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POLICY CONTAINMENT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-05-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Political Theories and Doctrines
- Diplomacy
- War and Peace (International Law)
- Arms Control
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- containment policy
1, record 1, English, containment%20policy
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- policy of containment 2, record 1, English, policy%20of%20containment
correct
- containment 3, record 1, English, containment
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A general policy adopted in 1947 by the Truman Administration to build "situations of strength" around the globe in order to contain Communist power within its existing boundaries. 1, record 1, English, - containment%20policy
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Underlying the containment policy was a belief that, if Soviet expansion could be stopped, communism would collapse of its own internal weaknesses. The policy was first applied in the Truman Doctrine of 1947 in a program of military aid to Greece and Turkey. 1, record 1, English, - containment%20policy
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
containment: term extracted from the "Disarmament and Peace Keeping" glossary with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva. 4, record 1, English, - containment%20policy
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Théories et doctrines politiques
- Diplomatie
- Guerre et paix (Droit international)
- Contrôle des armements
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- politique de l'endiguement
1, record 1, French, politique%20de%20l%27endiguement
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- endiguement 2, record 1, French, endiguement
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Stratégie diplomatique qui vise à circonscrire l'influence d'un adversaire, notamment dans les domaines militaire, diplomatique et idéologique. 3, record 1, French, - politique%20de%20l%27endiguement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] Harry Truman se méfie de Staline. La possession de l'arme nucléaire le convainc qu'il est possible de dresser un barrage contre ses ambitions. L'aide à la Grèce et à la Turquie, le plan Marshall, le pacte atlantique, le réarmement de l'Allemagne occidentale entre autres marquent les étapes de cette politique dite de l'endiguement [...] 1, record 1, French, - politique%20de%20l%27endiguement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
endiguement; refoulement politique : termes tirés du lexique «Désarmement et Maintien de la Paix» avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève. 4, record 1, French, - politique%20de%20l%27endiguement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
endiguement : désignation et définition publiées au Journal officiel de la République française le 15 septembre 2020. 5, record 1, French, - politique%20de%20l%27endiguement
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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