reader with the political terminology used by diplomats, politicians, policy- makers, commentato r s, analysts, etc, in discussing national a nd international affairs a nd politics.

Without such a dictionary, which gives English meaning a nd Arabic equivalent – not only diplomatic (a nd some law, military a nd economic) terms, but majo r international treaties a nd agreements, systems of government, the news media are often difficult to fully comprehend.

In addition to the English wo r ds, the dictionary contains some Latin, French, etc. terms which are frequently employed in the vocabulary of political, diplomatic, a nd international relations. Besides, some terms are reinfo r ced with an example of use.

This dictionary will be useful not only fo r high school a nd university student, but fo r the layperson, edito r , o r non- specialist who needs a ha ndy reference guide to contempo r ary politics. Thus, it seeks to enhance understa nding by explaining political ideologies a nd doctrines in comprehensive fashion.