How to Use international relations in a Sentence

international relations

noun
  • Annabelle and Morgan are two good friends who are taking a course in international relations.
    — Kaleb Demerew, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2025
  • But the laws of international relations are ruthless.
    — Mira Rapp-Hooper, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Think about how international relations work.
    — Kaustubh Phatak, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
  • Without a formal role in international relations, Newsom has worked to create one for himself.
    — Sophia Bollag, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Ending the Ukraine-Russia war is one of the greatest challenges in modern-day international relations.
    — Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Trump, of course, probably didn’t take an international relations course during his days at Penn’s Wharton School.
    — Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
  • The phrase is everywhere in international relations circles, but the explanation is almost nowhere.
    — Andrew Latham, The Conversation, 4 June 2026
  • How have the fires affected international relations?
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Thinkers transported the terms deter and deterrent to the field of international relations after the First World War.
    — Big Think, 27 Nov. 2025
  • Slantchev has taught courses in international relations, national security and game theory for the past 23 years.
    — News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Sep. 2025
  • Slantchev has taught courses in international relations, national security and game theory for the past 23 years.
    — Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Slantchev has taught courses in international relations, national security and game theory for the past 23 years.
    — Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025
  • On one hand, this could be tied to travel or international relations, or something more down-to-earth like legalities or getting involved with spiritual communities.
    — Kyle Thomas, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The outcome of this tradeoff almost always influences the political order more broadly, and with it, international relations.
    — Mark Malloch-Brown, Foreign Affairs, 15 Jan. 2024
  • This was truly aberrant behavior and defied all theories of international relations as well as historical precedent.
    — Robert Kagan, The Atlantic, 18 Jan. 2026
  • In a city best known for politics and international relations, perhaps the greatest ambassadors of all are the famous giant pandas, cared for by zookeepers like Mariel Lally.
    — Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026
  • Soft power is the ability to influence international relations through attraction and persuasion rather than coercion.
    — Theara Coleman, TheWeek, 1 Apr. 2026
  • National and international publics relate directly to these leaders, who set the tone for international relations with their actions, their statements, and their preferences.
    — Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 8 Dec. 2025
  • In the wake of the collapse of the Soviet Union, and the end of the Cold War, international relations have become more flexible – and unpredictable.
    — Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Sail 250 has brought foreign militaries to the United States amid a volatile period for the country's international relations.
    — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • And this aphorism of Thucydides is presented as inevitable, as the natural logic of international relations reasserting itself.
    — Haley Ott, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Nataliya Gumenyuk is a Ukrainian journalist and author who specializes in international relations and human rights.
    — Nataliya Gumenyuk, The Dial, 21 Apr. 2026
  • In contemporary international relations, security is not just something countries seek for themselves.
    — Mohammad Javad Zarif, Foreign Affairs, 22 Dec. 2025
  • These decisions have strained international relations with these countries and faced broad opposition from Democratic lawmakers.
    — Sarah Davis, The Hill, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Putin also praised their bilateral relationship as a crucial, balancing force in international relations.
    — ABC News, 18 May 2026
  • Over the past several years, few topics in international relations have gotten more attention than a possible Chinese invasion of Taiwan.
    — Philip H. Gordon, Foreign Affairs, 22 Sep. 2025
  • The Diplomat, which follows the two actors as Kate and Hal Wyler, features intense storylines of international relations and the dynamics of all those who work in the field.
    — Madeleine Janz, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Meyer studied international relations with a minor in history, and she was named to the PAC-12’s academic honor roll twice.
    — Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Slantchev teaches courses in international relations, national security, and game theory, a news release stated.
    — News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Schwarz is a graduate of the University of Edinburgh with a bachelor’s degree in international relations.
    — Magda Liszewska, Oc Register, 2 Mar. 2026

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