Foreign aid
Economic and military aid to other countries.
Regional security alliances
Treaties in which the U.S and other countries involved have agreed to take collective action to meet aggression in a particular part of the world
UN Security Council
A 15-member panel which bears the UN's major responsibility for keeping international peace.