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QUADRILATERAL GROUP [2 records]

Record 1 2021-10-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
  • Political Institutions
  • National and International Security
OBS

The group of nations, known as the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue(Quad), is a response to a growing China whose economic and military might is causing instability to an already established international order.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
  • Institutions politiques
  • Sécurité nationale et internationale
OBS

Le Dialogue quadrilatéral pour la sécurité [...] est une coopération informelle entre les États-Unis, le Japon, l'Australie et l'Inde [...] Elle comprend des rencontres diplomatiques et des exercices militaires. Cette coopération est vue comme une réaction contre la puissance grandissante de la Chine.

Spanish

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Record 2 1983-05-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Archaeology
OBS

a precolumbian people living in Veracruz area, Mexico, belonging to Maya group by language and culture. They combine quadrilateral and circle in the same building; in sculpture, a standing figure in a vertical plane.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Archéologie

Spanish

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