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Topic 1 : "The ghosts of Sykes-Picot"
- Ghost - the spirit of a dead person
- Sykes-Picot - a secret agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the French Third Republic
- Tatters - irregularly torn pieces of something
- Virtually - nearly / almost
- Territory - an area of land, that is considered as belonging to a particular country or person
- Autonomous - having the freedom / ability to be independent and govern itself
- Several - some (more than two but not many)
- Fractured - divided
- Triggered - to cause something bad to start
- Crisis - a time of great disagreement, confusion, or suffering
- Colonial - relating to a colony or colonies
- Diplomats - an official representing a country abroad
- Ethnic - relating to a particular race of people
- Contradictions - a combination of statements, ideas, or features which are opposed to one another
- Unaddressed - not considered or dealt with
- Coincidence - an occasion when two or more similar things happen at the same time, especially in a way that is surprising
- Ideologies - a set of beliefs or principles, especially one on which a political system, party, or organization is based
- Emerged - came out
- Transcend - to go further, rise above, or be more important or better than something, especially a limit
- Collapsed - suddenly fall down
- Conspiracy - the activity of secretly planning with other people to do something bad or illegal
- Resemblance - to look like or be like someone or something
- Legacy - something that is a part of your history or that remains from an earlier time
- Interventions - the act of becoming involved intentionally in a difficult situation
- Exacerbate - to make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse
- Resist - to fight against something or someone that is attacking you
- Reform - change
- Oppressive - cruel and unfair
- Conservatism - the quality of not usually liking or trusting change
- Patronage - the support given to an organization by someone
- Authoritarianism - demanding that people obey completely and refusing to allow them freedom to act as they wish
- Rivalry - competition for the same objective or for superiority in the same field
- Elusive - difficult to find, catch, or achieve
- Unleashed - to suddenly release a violent force that cannot be controlled
- Sectarian - (a person) strongly supporting a particular religious group and not willing to accept other beliefs
- Demons - evil spirits
- Battlefield - a place where a battle is being fought or has been fought in the past
- Rival - opponent (a person or thing competing with another for the same objective or for superiority in the same field of activity)
- Interventionists - people / countries who often becoming involved in the problems of others
- Warring - at war with each other
- Haunt - to cause repeated suffering or anxiety
Topic 2 : "Speaking up in numbers"
- Legislative - having the power to make laws
- Concluded - ended
- Cluster - a group of similar things
- Varied - containing or changing between several different things or types
- Landscape - all the visible features of an area of land
- Hiatus - a pause or break in continuity in a sequence or activity
- Ballot - system of secret voting
- Turnout - the number of people who are present at an event (especially the number who go to vote at an election)
- Provisional - for the present time but likely to change
- In tune with someone/something - having a good understanding of someone or something
- Certainly - surely
- Enhanced - better than before
- Outreach - an effort to bring services or information to people where they live
- Various - different
- Electioneering - the activity of trying to convince people to vote for a particular political party
- Witnesses - evidences / proofs
- Marginalise - to treat someone or something as if they are not important
- In contrast to - opposite to
- Gerrymandering - to divide an area into election districts (areas that elect someone) in a way that gives an unfair advantage to one group or political party
- Disenfranchise - to take away power or opportunities, especially the right to vote, from a person or group
- Initiative - a new plan or process to achieve something or solve a problem
- Deprived - not having the things that are necessary for a pleasant life (money, food etc)
- Segments - parts
- Affirmation - to publicly show your support for an opinion or idea
- Perceive - become aware or conscious of (something)
- Tangible - real and not imaginary
- Transiently - temporaryly
- Compact - closely and neatly packed together
- Reposed - to keep
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