1) Conjunction 2) Crisis 3) French word used in English 4) Joining 5) Juncture 6) Occasion 
[international relations] == Conjuncture in International Relations== Relations between countries can follow a curve. This curve can be shaped by the domestic conditions and policies of the countries and international conditions. An appropriate conjuncture may facilitate decision-making and action, while inappropriate international conditio...
• (n.) The act of joining, or state of being joined; union; connection; combination. • (n.) A crisis produced by a combination of circumstances; complication or combination of events or circumstances; plight resulting from various conditions.
Con·junc'ture noun [ Confer French conjoncture , Late Latin conjunctura .] 1. The act of joining, or state of being joined; union; connection; combination. « The conjuncture of philosophy and divinity. Hobbes. » « A fit conjuncture or ci...
[n] - a critical combination of events or circumstances
noun a critical combination of events or circumstances
a combination of circumstances; a particular state of affairs. · a critical state of affairs; crisis. · conjunction; joining.