1MP
a Member of Parliament
4CEO
a chief executive officer
5CFO
a chief financial officer
6FBI
the Federal Bureau of Investigation
9IMF
the International Monetary Fund
10WTO
the World Trade Organization
11WEF
the World Economic Forum
13MBA
a master of business administration
14ATM
an automated teller machine
15IOC
the International Olympic Committee
16NATO
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
17NASA
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
18UNESCO
the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
19UNICEF
the United Nations Children's Fund
20WADA
World Anti-Doping Agency
21FIFA
Fédération Internationale de Football Association (the International Federation of Association Football)
22ICRC
International Committee of the Red Cross
23AI
Amnesty International
24ASEAN
Association of Southeast Asian Nations
25BRICS
Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa
29IR
international relations
30ITO
International Trade Organization
31NAFTA
North American Free Trade Agreement
32NGO
nongovernmental organization
33NWS
nuclear weapons state
34PACE
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
36TEU
Treaty on European Union
37UNSC
UN Security Council
39WHO
World Health Organization
40WMD
weapons of mass destruction
41ISIS
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (al-Sham)
42OPEC
the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
44LAS
League of Arab States
45GDP
Gross Domestic Product
46POTUS
president of the United States
47WWF
the World Wildlife Fund
48APEC
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
49CGTN
China Global Television Network
50ICC
the International Criminal Court
52OECD
the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
53PLO
the Palestine Liberation Organization
55UNHCR
the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
56DOS
the State Department (the Department of State)
57FARC
Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia
58ETA
"Basque Homeland and Liberty" or "Basque Country and Freedom"
59OAS
Organization of American States
60SEAF
Small Enterprise Assistance Funds
61FDA
Federal Drug Administration
62NHS
National Health Service
63QHSSE
Quality, Health, Safety, Security, and Environment
64ECtHR
European Court of Human Rights
65ICT
information and communication technology
66IDA
International Development Association
67WOAH
World Organization for Animal Health
68MSF
Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders)
69HAMAS
Islamic Resistance Movement
70IDF
Israel Defense Forces