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A - International policies/relations
A.01 - International policies
A.02 - International system
A.03 - Groups of countries
A.04 - Transnational social movements/ideologies
A.05 - International actors/International organizations
A.06 - International relations (incl. diplomacy)
A.07 - Political and economic integration
A.08 - Foreign policy/Foreign relations
A.09 - Politics of international order
A.10 - International conflict
A.11 - Conflict management/Peace keeping
A - International policies/relations
A.01 - International policies
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Arms control policy
Climate policy
Defence and security policy
Development policy
Foreign policy
Human rights policy
International conflict policy
International economic policy
International environmental policy
International order policy
International politics
Non-military security policy
A.02 - International system
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A.02.01 - Structure of the international system
Bipolar international systems
Dependence/independence in foreign policy
Global international system
Hegemonic systems
Imperialist systems
Interdependence in the international system
International balance of power
International cultural dominance/dependence
International economic dominance/dependence
International political dominance/dependence
International scientific-technological dominance/dependence
International system structure
International systems
Multipolar international systems
Power structures in the international system
Regional interdependence in the international system
Regional international systems
Stability in the international system
Structural changes in the international system
Subregional international systems
Unipolar international systems
A.02.02 - Status and role in the international system
Continental powers
Major powers
Medium sized powers
Micro states
Regional powers
Sea powers
Small powers
Status and role in the international system
Superpowers
A.02.03 - International processes
Bilateralization of international relations
Colonization (colonial policy)
Control of international processes
Decolonization
Europeanization
Globalization of international relations
Institutionalization of international relations
International processes and tendencies
International situation
Internationalization
Multilateralization of international relations
Regional development (transnational)
Regional international processes and tendencies
Regionalization of international relations
State dissolution/extinction
Transnational processes
Unification efforts of states
A.03 - Groups of countries
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A.03.01 - Groups of countries, general
Countries and territories
Countries with common religions/cultures
Groups of countries
Groups of countries (historical)
Member countries (group of countries)
Political-ideological groups of countries
Regional groups of countries
Relations within groups of countries
A.03.02 - Groups of countries: status
Civil nuclear states
Colonial powers
Colonies
Condominiums/coimperiums
Dependent overseas territories of states
Dependent territories
Internationalized territories
Major nuclear weapons states
Newly independent states
Non-nuclear states
Nuclear states
Nuclear threshold states
Nuclear weapons states
Occupied territories
Semisovereign states
Sovereign states
Trust/mandate territories
A.03.03 - Groups of countries: economic
Countries with debt-servicing problems
Debtor countries
Developing countries
Developing countries lacking natural resources
Developing countries with natural resources
Groups of countries by economic criteria
Groups of countries linked by monetary policies
Groups of countries linked by trade policies
Industrialized countries
Industrialized developing countries
Least developed countries
Less developed countries
Newly industrialized countries
Petroleum exporting countries
Raw materials exporting countries
Raw materials importing countries
State trading socialist countries
Western industrialized countries
A.03.04 - Groups of countries: political-ideological
Afro-Asian Bloc
Afro-Asian Latin American Bloc
Capitalist countries
Communist bloc
Eastern Europe (political)
Groups of countries according to UN classification
Neutral countries
Nonaligned countries
Political-ideological groups of countries
Socialist countries
Third World
Western Europe (political)
Western World
A.03.05 - Groups of countries: members of international organizations
Member countries (group of countries)
A.03.06 - Groups of countries: cultural-religious
Countries with a common language
Countries with common religions/cultures
A.03.07 - Groups of countries: geographic
Coastal states
Geographically disadvantaged states
Groups of countries according to geographic criteria
Land locked countries
Micro states
A.03.08 - Groups of countries: historical
Former colonial powers
Former colonies
Groups of countries (historical)
A.04 - Transnational social movements/ideologies
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Arab socialism
Eurocommunism
International communist movement
International ecological movement
International ecumenical movements
International labour movement
International peace movements
International socialist movement
International society/world society
International trade union movements
International women's movements
International youth movements
Political Islam
Political catholicism
Transnational movements
Zionism
A.05 - International actors/International organizations
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A.05.01 - International actors
Division of tasks among international actors
Groups of states with mutual cooperation
International actors
International associations and blocs
International governmental actors
International nongovernmental actors
International nongovernmental groups of actors
National sections of international organizations
A.05.02 - International organizations
African international organizations
American international organizations
Arab international organizations
