bilateralism
- noun
- /ˌbaɪˈlætəˌrəlɪzəm/
- Specialized
- The United States is pursuing bilateralism when it should instead be promoting increased responsibilities for the United Nations.
Examples
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That is one of the perils of obsessive bilateralism—one tends to miss the multilateral benefits that may come from a more broadly gauged, less strident policy.
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The history of premodern and modern international relations on the peninsula provides the lesson that only one orientation—bilateralism—works best for Korean security (as opposed to unilateralism or multilateralism).
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Virtually every forward-looking study has concluded that bilateralism with the American ally is the preferred choice.
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The standing policy of every ROK government to the present has been to support security bilateralism with the United States, even after unification.
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Frequent visits by cabinet-level officials, including the Secretaries of State, Treasury, Defense, and Energy during the past several years, illustrate this bilateralism.
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The administration ought to rethink its bilateralism and predisposition to use its own military if Bush is to make good on his promise to forge a Hemispheric community.
Academic text (1991) -
Bilateralism and reciprocity are also central features of self-enforcing contracts (Yarbrough and Yarbrough 1992).
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In recent years, many countries have adopted bilateralism to address trade disputes directly with each other.
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The two nations signed a treaty based on bilateralism, which strengthened their economic cooperation.
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Countries often use bilateralism to negotiate terms that benefit both parties in an agreement.
How Cooperative
- Formal
- Specialized
- Literature
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Bilateralism comes from the parts bi- 'two' and lateral 'side', so think of two sides or two countries talking directly to each other. That's why bilateralism means making agreements or working together between two countries.