Synonyms and antonyms of General words relating to international relations in British Thesaurus

exchange (noun)

an arrangement in which people or groups from different countries visit each other or do each other’s jobs, for example in order to study another country’s language or improve relationships

friend (noun)

a country that has a good relationship with another country

friendly (adjective)

a friendly country or government has a good relationship with your country and is not your enemy

friendship (noun)

a good relationship between countries or governments, in which they help and support each other

the global village (noun)

mainly journalism the modern world in which all countries depend on each other and seem to be closer together because of modern communications and transport systems

intergovernmental (adjective)

involving governments of different countries

the international community (noun)

political leaders and important organizations from all parts of the world

international relations (noun)

the political relationships that exist between different countries

multination (adjective)

involving two or more countries

multinational (adjective)

involving people from many different countries, especially soldiers

normalize relations ()

if two countries normalize relations, they have a friendly relationship again after a war or disagreement

phoney war (noun)

a period of time during which people or governments are officially at war, but are not in fact fighting

rapprochement (noun)

formal the development of greater understanding and friendship between two countries or groups after they have been unfriendly

shuttle diplomacy (noun)

political activity in which someone makes frequent journeys between two countries and talks to each government in order to end a disagreement or war

supranational (adjective)

formal relating to or involving more than one country

thaw (noun)

an improvement in the relationship between two countries

transnational (adjective)

affecting or involving several different countries

tribute (noun)

in the past, money or other things that one leader had to give to a more powerful leader

twin (verb)

if two towns in different countries are twinned, they have established a formal connection to encourage visits and exchange information

unfriendly (adjective)

an unfriendly country is one that does not have a good relationship with your country

world order (noun)

the political, economic, or social situation in the world at a particular time and the effect that this has on relationships between different countries