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Some terrorist organizations have, of course, collapsed following the death of their charismatic leader.
Nevertheless, since the liberation of Kuwait following the Iraqi occupation in August 1990, the parliament has gained both stability and respect.
The decision, coming at the cabinet’s regular meeting on February 15th, was not intended to coincide with Kim Jong-il’s 63rd birthday the following day.
In the period following the oil shocks of the 1970s until the early 1980s, almost two-thirds of the countries recorded inflation rates above 10%.
But now, following the North’s recent nuclear tests, and given its improving ballistic-missile capabilities, that approach is no longer tenable.
If North Korea had reciprocated in a timely manner following US envoy William Perry’s visit to Pyongyang in May 1999, President Bill Clinton’s policy of engagement with the North might have been upgraded to a push for normalization of diplomatic relations.
Today, following the North’s third nuclear test, we seem to have entered the most precarious stage yet, with the regime declaring that it will never surrender its nuclear option.
China’s official behavior following the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to Liu Xiaobo turned an embarrassment into a public-diplomacy disaster, and China’s neighbors have been disturbed by Chinese efforts to throw its weight around.
Following its inadequate response to the euro crisis, the Fund should admit that the time has come to return to its roots.
The minister of finance forcefully repudiated the suggestion the following day, indicating that the government has not developed a consistent approach towards the faltering economy.
In July, following the referendum, consumer confidence collapsed at its most rapid rate since 1990.
Perhaps the oddest referendum will take place in April in the Netherlands, following a successful petition campaign.
The Ministry of Defense declared that the situation had been “stabilized,” following the elimination of some 35,000 militants and 700 training camps.
He raised it again the following week, also quietly, but by then Monnet and others had lined up support from key ministers and the prime minister.
Since the beginning of the year, more than 20 central banks around the world have eased monetary policy, following the lead of the European Central Bank and the Bank of Japan.
The protests of April 2009 were triggered by the Communist Party’s claim to have won a third consecutive term in power, following an aggressive election campaign with widespread abuses.
In my book The Globalization Paradox, I contemplate the following thought experiment.
He is, after all, the politician who has promised to hold a referendum in 2017, if he is still Prime Minister, on whether to stay or leave, following a period variously described as a “renegotiation” of the UK’s membership and “reform” of the EU’s structure.
We have yet to do comparable analyses on the fate of Caribbean and Indian Ocean islands following first human contact, but it is likely that large numbers of extinctions occurred there, too.
Linneaus invented the modern process of naming species in the mid-1700’s, although naming did not get under way until the peace following Napoleon Bonaparte’s defeat in 1815.
Following this approach, the EU's Structural and Regional Funds must be changed before Eastward enlargement takes place because, after it does, the new East European members will be able to forge a blocking minority.
Former members of several of the guerrilla groups that arose during the 1960’s and 1970’s have been reintegrated into Colombian society following peace agreements.
Exorcising Musharraf's GhostCAMBRIDGE – Following its recent free elections, Pakistan is rebounding politically.
In doing so, he sent his Western allies – which have criticized the arrests of thousands of perceived opponents, including many journalists, following last month’s failed military coup – a powerful message: “I don’t need you.”
Since coming to power following Russia’s tumultuous attempts at liberal and democratic reform in the 1990s, it has become increasingly clear that Putin aspires to make Russia great again, both economically and geopolitically.
In fact, Putin’s manipulation of Yanukovych – forcing him to renege in November on Ukraine’s plan to sign an Association Agreement with the European Union, and to enact a harsh anti-protest law the following month – ended in disgrace for the Kremlin: Kyiv is now firmly in the hands of pro-Western forces.
Following Lebanon’s example, both Turkey and Jordan have announced plans to double the number of school places for refugees.
The US lost its ability to play a more constructive role in the region following its ill-fated intervention in Iraq, while the Bush administration’s neo-conservative “freedom agenda” for the Arab world also backfired.
Following this commitment, improper criticism of Switzerland and its legal system, and also various threats to put Switzerland on a so-called “black list,” should end.
But the EIB, which is both an investment bank and the EU’s public bank, is uniquely placed to lead markets, and should not merely be following them.
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