near abroad

Etymology
, from and.

Noun

 * 1) The other countries and political regions which are in the vicinity of a country or political region.

Usage notes

 * Originally used to refer to the newly-established independent republics surrounding Russia after the dissolution of the former Soviet Union, but now used to refer to other regions of the globe as well.

Translations

 * Belarusian: блі́жняе заме́жжа
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 近海外
 * Dutch: nabije buitenland
 * French: étranger proche
 * Georgian: ახლო საზღვარგარეთი
 * German: Nahes Ausland
 * Russian: ближний зарубе́жье
 * Ukrainian: бли́жнє зарубі́жжя