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The Clinton administration
attempted
to put brakes on then-Prime Minister Netanyahu’s efforts to construct a new settlement near Bethlehem.
On his recent trip to Washington, DC, French President Emmanuel Macron
attempted
to use this history to reinforce the bilateral relationship today, potentially giving France more influence over US President Donald Trump’s unpredictable administration.
And, indeed, it is that history and those values that Macron
attempted
to invoke, as he established himself as a defender of liberal democracy and internationalism, with language and vision marked by American-style optimism.
But ill-equipped and poorly led UN replacement forces for the American presence put the remaining US troops in the bull’s eye as they
attempted
to bring to justice the Somali warlord responsible for the death of Pakistani peacekeepers.
Still within congressional restraints, the Nixon administration
attempted
to bolster Cambodia’s military government.
And neither the
attempted
coup against Mikhail Gorbachev nor the Soviet collapse resulted in a loss of control over the country’s nuclear arsenal.
Similarly, Japan has
attempted
government spending stimulus for decades, with little to show for it in terms of overall economic growth.
Indeed, by emphasizing that China would put “justice before interests,” Xi may even have
attempted
to claim the moral high ground.
That is why a Parliamentary censure motion of the sort just
attempted
is often described as a "nuclear weapon".
This is why this week’s
attempted
censure vote in the European Parliament should not be deplored as a reckless act of irresponsibility, but should rather be recognised for what it is, and therefore welcomed, as a necessary and unavoidable act in support of the democratic principle.
And 20 years ago this month, hardliners in the Soviet government
attempted
to overthrow President Mikhail Gorbachev, who, two years after US President Ronald Reagan memorably called on him to “tear down this wall,” had done just that.
The Cold War’s bipolar governance structures and a subsequent period of American unilateralism – to which the non-aligned states
attempted
to act as a counterbalance – have given way to a much more complex and interdependent multi-polar world.
Constituent Assembly Chairman Subash Chandra Nembang has
attempted
to resolve the problem his own way, preparing questionnaires on disputed constitutional issues that, if used, would effectively institute a majority process.
Moreover, India has
attempted
to establish strategic ties with countries that China sees as falling within its own sphere of influence (from Mongolia to Vietnam, including direct competition over Myanmar).
Business groups
attempted
to capture specific markets.
The agreement with the eurozone
attempted
to close the gap in a clumsy and misguided way.
It has tracked down and
attempted
to murder former members of its security services inside NATO member states.
But some effort to stimulate the economy at the outset of the crisis could have been
attempted.
After Trump
attempted
to bar citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the US, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said the policy was “not justified.”
Early this month, India’s army foiled an
attempted
incursion by a group of 30 to 40 militants from Pakistani territory, leading Indian critics to decry official peace overtures.
The latest
attempted
infiltration – which Indian military leaders say could not have occurred without the Pakistani army’s complicity – has added to the outcry against the government for its alleged naiveté.
It has attempted, so far successfully, to learn from centuries of seemingly unending wars, by building a new pan-European system of states that is no longer based on a balance of power alone, but also on overcoming national rivalries by institutionalizing common interests and shared values.
Most democratic societies have
attempted
to address the problem through left-leaning redistributive policies or right-leaning supply-side approaches.
After an
attempted
coup in 1982, many smaller newspapers were shut down by the state, and between 1988 and 1990, at least 20 newspapers were forced to cease publication permanently.
Moon has
attempted
to pursue one other economic objective: “innovative growth.”
After all, when Liu was awarded the Nobel Prize in 2010, and an infuriated China
attempted
to ostracize Norway, the West did not express outrage or display real solidarity with a NATO ally.
This choice may indicate that the organization’s leaders have already decided to proceed with the release.Reinforcing this conclusion, after the UN convention, Target Malaria
attempted
to draw a distinction between the requirement of free, prior, and informed consent in the context of medical research on individuals (where it is demanded) and in a public-health context.
Reinforcing this conclusion, after the UN convention, Target Malaria
attempted
to draw a distinction between the requirement of free, prior, and informed consent in the context of medical research on individuals (where it is demanded) and in a public-health context.
Rather than accept their minority status, various Iranian governments have
attempted
to establish their country’s hegemony in the Arab world.
Tsipras and Varoufakis should have seen this coming, because the same thing happened two years ago, when Cyprus, in the throes of a banking crisis,
attempted
to defy the EU.
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