Fearful
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What a contrast between the photo, taken less than 80 years ago in the Warsaw Ghetto, of a small Jewish child with raised arms and
fearful
eyes, and one taken a few days ago in Munich of a smiling refugee boy, his head protected by a policeman’s hat.
It accepted a truce, brokered by an Egyptian government
fearful
of Iran’s influence in neighboring Gaza, that not only gave Hamas political legitimacy and undermined the international community’s policy of not negotiating with this fundamentalist group, but that also allowed it to continue rearming.
The fundamental problem that much of the world faces today is that investors are overreacting to debt-to-GDP ratios,
fearful
of some magic threshold, and demanding fiscal-austerity programs too soon.
But in order to be consciously
fearful
you have to have a sufficiently complex kind of brain, one aware of its own activities.
That crossroads exposed a deep cleavage between the young, self-confident Israeli-born generals, who were spiteful of the older generation’s “submissive” attitude, and the Diaspora-born politicians who, haunted by Holocaust memories and existentially
fearful
of international isolation, resisted making a break with the old politics of diplomatic Zionism.
If so, then Europe’s deconstruction – or, worse, its collapse – would be a shockingly
fearful
and painful business.
Today, the country is on the defensive,
fearful
even of its own journalists.
Fearful
of a relapse of end-market demand in a still-shaky post-crisis world, Asian policymakers have been reluctant to take an aggressive stand for price stability.
For Latin American pragmatists, always
fearful
of Cuban fifth columnists, it offers a way to square the circle: encouraging change in Cuba without going too far.
He should start by speaking out firmly against violence, and taking proactive measures to protect immigrants and minorities, who are understandably
fearful
of attacks by his supporters.
Indeed,
fearful
of the populists’ power, in or out of government, the response from mainstream conservatives – and even some social democrats – to their illiberal views has already been inexcusably soft.
They are becoming more
fearful
for their long-term economic future.
The other term that suddenly became prominent around 1937 was “underconsumptionism” – the theory that
fearful
people may want to save too much for difficult times ahead.
Medvedev seems less
fearful
of NATO than his semi-paranoid predecessor, but Putin has in the past shown surprising flexibility on some strategic issues.
They are nostalgic for the past and
fearful
of globalization.
These developments have left the North Korean regime isolated and justifiably
fearful
for its future.
The electorate is angrier and more
fearful
than in recent presidential contests, and both he and Cruz are capitalizing on it.
Little wonder that Chinese families,
fearful
of such an uncertain future, save to excess.
Germany was the first EU country to institute a national ban on Uber, at the behest of taxi drivers
fearful
of competition.
Global warming is one of those rare instances where the scientific community is more
fearful
of what may be happening than the population at large.
The regime in Damascus is
fearful
of similar unrest, as it should be.
China’s senior leaders always closely monitor spontaneous public expressions of nationalist fervor,
fearful
that shifting winds might blow an unwelcome storm in their direction.
Since addressing climate change is first and foremost directed at reduced emissions from coal – the most carbon-intensive of all fuels – America’s coal states are especially
fearful
about the economic implications of any controls (though the oil and automobile industries are not far behind).
As much as Iraq’s Sunnis fear for their future, the Shia majority, now overseeing the untested proposition of a Shia-led Arab state, also have reasons to be
fearful.
The belief that everything is getting worse paints a distorted picture of what we can do, and makes us more
fearful.
So the minority of Europeans who never liked the EU have seen their ranks swell with angry and
fearful
citizens, who feel that the system is rigged against them.
But the members of Congress also became
fearful
of Trump’s “base,” which may represent only about a third of the electorate but is very strong in Republican congressional districts and could back a more right-leaning challenger in the party primary.
But many EU states,
fearful
of China’s growing influence in Africa, want to ensure a successful EU-Africa Summit in Lisbon in order to counter last year’s China-Africa summit in Beijing.
Why are advanced-country populations so
fearful
of outsiders?
Europe’s Doubting GenerationPARIS – The contrast between the Schuman Declaration of May 9, 1950, which launched the European unification project through the Coal and Steel Community, and the
fearful
bid to save Greece and rescue the euro of May 9, 2010, could not be more stark.
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