Asian international organizations
Communities of states with supranational competence
European international organizations
Intergovernmental commissions
International bodies
International business organizations
International governmental organizations
International nongovernmental organizations
International organizations
Latin American international organizations
Middle Eastern international organizations
Pacific international organizations
Regional international economic organizations
Regional international organizations
A.05.03 - Participation within international actors
Associate members
Division of responsibilities (national - international actors)
Expansion of and accession to international actors
Expulsion or withdrawal from international actors
Full members
Informal cooperation
Membership of international actors
Nonparticipation (international actors)
Observer status
Participation within international actors
Relations between members of international actors
Relationship of members to international actors
Rights of members of international actors
A.05.04 - Legal order of international actors
Binding character of international legal acts
Decision-making powers of international actors
Delimitation of national and supranational communities law
Law of international organizations
Legal acts of international actors
Legal order of an international actor
Recommendations of international actors
Resolutions/decisions of international actors
Rights of members of international actors
Statutes of international organizations
Supranational and community law
A.05.05 - Organs of international organizations
Administration of international agencies
Assemblies of international organizations
Committees of assemblies of international organizations
Committees of councils of international organizations
Councils of international organizations
Decision-making bodies of international organizations
Departments of international executive bodies
Executive bodies of international organizations
Executive staff of international organizations
International civil service
Judicial bodies of international organizations
Organization and composition of international actors
Organs of international organizations
Seat of international actors
Senior executive officers of international organizations
A.05.06 - Functional international bodies
International administrative bodies
International arbitration courts
International consultative bodies
International management and coordination bodies
International supervisory and control bodies
International working groups
A.05.07 - Procedural issues of international actors
Convening of international bodies
Decision-making procedures of international actors
Decision-making processes of international actors
Participation within international actors
Procedural issues within international actors
A.05.08 - Evolution of international actors
Aims and programmes of international actors
Dissolution of international actors
Divergences of interest within international actors
Division of responsibilities (national - international actors)
Division of tasks among international actors
Emergence of international actors
Evolution of international actors
Financial/material contributions to international actors
Groupings within international actors
Institutional evolution of international actors
Problems of succession for an international actor
Relations between members of international actors
Relationship of members to international actors
Reorganization of international actors
Task-related evolution of international actors
A.05.09 - Functions of international actors
Conflict settlement potential of international actors
Enforceability of decisions or legal norms of international actors
Establishment of norms (function of international actors)
Functions of international actors
Investigatory functions of international actors
Judiciary function of international actors
Mediation and arbitration functions of international actors
Order creating and preserving function of international actors
Peacekeeping function of international actors
Problem solving capacity of international actors
A.06 - International relations (incl. diplomacy)
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A.06.01 - International relations
Bilateral international relations
Bilateralism
Bilateralization of international relations
Defence and security relations
East-South relations
East-West relations
Effects of international actions
Globalization of international relations
International cultural relations
International economic relations
International interactions
International labour relations
International reactions
International relations
International scientific-technical relations
Interregional international relations
Intraregional international relations
Involved countries
Military relations
Multilateral international relations
Multilateralism
Multilateralization of international relations
North-South relations
Relations within groups of countries
South-South relations
Third countries
Transatlantic relations
Unilateralism
A.06.02 - Institutional framework of international relations
Diplomatic missions
Diplomatic representatives
Government officials
Institutional framework of international relations
Institutionalization of international relations
Intergovernmental commissions
Intermediaries (international relations)
International bodies
International conferences/meetings
International organizations
International relations experts
National delegates
Organs of international organizations
Representations abroad
A.06.03 - International conferences/meetings
Foreign ministers meetings
International conferences of ministers
International conferences/meetings
International governmental conferences
International meetings/visits
International negotiations
International nongovernmental conferences
Specialists conferences
Summit conferences/meetings
A.06.04 - Diplomatic relations
Delegations
Diplomatic corps
Diplomatic immunity
Diplomatic missions
Diplomatic relations
Diplomatic relations normalization
Diplomatic representation of interests
