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This test explains the effective impunity of China, Russia, or any other major power; however badly it behaves internally, any
attempted
invasion would trigger a much larger conflagration.
But she never
attempted
to pinpoint particular policies to explain the performance gap.
The types of behavior included “aggressive outbursts, arson,
attempted
rape and exhibitionism.”
How can the US credibly pivot to Asia in a way that does not fuel Chinese perceptions of
attempted
containment or US allies’ perceptions of appeasement of China?
If a single major central bank
attempted
to introduce higher interest rates, its economy would immediately be “punished” through currency appreciation, declining competitiveness, and falling exports, all of which would undermine aggregate demand and employment.
Nevertheless, fourteen civil society activists who
attempted
to organize a special meeting to address the realities of the Kurdish issue in Syria recently received various sentences on charges of working to undermine national unity.
For example, in the aftermath of the recent government crackdown in Myanmar (Burma), the Secretary General was able to send a representative to the country, but with powers limited to reporting and
attempted
mediation.
To be sure, the Trump administration has
attempted
to ensure that its tariffs do not directly defy those rules, by asserting that they are aimed at protecting national security – an objective that the WTO recognizes as a valid reason to protect domestic industries.
Protests against the decisions of the post-communist authorities, who were ousted in elections last year, at least had the appearance of some principled political motivation: we were against them and feared an
attempted
restoration.
As Greece’s situation went from bad to worse, the others
attempted
to reassure the markets, “We are not Greece.”
But history also tells us that while governments in almost all developing countries have
attempted
to play that facilitating role at some point, most have failed.
The paper cites several examples of
attempted
coups against woman leaders.
The difficulties are multiplied when
attempted
in times of economic crisis.
Successive Puerto Rican governments thought that the island’s economy was in “recession” and
attempted
to spur activity by increasing government spending.
The last US president showed empathy for minorities and immigrants; defended human and civil rights; achieved a diplomatic breakthrough with Iran; sought peace in Palestine; and, most problematic,
attempted
to hold the Israeli leader to account.
While the older institutions have
attempted
to adapt, their governance remains out of sync with today’s economic and political realities.
There was no need for government regulation to bring about this transition; in fact, had modern corporatist states
attempted
to do so, today they would be propping up MySpace with taxpayer dollars and campaigning on a promise to “reform” its privacy features.
David Cameron’s Culture WarNEW YORK – British Prime Minister David Cameron’s government has announced some of the most draconian public-sector cuts any developed country government has ever
attempted.
Two years ago, my country’s government
attempted
to strip me of my nationality, and it is now trying to do the same to thousands of other Dominicans of Haitian descent.
The
attempted
assassination in Jeddah last month of Prince Muhammad bin Nayef, the deputy interior minister for security affairs, demonstrates both elements of the Saudi strategy, and how a bold attempt by Al-Qaeda to revive its fortunes has failed.
The reformists of the first wave
attempted
to "reopen the doors of Ijtihad (religious interpretation)" in order to adapt the inherited systems of Islamic thinking to new conditions.
The so-called “People’s Committee for Democratic Reform” – led by former Democratic Party MP Suthep Thaugsuban and supported by the Bangkok-based establishment – has effectively
attempted
to stage a coup.
For all of their infuriating brinkmanship, it is reasonable to assume that North Korea’s leaders are not bent on national suicide, as any
attempted
use of their still very modest nuclear arsenal would certainly entail.
It was widely believed that Husain Haqqani, Pakistan’s ambassador to the US, had
attempted
to enlist America’s help in preventing yet another military coup.
Almost every Arab ruler at one time or another
attempted
to silence the station by closing its local bureau and pressing the Qatari rulers to muzzle its freewheeling journalists.
And US President Barack Obama reaffirmed that the Japanese-administered Senkaku Islands, over which China has
attempted
to stake its claim, are covered by the mutual-defense treaty.
Following the massacre, China’s conservative leaders
attempted
to reverse the liberalizing reforms that Deng had initiated in the 1980’s, plunging the Chinese economy into recession.
From Hitler's
attempted
eradication of Europe's Jews to the Rwandan Hutus' extermination of the Tutsi in 1994, policymakers balked at intervening politically, economically, or militarily to obstruct such targeted destructions of minorities.
But Takahashi knew when it was time to rein in spending, and in 1934 he
attempted
to do just that.
Iraq has
attempted
to forge a political role for itself within the Arab world by participating in Arab summits, but when its turn came to play host, the summit was postponed for a year, owing partly to the Arab spring, but also to some Gulf countries’ refusal to participate in a meeting held in Baghdad.
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