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In short, the country is becoming a
direct
security threat to the US.
During an interview intended as a
direct
address to the American people, President Mohammed Khatami, a reformer elected last year, proposed cultural exchanges as a way to “crack the wall of mistrust.”
America is already appealing for
direct
government-to-government talks.
Changes in expected inflation have a
direct
effect on long-term interest rates.
As the current situation in North Korea shows, the nuclearization of East Asia or the Persian Gulf could pose a
direct
threat to world peace.
A US-led pre-emptive war on the Korean Peninsula, for example, could lead to a
direct
confrontation with China and the destruction of South Korea, and would have unforeseeable implications for Japan.
And the
direct
economic costs of such actions are just the beginning.
Similarly, while both countries would compete actively for military superiority and allies, they would not engage in proxy wars or provide
direct
military support to forces or groups engaged in armed conflict with the other party (such as the Taliban in Afghanistan or Uighur militants in Xinjiang).Such a conflict would certainly carry risks, but they would be manageable – as long as both countries had a disciplined, well-informed, and strategically minded leadership.
Similarly, while both countries would compete actively for military superiority and allies, they would not engage in proxy wars or provide
direct
military support to forces or groups engaged in armed conflict with the other party (such as the Taliban in Afghanistan or Uighur militants in Xinjiang).
But it has been able to gain a tactical advantage, at least in the short term, over the EU and the United States, which are determined to avoid
direct
military confrontation.
Instead of supporting Ukraine, NATO would have to defend itself on its own soil, exposing both the EU and the US to the danger they have been so eager to avoid:
direct
military confrontation with Russia.
For, while talking to us, Bush did not try to mask his disdain for Syria’s rulers, and he rejected the possibility of
direct
talks or any improvement in relations.
Such a definition should include, first and foremost,
direct
and current involvement with the Kremlin leadership in business and personal deals, including large, politically sensitive government contracts.
America’s massive trade deficit is a
direct
consequence of an unprecedented shortfall of domestic saving.
That money ultimately comes from individuals and employers who pay it in taxes, insurance premiums, or
direct
payments, and should be intercepted somewhere between the payers and the health-care delivery system.
Capital flows – in the form of equity and bond purchases, foreign
direct
investment, and lending – fell by over two thirds, from $11.9 trillion to $3.3 trillion, between 2007 and 2015.
Fukushima has highlighted how vulnerable spent-fuel ponds are to
direct
damage or disruption of power, water, or pumps for cooling.
In Ukraine, too, a huge boom in 2004-2007 was followed by a contraction amounting to almost 15% GDP in 2009 – a
direct
result of domestic policies.
The key reforms for the IMF remain (1) improving governance by reducing European representation while increasing that of Asia, and (2) focusing the Fund’s mission on monitoring and surveillance rather than as a
direct
provider of bailout loans.
Some militias were under Arafat's
direct
control, while others got semi-official support from him, and still others were his antagonists.
Building on this, a single European banking-supervision authority would open the way to
direct
recapitalization of banks through the European Stability Mechanism, as well as to common deposit insurance and a single resolution framework.
Geographic proximity, historical ties, and energy dependence make Russia a key partner for the future of Europe, but Putin’s foreign policy poses a
direct
challenge to European security and unity.
Eleventh, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has issued permission for President Hassan Rouhani’s new administration to enter into
direct
talks with the US.
Fourth, global capitalism presents many
direct
threats to happiness.
Prior to the twentieth century, leaders were remote figures who rarely made
direct
contact with the masses.
But, just when Turkey believed that its efforts were bearing fruit, and that
direct
talks were in the offing, Israel invaded Gaza.
But if the US and China were to engage in
direct
strategic conflict – an increasingly likely prospect – it is the US that would gain the most support, especially from allies like Japan, South Korea, and Vietnam.
Now, the Chinese government seeks international support for their domestic crackdown on the Uyghur separatists who they claim have
direct
links to the Taliban and bin Laden's Islamist inspired organizations.
Some journalists have difficulty getting responses even to
direct
requests.
The EU has money and the SCO organization, most of whose members border Afghanistan, has trained personnel and
direct
experience in the region.
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