Diplomatic representatives
Diplomatic services
Establishment of diplomatic relations
Foreign cultural institutes
Foreign diplomats
Government officials
International relations experts
Premises of the mission
Quasi-diplomatic missions
Severance of diplomatic relations
A.06.05 - Communication in international relations
Bilateral international consultations
Communication in international relations
Diplomacy
Diplomatic communication facilities
Direct intergovernment communication lines
Foreign broadcasting
Foreign criticism
International consultations
International contacts
International exchange of information
International exchange of letters
International exchange of notes
International exploratory talks
International political dialogue
International signals and statements
Multilateral foreign policy declarations
North-South dialogue
Official international contacts
Participants in international contacts
Public diplomacy
Secret international contacts
Unilateral foreign policy declarations
Unofficial international contacts
A.06.06 - International negotiations
Adjournment or suspension of negotiations
Bilateral international negotiations
Course of negotiations
Duration of negotiations and sessions
International exploratory talks
International negotiations
Methods of negotiation
Multilateral international negotiations
Negotiating mandate
Negotiating position
Negotiating strategies
Negotiation aims
Preliminary international negotiations
Preparation of negotiations
Procedural issues in negotiations
Results of negotiations
Subjects of negotiations
A.06.07 - International agreements and understandings
Bilateral international agreements
Charters
Codes of conduct
Impact of international agreements
Implementation of international agreements
International agreements
International conventions
International framework agreements
International guarantees
International implementation agreements
International obligations
International protocols
International regimes
International understandings
Military guarantees
Multilateral international agreements
Noncontractual international agreements
Resolutions/decisions of international actors
Secret international agreements
Statutes of international organizations
Supplementary agreements
Tacit international agreements
A.06.08 - International cooperation
Armaments cooperation
Defence policy cooperation
Development policy cooperation
Euroregions
Foreign policy cooperation
International cooperation
International cooperation of regions/local communities
International cultural cooperation
International economic cooperation
International education cooperation
International environment policy cooperation
International exchange of persons
International financial cooperation
International health cooperation
International legal cooperation
International partnerships
International police cooperation
International political party cooperation
International scientific-technological cooperation
International technical-organizational cooperation
Military cooperation
Partnership between towns
Project oriented international cooperation
Proposals/plans for international cooperation
Regional international cooperation
Regional international economic cooperation
Security policy cooperation
Transborder cooperation
A.06.09 - Behaviour in international relations
Conduct in international relations
Crisis behaviour
Hegemonial ambitions of states
Interference in internal affairs of states
Interstate rivalry
Multilateralism
Neutral behaviour
Neutrality
Neutrality in specific cases
Nonalignment (alliances)
Nonalignment (blocs)
Rules of international behaviour
Unilateralism
A.06.10 - Foreign policy related ideologies
Anticolonialism
Antiimperialism
Appeasement policy
Colonialism
Economic nationalism
Expansionism
Imperialism
Imperialist expansion
International terrorism
Internationalism
Isolationism
Neocolonialism
Neutralism
Revanchism
State terrorism
A.07 - Political and economic integration
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A.07.01 - Political and economic integration, general
Association (membership type)
Common markets
Common policy of international actors
Coordination of national measures and policies
Customs unions
Economic integration policy
Economic unions
Free trade areas
Globalization
Integration policy
Interdependence in the international system
International confederations
International economic integration
International harmonization of national regulations
Monetary unions
Political unions
Regional interdependence in the international system
Regional political integration (international)
Sovereignty transfer
Structural goals of international cooperation
Subsidiarity
A.07.02 - European political and economic integration
Central European Initiative
Citizen/citizenship of the Union (EU)
Common Agricultural Policy (EU/EC)
Common Foreign and Security Policy (EU)
Common Security and Defence Policy (EU)
Cooperation in the field of Justice and Home Policy (EU)
Eastern Partnership (EU)
Economic and Monetary Union (EU/EC)
European Monetary System
European Neighbourhood Policy (EU)
European Political Cooperation (EC)
European confederation
European integration
European parliamentary elections
European political union
Europeanization
Euroscepticism/Eurooptimism
Single European Market
A.07.03 - Economic and political integration in regions other than Europe
A.08 - Foreign policy/Foreign relations
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A.08.01 - Foreign policy/Foreign relations, general
Africa policy
Asia policy
Colonial policy
Containment policy
Defence and security policy
Delimitation policy
Europe policy
Expansionist policy
Foreign aid policies of groups of states/international organizations
Foreign aid policies of individual countries
Foreign cultural policy
Foreign economic policy
Foreign policies of groups of states
Foreign policies of individual states
Foreign policy
Foreign policy positions
Foreign policy reorientation
Foreign relations
Foreign relations of government actors
Foreign relations of nongovernment actors
Geopolitics
Idealist foreign policy
International partnerships
