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| Treaty that concluded the 30 years war in 1648 |
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| Hostile relations between the two superpowers, the US and the Soviet Union |
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| UN agency that deals with monetary aid transfers to developing nations, usually via a loan program varying from nation to nation |
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| The leading country in an international system |
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| GDP (Global Domestic Product) |
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| Measures the total market value of all goods and services produced within a country |
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| Strategy of counteracting the dominant power of a hegemony through unorthodox ways |
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| Use of selective violence against military targets by insurgency forces |
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| Religious seminaries supported by Muslim charities worldwide |
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| Former government of Afghanistan that repressed its people and supported Al-Qaeda |
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| Translated as "holy war" when described by Islamic terrorist groups |
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| The reality that a nuclear exchange between the superpowers would be suicidal |
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| Extremely toxic chemical spray, used to defoliate forests in Vietnam in its war against Vietcong forces |
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| BWC (Biological Weapons Convention) |
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| 1970 agreement negotiation by president Nixon prohibiting the development, manufacture, and stockpiling of biological weapons |
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| Islamic State in Iraq, Syria, and is a militant group ruling by Sharia Law |
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| Agreement reached between the Islamic Republic of Iran and a group of world powers |
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| NGO (Nongovernmental Organization) |
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| Organizations that are not part of a governments. |
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