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It is difficult to step back at the time of a natural disaster to gain a broader perspective; even
attempting
to do so can feel crass.
The large countries in this part of the Islamic world – most notably Egypt, Pakistan, and Turkey – are
attempting
to address four problems, the most challenging of which is to define Islam’s role in the political system.
The typical approach when seeking to finalize an agreement aimed at reducing trade barriers – while
attempting
to protect labor and environmental standards – is to ask for less, not more, from those on the other side of the table.
With the simplest of words, Zhu was
attempting
to awaken a nation, and, for China’s dictators, nothing is more subversive or terrifying than the word “choice.”
On July 6, Greece announced that it had “irrefutable evidence” that Russia was trying to undermine the Prespa agreement, by
attempting
to buy off officials and otherwise intervening in Greece’s internal affairs.
The irony is that Putin has long criticized the United States for overreaching and
attempting
to impose its values on others.
By last summer, countries along the Balkan route – first Greece, then Hungary and Slovenia – buckled under the pressure of hundreds of thousands of refugees
attempting
to make their way to safety.
It is not up to Israel to prevent Russia from selling missiles and air-defense systems to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime or
attempting
to regain a dominant role in the region.
Ten Consequences of TrumpLONDON – For those of us who were wrong about the United States’ presidential election, it is worth suppressing emotional reactions, at least for a month or two, and
attempting
a dispassionate judgment about what Donald Trump’s administration may mean for the world.
Even now, Yanukovych is
attempting
to amend tax rules in order to disqualify the popular Vitali Klitschko, a champion boxer and former German resident, from standing for President.
Humbled by military defeat, America can recover its regional relevance only by avoiding the sin of hubris, and learning to lead without
attempting
to dominate.
President Donald Trump is
attempting
to cut immigration, including by building a wall on the border with Mexico, all while employing distressing rhetoric against Muslims and other minority groups.
In
attempting
to execute its strategic pivot, the US is haunted at virtually every turn by its status as a historical hegemon, a military power, and the guarantor of its Asian allies’ security.
Allowing them to frame these problems in religious terms legitimizes the perspective that they are
attempting
to impose, particularly in their own societies.It also allows them to camouflage their very worldly thirst for power.
If India’s pursuit of peace strengthens like-minded Pakistani politicians who are struggling against their own hawks, it is worth
attempting.
And, also like Macron, he is
attempting
to position himself between pragmatism and idealism.
Far from
attempting
to defeat its enemies, the United Kingdom is
attempting
to preserve mutually beneficial relationships with countries from which it cannot distance itself geographically – and from which it can’t afford to distance itself otherwise.
In
attempting
to save governments through fiscal austerity, banks are threatened with balance-sheet losses and a sudden collapse in confidence, while households suffer much higher unemployment.
One reason why a ruling party or political movement might create armed support groups is to deter the regular armed forces from
attempting
a coup.
How should it be judged by those
attempting
to end the practice of exempting from punishment government officials guilty of monstrous crimes?
They thus face a bleak choice: life in the camps,
attempting
to eke out a living in the informal sector, or the hope of a future in Europe.
It is not surprising that equity investors have responded to the surge in animal spirits by
attempting
to run ahead of a possible uptick in economic performance.
Facebook is now
attempting
to flag fake news stories by noting that they have been “disputed by third-party fact checkers.”
As it stands, economic power is being used as a political tool, wielded by leaders
attempting
to evade their global responsibilities.
Attempting
to ram a solution down Palestinians’ throats will increase the likelihood of even more violence, not peace.
In fact, the PiS government is
attempting
to reshape Poland’s WWII narrative – and not in a whisper – with a new law criminalizing mention of the complicity of the “Polish nation” in the crimes of the Holocaust.
The government did not set aside resources while things were going well, and now it does not have the fiscal space needed for an aggressive boost to public spending of the type that many other governments are
attempting.
He is
attempting
to tackle a real problem: the promotion of violent extremist ideologies.
Economists have spent their lives
attempting
to evolve theories that would account for how salient features of reality might emerge if we did live in their ideal world, but since we don’t, their theoretical enterprise is of doubtful utility.
Célian Macé, reporting for the French newspaper Libération, encountered similar problems when
attempting
to access Bana and Sourkoudingan.On the outskirts of the villages – still well within the range of the mosquito release – people tended to be more comfortable being interviewed.
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