Isolationist policy
Latin America policy
Near East policy
Particular foreign policy issues
Power politics
Realist foreign policy
Realpolitik
Regional foreign policies of groups of states
Regional foreign policies of individual states
Space policy
A.08.02 - Determinants of foreign policy
Access to the sea
Border areas
Border states
Buffer zones
Constitutional determinants of foreign policy
Dependence/independence in foreign policy
Divided states
Domestic determinants of foreign policy
Ethical determinants of foreign policy
Ethical foreign policy
Expected foreign policy conduct
Factors determining foreign policy
Foreign policy determinants
Foreign policy doctrines
Foreign policy goals
Foreign policy interest convergences
Foreign policy interest divergences
Foreign policy interests
Foreign policy interests concerning international order
Foreign policy programmes
Foreign policy situation
Foreign trade interests
Geographic situation of a country
Geographic/demographic determinants of foreign policy
Geostrategic situation
Historical determinants of foreign policy
Ideological-cultural determinants of foreign policy
Innocent passage
Land locked countries
Land locked geographical situation
Legal framework for foreign policy
National interests
National territory/state territory
Neighbouring countries
Partitioned states
Political system as foreign policy determinant
Postcolonial issues
Psychological determinants of foreign policy
Security determinants of foreign policy
Security policy interests
Self assessment in foreign policy
Spheres of influence
Territorial claims
Transit traffic
Transnational regions
A.08.03 - Interrelationships in the field of foreign affairs
Domestic articulation of national interest
Domestic consequences of foreign policy
Domestic discussion of international affairs
Domestic formation of foreign policy positions
Domestic motivations of foreign policy measures
Domestic presentation of foreign policy
Interaction between international and national processes
International determinants in domestic politics
Interrelationships in the field of foreign policy
A.08.04 - Foreign policy analysis and intelligence
Defence policy studies
Defence studies organizations
Foreign affairs intelligence
Foreign intelligence services
Foreign policy advisory systems
Foreign policy analysis
Foreign policy assessment
Foreign policy consultancy
Foreign policy forecasting
Foreign policy information
Foreign policy information systems
Foreign policy planning
Foreign policy planning bodies
Foreign policy research
Foreign policy research institutions
Intelligence (information)
International relations experts
A.08.05 - Foreign policy operation
Diplomacy
Diplomatic missions
Diplomatic services
Disarmament agencies
Foreign and development aid agencies
Foreign ministers
Foreign ministries
Foreign policy decision-making
Foreign policy institutions
Foreign policy instruments and procedures
Foreign policy operations
Foreign policy plans
Foreign policy strategies
Implementation of international agreements
Security strategies
A.08.06 - Foreign policy measures
Blockade
Coercive diplomacy
Democracy promotion
Demonstrative military measures
Diplomat expulsion
Diplomatic protest
Diplomatic support
Disaster relief
Disengagement (international relations)
Economic blockades
Economic foreign policy measures
Economic sanctions
Embargoes
Foreign policy boycotts
Foreign policy demands
Foreign policy demarche
Foreign policy initiatives
Foreign policy measures
Foreign policy threats/provocation
Good offices
Humanitarian foreign policy measures
Humanitarian intervention
Influence exerted by foreign policy
Interference in internal affairs of states
Invasion
Measures short of war
Military alert
Military blockades
Military diplomacy
Military foreign policy measures
Military intervention
Military manoeuvres
Moral condemnation
Political-diplomatic measures
Preventive diplomacy
Preventive military measures
Sanctions
Subversion abroad
Ultimatum
Unilateral foreign policy measures
A.08.07 - Political-diplomatic procedures
Compromises in foreign policy
Diplomatic protocol
Foreign policy instruments and procedures
Foreign policy propaganda
Foreign policy public relations
Foreign policy timing
Linkage politics
Moratorium
Multi-track diplomacy
Secret diplomacy
Silent diplomacy
Summit diplomacy
A.09 - Politics of international order
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A.09.01 - International order
International economic system
International information order
International monetary system
International order
International order policy
International regimes
International security
International trade system
Legal order of an international actor
Seabed regime
A.09.02 - Principles of international order
Equality of states
Human rights
Justice in the international system
Non-interference in the internal affairs of states
Non-use of force (international law)
Protection of human rights
Respect for territorial integrity
Right of self defence of states
Right to selfdetermination of individuals
Right to selfdetermination of peoples
Universal principles of international order
A.09.03 - Global challenges
Climate change
Global challenges
Global warming
Hunger/famine
Overpopulation
Terrorism
Weapons of mass destruction
A.09.04 - International problem management
Control of international processes
Globalization of international relations
International administrative bodies
International arbitration courts
International consultative bodies
International management and coordination bodies
International order policy instruments
International problem management
International supervisory and control bodies
International working groups
Internationalization
Problem solving capacity of international actors
Solution of international problems
World government
A.10 - International conflict
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A.10.01 - International conflict, general
Bilateral international conflicts
Determinants of international conflicts
Geographical extent of international conflicts
Global international conflicts
Intensity of international conflicts
