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• Diplomacy (foreign policy) [r]: The process of negotiations, among nations, usually by accredited representatives of a government. While the details of the negotiations may not be public information, the fact of the diplomatic negotiations is official and acknowledged ^[e]
• Containment policy [r]: A U.S. foreign policy doctrine of the Cold War, begun in 1947, focusing on keeping Communist nations "contained" from further expansion, rather than direct confrontation ^[e]
• Detente [r]: A transition of the view of U.S. foreign policy from the Cold War model to one based on "realism", and a balance of power among the U.S., U.S.S.R., and China; most associated with Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger ^[e]

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• Arab League [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Association of Southeast Asian Nations [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Henry Kissinger [r]: (1923—) American academic, diplomat, and simultaneously Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs and Secretary of State in the Nixon Administration; promoted realism (foreign policy) and détente with China and the Soviet Union; shared 1973 Nobel Peace Prize for ending the Vietnam War; Director, Atlantic Council ^[e]
• Shanghai Cooperation Organization [r]: A regional organization of China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan as members; originally focused on border disputes but exploring larger roles ^[e]

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• Benjamin Barber [r]: Political scientist and author, now at Demos, books include Jihad vs. McWorld: How Globalism and Tribalism are Reshaping the World ^[e]
  • Jihad vs. McWorld: How Globalism and Tribalism are Reshaping the World [r]: A book by Benjamin Barber, first published in 1995, examining the interaction of globalization and consumerism with religious fundamentalism and tribalism; McDonald's, MTV, and Macintosh are used as icons for consumerism ^[e]
• Detente [r]: A transition of the view of U.S. foreign policy from the Cold War model to one based on "realism", and a balance of power among the U.S., U.S.S.R., and China; most associated with Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger ^[e]
• Containment policy [r]: A U.S. foreign policy doctrine of the Cold War, begun in 1947, focusing on keeping Communist nations "contained" from further expansion, rather than direct confrontation ^[e]
  • George Kennan [r]: United States of America diplomat, authority on Soviet thinking, and head of the Policy Planning Staff of the United States Department of State. ^[e]

• European Community [r]: Add brief definition or description
  • National Endowment for Democracy [r]: A U.S. based quasi-autonomous non-governmental organization (i.e, quasi-autonomous non-governmental organization), with a goal of democracy promotion, chartered by the Congress but primarily made up of political party, labor union, and business representatives; receives some government funding ^[e]

• • The End of History and the Last Man [r]: An argument, by Francis Fukuyama, that universal history, through the forces of "the logic of modern science" and the "struggle for recognition" make liberal democracy a natural end state of historical development. ^[e]

• • The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order [r]: A book, by Samuel Huntington, assuming a fundamental conflict between civilizations of different cultures, and discussing grand strategy to deal with this conflict ^[e]