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What does it mean?
Kerry calls for a new international security approach opposing unilateralism.
In plain terms
He wants global cooperation instead of acting alone.
What can you take from it?
International cooperation is needed for security.

Where it applies

  • policy speeches
  • conferences
  • manifestos

Putting it to work

  • study foreign policy
  • compare approaches

Questions to consider

  • Is unilateralism always bad?
  • Can we cooperate?

Another view

Internationalism often faces domestic political resistance.

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