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was a quid-pro-quo: Butler backed Lincoln for a second term, and Lincoln kept Butler 
in a job.
B. 
Complete the sentences with one of the words/word combinations from A.
1. A 
_______ agreement is one entered into genuinely without attempt to fraud.
2. As early as 1920 the Ministry set up a committee to study the regional problems of South 
Wales: the first example in Britain of _______ regional planning.
3. If the purpose of the EU is reduced to economic efficiency, it means then it has no necessary 
_______ at all, and we can all forget about the whole exercise. 
4. In light of the WikiLeak releases, politicians across the globe believe reputation management 
to be ever more relevant as the __________ of the time is all about transparency and the right 
to information. 
5. Sovereignty is certainly the cornerstone ‘__________’ of modern international law, as well as 
more widely of the contemporary international political order.
6. These days he is given _______ to photograph any event from the inside whilst the others 
remain on the outside.

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7. 
US silence on the issue of Russia’s war was a _______ for Moscow’s quiescence on military ac-
tion in Afghanistan.
C. 
Answer the following questions: 
a) How would you characterize the current zeitgeist of international relations.
b) What is the raison d’etre of NATO/the EU/the WTO?
c) Give an example of a quid-pro-quo in foreign relations, 
d) Give an example of an ad hoc committee/commission. 
e) Who do you consider a statesman par excellence? 
f ) What is the difference between Realpolitik and Noopolitik in a nutshell?
g) How would you describe the weltanschauung of today’s university students?
Ex. 13. Translate the following sentences using the vocabulary of the unit.