International conflicts
Local international conflicts
Multilateral international conflicts
Parties to international conflicts
Regional international conflicts
Subregional international conflicts
A.10.02 - Types of international conflicts
Armed conflicts
Border conflicts
Complex emergencies
Crisis areas
Distribution conflicts
Ecological conflicts
Ethnic conflicts
Foreign policy conflicts
Hostilities short of war
Intercommunal conflicts
International crises
International crises with military dimensions
International incidents
International tensions
Intrastate conflicts
Low intensity conflicts
Resource conflicts
Water conflicts
A.10.03 - Causes of international conflicts
Annexation aims
Causes of continuation of international conflicts
Causes of international conflicts
Confrontation policy
Divergences of interest concerning international economy
Divergences of interest concerning international order
Divergences of interest in international relations
Divergences of interest in international security politics
Human rights violations
International ideological divergences of interest
Interventions
Military intervention
Territorial claims
Territory related divergences of interest
A.10.04 - Course of international conflicts
Course of conflicts
Course of international conflicts
Geographical extent of international conflicts
Intensity of international conflicts
International conflict de-escalation
International conflict escalation
International conflict settlement
Internationalization of intrastate conflicts
Limitation of international conflicts
Multilateralization of bilateral international conflicts
Post-conflict phase
Postwar situation
Pre-conflict phase
A.10.05 - Current and historical international conflicts since 1945
Berlin problem
Central American conflicts
Cold War (East-West conflict)
Cyprus conflict
East-West conflict
German problem
Historical international conflicts
Indochina conflicts
Korean conflict
Kurdish question
Middle East conflict
North-South conflict
Palestinian question
Post Cold War Era
Sino-Soviet conflict
Southern African conflicts
A.10.06 - Consequences of international conflicts
A.11 - Conflict management/Peace keeping
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A.11.01 - Peace/Peace conditions
Coexistence
Coexistence of societal systems
Good governance
Peace
Peace and conflict research
Peace terms
Preconditions for peace
Rule of law
Security sector reform
Stable peace
Unstable peace
A.11.02 - International peace keeping
Collective peace keeping measures
Collective peace keeping sanctions
Collective security (principle)
Collective security systems
Confidence building measures
Detente policy
Disengagement (international relations)
Global collective security system
International conflict prevention
Military detente
Military disengagement
Non-interference in the internal affairs of states
Nonaggression
Nonaggression agreements
Observation of military activities
Peace policy
Peacekeeping
Peacekeeping by hegemonial powers
Peacekeeping through international law
Peacekeeping through security policy
Political measures to reduce military confrontation
Prevention of war
Principle of equal security
Prior notification of military activities
Rapprochement (foreign policy)
Recognition of political status quo
Recognition of territorial status quo
Reduction of political confrontation
Regional collective security systems
Respect for territorial integrity
Settlement of international disputes
Socio-economic impact of peace keeping
A.11.03 - International conflict prevention/management
Brinkmanship
Contingency planning
Crisis behaviour
Efforts to settle international conflicts
International conflict management
International conflict negotiations
International conflict policy
International conflict prevention
International conflict settlement
International crisis management
International mediation and conciliation
Judicial settlement of international conflicts
Limitation of international conflicts
Negotiated settlement of international conflicts
Peace treaties
Settlement of international disputes
Termination/end of war
War management
War termination agreements
A.11.04 - International conflict prevention and management measures
Arms control measures
Coercive diplomacy
Community development
Demilitarized zones
Democratization
Deployment of military units (arms control)
Early warning systems (non-military)
Election monitoring
Good offices
Humanitarian intervention
Institution building
Interference in internal affairs of states
International observers and monitors
Law enforcement
Military disengagement
Monitoring
Multi-track diplomacy
Observation of military activities
Observer and fact finding missions
Peace education
Peace enforcing measures
Peace making measures
Peace operations
Peacebuilding
Peacekeeping measures
Political conditionality
Political reforms
Preventive diplomacy
Protection of human rights
Reconstruction
Right to selfdetermination of groups
Safe havens
Security guarantees
Use of international armed forces
Verification (arms control)
A.11.05 - Actors in international conflict prevention/management
International armed forces
International civilian administrator
International civilian police
International criminal tribunals
International governmental organizations
International law courts
International military commanders
International nongovernmental organizations
International observers and monitors
Multilateral armed forces
Multinational armed forces
Peacekeeping bodies
Peacekeeping bodies relations with host country
Peacekeeping forces
Relief organizations
A.11.06 - International conflict resolution
Collective security (principle)
Collective security systems
Conflict resolution
Conflict termination agreements
De facto freeze of status quo
Disengagement (international relations)
Division/partition of territories
Global collective security system
Internationalization of territories
Military disengagement
Neutralization of territories
Peace treaties
Regional collective security systems
Restoration of status quo ante
Settlement of international disputes
Unification or reunification of states/territories