international system

English

Noun

international system (plural international systems)

1. (politics) The global constellation of states and their relations among each other.
   • 2021 July 19, Zolan Kanno-Youngs, David E. Sanger, quoting NATO, “U.S. Formally Accuses China of Hacking Microsoft”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN:

     “We call on all states, including China, to uphold their international commitments and obligations and to act responsibly in the international system, including in cyberspace,” according to a statement from NATO.

   • 2022 February 25, Thomas L. Friedman, “We Have Never Been Here Before”, in The New York Times‎^[2], →ISSN:

     In acting this way today, though, Putin is not only aiming to unilaterally rewrite the rules of the international system that have been in place since World War II — that no nation can just devour the nation next door — he is also out to alter that balance of power that he feels was imposed on Russia after the Cold War.

2. Ellipsis of International System of Units. (alternative letter-case form)