international relations

noun

1. a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations.

Word History and Origins

Origin of international relations¹

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

Though it remains to be seen what a second Trump administration will mean for this country in terms of economics and international relations, the cultural effects have already begun: The day before I saw “Heretic,” my teenage daughter and her friends were bullied by male schoolmates who chanted “Your body, my choice — Trump 2024,” something that is occurring across the country with frightening regularity.

From Los Angeles Times

Ishiba will now have to navigate hostilities within his party, economic woes and a period of flux in international relations.

From BBC

And months later it still influences how I view international relations and political chaos, how I contend with world leaders, how I vote.

From Los Angeles Times

Amal Saad, a lecturer in politics and international relations at Cardiff University and a leading expert on Hezbollah, believes the attacks are aimed at dismantling what is also known as Hezbollah’s “community of resistance.”

From BBC

Journalism stayed on his mind after he earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from UC Irvine at just 18 and studied afterward at NYU and in Cairo while considering international relations as a career.

From Los Angeles Times