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However, in the aftermath of German President Joachim Gauck’s recent announcement that his country is prepared to embrace a larger role in global affairs, it is far from certain whether Germany is willing to align its foreign policy more closely with that of the EU.
Kristol's doctrine promises to satisfy this need for the new era of international affairs much better than Clinton's opportunistic pragmatism.
Sadly, this newfound modesty, so necessary for understanding other cultures and traditions, threatens to veer into relativism and a questioning of the very idea of truth in human affairs.
True understanding in human affairs requires a patient identification and undoing of those facets of our implicit assumptions that distort the reality of "the other."
France and Germany – which largely drove European integration for more than six decades – must not resign themselves to this state of affairs.
Guo, a vice chairman of the Central Military Commission, was in charge of the military’s day-to-day affairs from 2002 to 2012.
Cultivating India as a reliable partner in the global economy and in international affairs is a high priority for the US as well.
In other republics through agreements on border guards, training, and military facilities, Moscow has kept control of security-related affairs and so made a mockery of their independence.
In industrial affairs, Russia has grabbed stakes in Kazakhstani and Azerbaijani oil developments.
Indeed, according to a recent report by Parliament’s foreign affairs select committee, Cameron’s “considered view not to instruct key departments including the Foreign Office to plan for the possibility that the electorate would vote to leave the EU amounted to gross negligence.”
Other pro-revolution figures secured several cabinet portfolios as well: education, legal and parliamentary affairs, industry and foreign trade, and most importantly, the justice ministry.
But, like many recent events related to European affairs, the speech received little media coverage, and went unnoticed by most Europeans.
With a flood of recent boat arrivals, fear of more drownings, and national politics becoming even more of a blood sport than usual, Australia’s government finally found a circuit-breaker: a report by a panel of experts comprising a former defense chief, a foreign affairs department head, and a refugee advocate.
A European political union could also make Europe a power comparable to the United States, and thereby give France, with its sophisticated foreign service, an important role in European and world affairs.
China’s foreign ministry condemned the US-Japanese move as interference in Chinese internal affairs and expressed resolute opposition to Abe’s statement.
These bombings, and others since, have targeted the Iraqi state and its infrastructure, including the ministries of finance and foreign affairs and municipal and judicial offices.
But China, too, is responsible for the current state of affairs.
Operation Condor, the Riggs, Frei, and Prats affairs, and many other crimes are documented in the recent report on torture and political imprisonment written by the special commission established by President Ricardo Lagos.
Many in the US like to think that this is a temporary state of affairs that will vanish with the election of a new president and Congress in 2008.
Any sensible agreement between the EU and the UK is bound to result in the latter losing much of the influence it currently enjoys in European affairs – an outcome that will surely diminish the appeal of following its lead.
Still, if ever there was a moment for Britain to sprinkle some of its characteristic calm and resolve over world affairs, that moment is now.
And, as if the old sin of turning a blind eye to Russian oligarchs laundering money through the UK were not problematic enough, the suicidal act of quitting the EU leaves Britain with fewer tools to combat Russian meddling in its affairs.
The Affluents will continue to be major global players, but as the Globalizers’ relative economic power rises, they will demand a greater role in international affairs.
In many cases, public media organizations are often little more than government mouthpieces, and authorities regularly meddle in editorial affairs.
To redress this state of affairs, the economist Vladimir Masch suggests that the US should pursue a plan of “compensated free trade” (CFT), which essentially amounts to a unilateral activation of the scarce-currency clause.
For that reason, the CCP continues to focus on upholding order and instilling values in all aspects of Chinese life, maintaining an active presence not only in policy debates, but also in private-sector activities and social affairs.
These days, Gorbachev runs a foundation, based in San Francisco, which runs well-meaning conferences about world affairs.
Karel Schwarzenberg, the chairman of the Czech parliament’s foreign affairs committee, told Gazeta Wyborcza that Tusk was “a very good leader.”
Russia’s voice in global affairs lost authority.
It is hard to overestimate the adverse consequences of this state of affairs.
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