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NON-ENGAGEMENT [3 records]

Record 1 2026-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Relations
  • Foreign Trade
DEF

A national policy repudiating alliance with the countries that dominate the international scene.

CONT

Under bipolar conditions, non alignment could appear risky to the small because of absence of protection and guarantees. But even then, alignment was not without dangers of its own-of becoming, for example, a target for the other side because of bases on one's soil.

Key term(s)
  • non alignment

French

Domaine(s)
  • Relations internationales
  • Commerce extérieur
DEF

Politique de certains pays qui n'adhèrent pas aux orientations des pays qui dominent la scène internationale.

OBS

Dans l'usage journalistique actuel, non-alignement ainsi que l'adjectif non aligné semblent l'emporter sur leurs concurrents non-engagement, non engagé.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Relaciones internacionales
  • Comercio exterior
DEF

Política de ciertos países que no se adhieren a las orientaciones de los países que dominan la escena internacional.

Key term(s)
  • no alineación
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Record 2 1997-11-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Names of Special Years, Weeks, Days
  • International Relations
  • Foreign Trade
Key term(s)
  • Day of Nonalignment

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations d'années, de semaines et de jours spéciaux
  • Relations internationales
  • Commerce extérieur
Key term(s)
  • Journée du non-engagement

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Designaciones de años, semanas y días especiales
  • Relaciones internacionales
  • Comercio exterior
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Record 3 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Relations

French

Domaine(s)
  • Relations internationales

Spanish

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