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American diplomacy, therefore, did nothing to oppose EDI, and even welcomed the possibility that it might induce Europe’s political elites to support more military spending, reducing the burden on the US.
Although that now seems to be the case, the DPJ gave only a few lines to national security in its election manifesto, thereby avoiding infighting between the party’s left-wingers, who oppose the Japan-US Security Treaty, and its right-wingers, who support it.
Those countries whose economies remain relatively weak oppose tighter monetary policy.
Spain and other high-unemployment euro-zone countries might oppose this policy but face monetary tightening nonetheless, because the ECB deems the overall state of the euro zone to warrant higher interest rates.
It is by understanding the how and why of such deeds that we are in a better position to uncover, oppose, defy, and triumph over them.
China would oppose this idea to the bitter end.
Many who support, say, tax cuts and deregulation will oppose his spending increases and demand entitlement reform.
On the right, it often seems the opposite: any policy – such as vouchers – must be good if teachers oppose it.
More recently, socially conservative states have appealed to the Tenth Amendment to oppose progressive legislation and the expansion of federal powers more generally.
Can Americans who oppose the contraction of social programs and revocation of progressive federal legislation use states’ rights to counter these trends?
Their assumption is that Republicans will back free trade and oppose protectionism.
Polls show Musharraf’s support has fallen to a third of the population, and that two-thirds oppose his seeking another presidential term.
But they saw the deal as an opportunity to engage Iranians who oppose the conservative radicals.
As a result, Europeans, facing uncertain environmental consequences while receiving none of the revenues, tend to oppose fracking nearby.
Moreover, the international economic crisis and tight energy-supplies have taken a toll on confidence, as have tensions over the nationalization of pension funds and conflicts with soy producers, who oppose an increase in their already high taxes.
I have opposed Putin in the past, and may oppose him in the future, but credit should be given where it belongs.
The majority of Arabs may not support al-Qaeda, but they do not oppose it with all their heart.
Some 180 generals and war heroes, chief among them Meir Dagan, one of the most revered former heads of Mossad, Israel’s intelligence service, came together to oppose the re-election of a man they described as a threat to Israel’s security.
The EU’s remaining members might agree more easily on common policies regarding internal and external security and foreign policy; but, for Germany, it would become harder to champion free trade and oppose protectionism.
He will also oppose free trade, globalization, immigration, and foreign direct investment, while favoring domestic workers and firms, particularly state-owned enterprises and private business and financial groups with ties to those in power.
Why oppose such a beneficial technology?
Under these conditions, the EU authorities would do well not to oppose the current Italian government’s plans too aggressively.
Democrats oppose vouchers and prefer major federal investments in order to improve the quality of public schools.
In this context, German Chancellor Angela Merkel is right to oppose arming Ukraine.
Likewise, China might oppose "Operation CIS."Until recently, China feared that Russia's withdrawal from the region would create a vacuum that the US would fill.
China’s leaders oppose stiffer sanctions against North Korea for a simple reason: they fear the frailty of Kim Jong-un’s regime more than they fear the international security consequences of the missile launch.
The ever-active anti-Euro lobby has now spawned a new grouping called “NO”, led by Lord David Owen, the former foreign secretary, to oppose not just membership of the euro, but even the holding of a referendum on the issue.
Iraq was post-Cold War Europe’s darkest hour, with European countries lined up against one another to support or oppose the war, even though none had any real influence over US decisions.
Strange alliances between the romantic and nationalist right, the green left, and self-interested parties such as trade unions appear to oppose free trade.
European populists would like nothing more than to create a self-hating parliament – one in which a majority of MEPs oppose the very existence of the institution in which they are serving.
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