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Ex. 28. Fill in the gaps with the correct adverb or preposition where necessary.
a) 
to be ___ the throes ___ revolutions 
to be eager ___ technological enhancements 
to be ___ the verge of producing new tools 
to be relevant ___ the diplomatic world 
shifts that appeal ___ grand strategists 
power is diffusing ___ non-state actors 
to be important ___ statecraft 
to be distinct ___ realpolitik 
to be ___ odds ___ smth
___ a lesser degree 
to be “national” or “multinational” ___ character 
to be ___ the threshold ___ smth
___ this background 
to be smaller ___ traditional measures 

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Английский язык для магистратуры
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iplomacy in the Mirror of Globalization
b) 
 
1. 
A good diplomat knows how to present their government's positions in 
terms that are appealing ___ local interests and sensibilities.
2. ___ the background ___ reports that Russia is to increase its military expenditure ___ 60 per-
cent, and last fall held its largest military exercise in the Baltic Sea ___ the 1980s, the contro-
versial Mistral arms deal between France and Russia is giving rise ___ fears in Sweden that the 
country’s security may be compromised. 
3. Bilateralism is increasingly giving way ___ multilateralism and multilateral relations now con-
ducted ___ the framework of international organisations with either general or specialised 
competencies
4. China, and ___ a lesser degree Russia, have acted to dilute harsh sanctions proposed ___ the 
U.S. and its Western allies on the Security Council, leading to compromise penalties enacted 
___ the council that are milder than the West had originally hoped.
5. Coercive diplomacy is distinct ___ deterrence in that coercive diplomacy is a response to a 
hostile action already taken while deterrence attempts to prevent a hostile action.
6. Coercive diplomacy needs to be distinguished ___ deterrence, a strategy that employs threats 
to dissuade an adversary ___ undertaking a damaging action ___ the future.
7. 
Cultural diplomacy is a form of diplomacy that places a premium ___ cultural recognition and 
understanding as a basis ___ dialogue
8. Democracies must persist ___ their public diplomacy efforts that rely ___ digital media and 
encourage their proliferation. 
9. Diplomacy makes use ___ peaceful methods, generally persuasive though ___ times coercive, 
but not amounting ___ use of force, to explain and attain a nation state’s objectives. 
10. Diplomatic agencies that “thrive” ___ the new environment, even if ___ traditional measures 
they appear to be relatively weak, are likely to be the ones that learn to work conjointly ___ 
the new generation of non-state actors.
11. ___ the cold war United Nations peace-keeping operations were largely military ___ character 
and were usually deployed after a cease-fire but before a settlement of the conflict ___ ques-
tion had been negotiated.
12. Early Russian diplomacy in the fourteenth ___ eighteenth centuries was starkly ___ odds ___ 
existing international rules.
13. Fearful ___ projecting weakness, Khamenei is averse ___ compromise ___ both domestic and 
international contexts.
14. Given the pace of change ___ the digital world ___ a whole, the conduct of diplomacy is set 
to undergo a major evolution as these technologies shake up the status quo.
15. If the strife between Israelis and Palestinians continues, the practice of suicide bombers may 
diffuse ___ Europe.
16. In a world in which some are trying to pit different religions ___ each other, we should send a 
clear message: we are ___ tolerance, and ___ radicalism. 
17. ___ the aftermath ___ WikiLeaks disclosures, diplomats and leaders will be mindful ___ what 
they say ___ foreign interlocutors, but how long this will last remains to be seen.
18. Many states’ motivations for upholding sanctions ___ Iran stem ___ fears of another country 
developing nuclear weapons.
19. New disclosures from WikiLeaks documents reveal Israel’s goal to keep Gaza ___ the verge ___ 
economic collapse.

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