Cordon sanitaire
Cordon sanitaire (French pronunciation: [kɔʁdɔ̃ sanitɛʁ]) is French for "sanitary cordon". It may refer to: Cordon sanitaire (medicine), a cordon that quarantines an area during an infectious disease outbreak Cordon sanitaire (politics), refusal to cooperate with certain political parties Cordon sanitaire (international relations), a French foreign policy of containing Soviet and German influence in interwar Europe Cordon sanitaire (naval tactic), a naval tactic similar to blockade.