Posts Tagged ‘Council on Foreign Relations’
internecine
While a spike in internecine Shiite violence in Basra and Baghdad last month led to an increase in overall attacks in March, many analysts share General Petraeus’ opinion on security improvements.
in·ter·nec·ine
adj.
- Of or relating to struggle within a nation, organization, or group.
- Mutually destructive; ruinous or fatal to both sides.
- Characterized by bloodshed or carnage.
suzerainty
The 1914 Simla convention was where the British recognized Tibet as an autonomous area under the suzerainty of China.
su·ze·rain·ty
n. pl. su·ze·rain·ties
The power or domain of a suzerain (a sovereign or state exercising political control).
