international relations
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International relations is the study of how countries interact with and relate to each other. It matters because understanding these relationships helps explain events like trade agreements, conflicts, and cooperation between nations that affect people around the world.
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In 2012 alone, the Palace of Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, hosted more than 10,000 intergovernmental meetings. The city hosts the highest number of international organizations in the world. The field of international relations dates from the time of the Greek historian Thucydides.
International relations (IR, and also referred to as international studies, international politics, or international affairs) is an academic discipline. In a broader sense, the study of IR, in addition to multilateral relations, concerns all activities among states—such as war, diplomacy, trade, and foreign policy—as well as relations with and among other international actors, such as intergovernmental organizations (IGOs), international nongovernmental organizations (INGOs), international legal bodies, and multinational corporations (MNCs).