Desperate
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Faced with US President Barack Obama’s reluctance to challenge China’s muscle-flexing and territorial ambitions in Asia – reflected in Japan’s recent split with the US over China’s new Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) – an increasingly
desperate
Abe was compelled to let both countries know that restraint cannot be one-sided.
So
desperate
is Ethiopia that celebrity causes – from Bob Geldoff’s Live Aid famine-relief concerts to Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s adoption of orphaned babies – supplement what donors cannot possibly provide.
But Iran sees the West – in the context of the economic turmoil in Europe, and President Barack Obama’s effort to win re-election – as
desperate
to avoid a conflict that would send oil prices rocketing.
America’s
desperate
need for modern infrastructure has come, in some ways, at a fortuitous moment.
Moreover,
desperate
to recover its relevance in Middle East politics, the US has now radically changed its attitude and agreed to a meeting between US Undersecretary of State for Near East Affairs David Welch and Riad Daoudi, Syria’s chief negotiator with Israel.
Still, the UK and other European countries must do much more to protect the
desperate
refugees seeking safe haven.
Against this background, Russia’s recent military spending binge is all the more notable, for it suggests that the government,
desperate
to retain popular support amid declining economic performance, is less interested in investing in the most modern equipment than in showing its support for the rebels in eastern Ukraine, even at the price of further economic hardship.
For these
desperate
people, the Dera Sacha Sauda and its charismatic leader – not to mention the several other, mostly smaller Deras dotting Punjab and Haryana – emerged as saviors.
But the world was
desperate
to learn his identity.
Nuclear bombs or materials risk being controlled by rebels, terrorist groups, or even failing and
desperate
governments.
But something strange happened on the way to the End of History: we seem
desperate
to learn from the recent past, but are very unsure about what the lessons are.
Desperate
to capture some of the star power of the rock star-driven campaign to reduce poor countries’ debt, the leaders agreed to forgive Third World debt that no one ever expected to be repaid.
Rather than making really substantive improvements in the quantity and quality of aid delivery, not to mention finding a path towards better governance in Africa, they chose a
desperate
plea for photo ops with Bono and Angelina Jolie.
Muslims are convinced of the absolute superiority of Islam, which is reflected in the constant invocation and
desperate
desire to revive past glory, as well as a positive duty to convert followers of other religions.
In the end, the decision to build the Wall was a
desperate
bid both to secure the continuation of communist rule in East Germany and to appease his detractors.
Brinkmanship of the sort that took place as the Wall went up is usually the product of a politician
desperate
to shore up his domestic position.
Desperate
for improvement, its leaders had few choices and limited time to explore other options.
The “Leave” campaign exploited the deteriorating refugee situation – symbolized by frightening images of thousands of asylum-seekers concentrating in Calais,
desperate
to enter Britain by any means necessary – to stoke fear of “uncontrolled” immigration from other EU member states.
Hatton confronts a popular argument against admitting refugees: that asylum-seekers are not really desperate, but are just using a crisis as a pretext for admission to a richer country.
He wants such a system to prevent encouraging a brain drain by enforcing a commitment to admitting low-skilled and
desperate
immigrants, not just those who are highly useful to the host country.
At those moments, the EU looks more like the Habsburg empire – a complex vessel of nationalities where satirists joked that the situation was
desperate
but not serious.
The reintroduction of border controls and the construction of fences may buy time for over-stretched countries, but no one can seriously expect to keep out people who are so
desperate
to move.
The first is to agree on a fair allocation of refugees within Europe; despite their vast numbers, these
desperate
people must be provided with shelter, food, and support.
The Arab Spring uprisings, which led to violence and instability in most affected countries, were fueled largely by
desperate
young people demanding rights and opportunities.
America is in
desperate
need of a Congress that encourages, rather than impedes, better partnerships between the public and private sectors.
The party has simply stepped in where the Greek state – long plagued by inefficiency and corruption – has retreated, providing basic welfare and other services to
desperate
citizens, while engaging in unprecedented violence against people who are or look like immigrants.
Such
desperate
decisions will become routine in a world where heat waves will be longer, hotter, drier, and more frequent.
While many lost jobs, homes, and hopes, trillions of dollars in savings have been sloshing around the world’s financial centers ever since, on top of more trillions pumped out by
desperate
central banks eager to replace the financiers’ toxic money.
On the other hand, he claims that his vast and powerful country cannot take in
desperate
refugees from Syria, because, he warns, Muslim asylum-seekers might stage “one of the great military coups of all time.”
The Roots of America’s Financial CrisisCAMBRIDGE – The US Federal Reserve’s
desperate
attempts to keep America’s economy from sinking are remarkable for at least two reasons.
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