Vocabulary

• around the world: In or to many countries.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• at least: As a minimum
• stand here: To remain in or move to this specific location.
• under fire: Being heavily criticized.
• in peace: In a state of tranquility, without disturbance or conflict.
• lead to: To result in some action
• in force: In large numbers or with great strength
• in light of: Because of; considering
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• emergency response: The actions taken to deal with an unexpected and dangerous event.
• turn to: To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
• in isolation: Separately from other people or things; alone.
• go beyond: To do more than planned or expected; exceed
• push back: To force someone to withdraw or retreat
• bring about: To cause to happen
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• force for good: A person or thing that has a positive and beneficial influence.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• commitment: Permanent love or concern for person, thing
• vital: Needed to support life; essential
• resilience: Ability to recover quickly from something bad
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• thrive: To be or become healthy or successful
• infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
• integrity: Quality of being honest, fair and honorable
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• parliament: Elected officials who govern a country (in the UK)
• commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• abstract: Passage of text from an article or book
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• military: Army or armed forces
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• innovation: Process of creating new ideas or inventions
• vivid: Having very clear details and seeming to be real
• society: A group who meet to share values or interests
• prosperity: State of being financially/economically successful
• disaster: State of extreme ruin and misfortune
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• democracy: System of government in which everyone is equal
• require: To demand that someone does something
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• expand: To make something larger in size, number, amount
• secure: To get or achieve something with certainty
• seek: To ask someone for help
• coordinate: To match styles or colors that go well together
• democratic: (Of government) giving the people power, a vote
• generation: Act or process of producing or causing something
• fair: Neither very good nor very bad; average
• relief: Aid given to people in need as after war/disaster
• era: Period characterized by particular events, people
• civil: Of citizens of a country; not military, criminal
• digital: Using electronic signals or computers
• defense: Argument in support of something
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• defend: To protect and explain your position in court
• public: Owned by the government
• reception: Front desk area of an organization or building
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• deep: Complex and important
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• strait: Channel joining large bodies of water
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• transparency: Quality of being open to see/to public criticism
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• coercion: Forcing people to do things by threats or the law
• uphold: To support to keep it being used as it should
• overstate: To state something in too strong a way; exaggerate
• international: Of or relating to several countries
• participation: Act of being involved in something
• geopolitical: Concerning geopolitics
• civic: Of a town or city; of rights or duties of citizens