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I believe, instead, that it is a false truce in what will become a pitched battle for the soul of American politics.
We are at a remarkable moment in the long battle to reduce harmful emissions, and we must capitalize on this global commitment to preserve our planet for future generations.
Even in "heroic" Stalingrad, the workers' militia collapsed at the battle's beginning.
Indeed, it seems that the June Brexit vote has chastened not only Juncker, but all of the Commission’s Europhiles, who have largely been sidelined in the ensuing battle over what Europe will look like.
Instead, that battle has been playing out largely within the European Council, with Merkel assuming a central role.
In fact, last year’s 580,000 cancer deaths exceed the roughly 430,000 battle deaths, on average, in World War I, World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and the Gulf War.
In this age of global mobility, countries, too, go head to head in the battle for talent.
Because there is no cure for the neurological damage that konzo causes, the battle against the disease must focus on prevention.
Big Oil, Big Gas, and Big Coal need to accept responsibility for climate change and start making real contributions to adaptation, or prepare to battle for their own survival – a battle that, in the long term, they simply cannot win.
In India – as in Italy, Sweden, and around the world – women and men who support freedom of movement and safety from sex crimes are being forced to refight that battle.
That means initiating a public conversation with countries like Nigeria, Uganda, Gambia, and Russia on the importance of inclusion in the battle against HIV.
In this new age of identity politics, the dispute over immigration has become a battle for Germany’s soul.
With migrant numbers sharply down, the current political crisis is obviously symptomatic of a broader existential battle between empathetic liberalism and populist illiberalism.
And yet, if the battle against climate change is to be won, the Paris agreement will not be sufficient.
This suggests that progressive politicians who envisage an active government role in reshaping economic opportunities face an uphill battle in winning over the electorate.
The fear of losing that battle may explain the timidity of the left’s response.
But Obasanjo’s adversaries have joined the battle, and the president lacks the two-thirds majority needed in both the federal and state legislatures to remain in power after next year.
In military terms, the battle was a draw, but the regime kept losing political ground.
But, when women begin to enlist, the battle for real equality within the military will have just begun.
Last week’s bruising battle over the medium-term future of the Union’s budget has confirmed that verdict with a vengeance.
In the event, it turned into a three-way battle between Britain, France and the new member states.
Since then, the organization has done battle with the Russian government time and again, including standing up to the ever-more despotic Vladimir Putin.
The battle for control of Baghdad would be similarly severe.
Palestine’s Necessary Civil WarRegardless of the latest hastily negotiated truce, the battle between nationalist Fatah and Islamist Hamas seems to be gaining intensity.
But officials concede that they may be fighting a losing battle.
It is the type of battle between Caesar and God that took Europe centuries to resolve.
Yet the battle between secularism and religion in the Arab world does not have to last centuries, as it did in Europe, if only because contemporary generations can benefit from the long process of social and scientific progress that enabled the West to pave the way to modern democracy.
Last year, China introduced two new national memorial days to commemorate China’s long battle against Japanese aggression in World War II: “War against Japanese Aggression Victory Day” on September 3 and “Nanjing Massacre Day” on December 13.
The Battle for MoscowPARIS – Today’s most important political battle in Russia is not for control of the Kremlin, but for power over its capital city.
Clearly, I would have to fight an uphill battle for cultural acceptance.
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