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In Switzerland, as well as in the US states of Oregon, Washington, and Montana, the law now permits physicians, on request, to supply a terminally ill patient with a prescription for a drug that will bring about a peaceful death.
Toward a Peaceful PacificMELBOURNE – The Western Pacific is currently facing a difficult problem – how to accommodate China’s rising aspirations in a region where the United States has held primacy since the Cold War’s end.
Its leaders will again suggest that a policy of containment is being pursued, and that this Cold War strategic concept is inimical to peaceful development in the Western Pacific.
Peaceful resolution of these conflicts requires giving China a role in the decision-making process, which implies that the US and China alike relinquish any desire for regional primacy.
That simple phrase neatly encapsulates Liu’s peaceful 20-year-resistance to China’s government, which began with a hunger strike in Tiananmen Square.
After living for so long in a conflict zone, assimilating to a peaceful society governed by the rule of law requires the newcomers to develop a new mindset, one that enables them to face genuine challenges without resorting to criminality.
In February 2011, peaceful protests were staged in Syria’s major cities, amid the region-wide phenomenon dubbed the “Arab Spring.”
But nationalist politicians whose declared goal is to destroy Europe’s unity and peaceful integration have now won in major democratic elections and referenda.
Supervised by a blue-ribbon commission of college presidents and distinguished jurists, they have all been honest, fair, and peaceful, with the results accepted by winners and losers.
Keeping this peaceful will be a vexing problem for the region’s leaders in the months and years ahead.
Indeed, amid considerable tumult, the conference aimed to create a stable international monetary framework that could serve as a cornerstone of a peaceful global order.
Yet when Fox defeated the PRI candidate this summer, Mexicans were treated to a peaceful transition of power based on an honest count at the ballot box.
On July 1, 2003, the sixth anniversary of the handover, nearly a million people took to Hong Kong’s streets in a peaceful protest against an anti-subversion bill that would have eroded freedom of the press, of religion, and of association.
These sobering prospects should prompt all involved to seek a peaceful resolution.
As for security matters, I believe that in cases that are beyond any doubt, America, while enjoying the general support of freedom-loving people and peaceful democracies, must have the strength to intervene with force -- that is by military means -- against evil.
This is also a chance, once and for all, to put an end to the export of wars and coercion, and to become an example of peaceful collaboration.
But several roadblocks still stand in the way, making it very difficult for the joint AU-UN mission to bring about a peaceful settlement to the Darfur conflict.
Given that they are largely of the post-World War II generation, they are acutely aware of the benefits of a peaceful Europe.
In Liberia, Bush called for Taylor's resignation as a precondition for constructive dialogue and a more active involvement by the US in seeking a peaceful solution to the 15 years of internecine war that ruined the country's economy and infrastructure, as well inciting wars in most of its neighbors.
China in particular should use its considerable influence in Sudan to bring the country’s decision-makers to a definitive peaceful settlement of the dispute.
Obama, now free of electoral shackles, and the international community should give Palestinians’ peaceful effort a chance at life.
The police persecution of the animal movement appears to be an attempt by the conservative party, which controls the Ministry of the Interior, and its animal industry supporters to strike back at a legitimate, peaceful challenge to the way we treat animals.
The constitutional rights to free expression and peaceful assembly continue to be upheld – and exercised on a massive scale.
Partly as a result of this demobilization, but mostly due to the strengthening of the security and justice apparatus, there has been a 50% reduction in Colombia’s homicide rate and a 70% drop in kidnapping in the country, making Colombia’s major crime rate equal to that of peaceful Brazil.
Dynamic, peaceful societies will never emerge across the Middle East unless all of their citizens embrace the lost art of compromise and embark on a consensual process of nation building.
The occasion underscores not just the shared history between the two countries, but also the South’s unique qualifications to bring about a peaceful resolution to the current military standoff.
The only country with the credibility, leverage, and motivation to lead the way toward a peaceful resolution to the current crisis is South Korea.
Of course, Russia and NATO have very different ideas about a peaceful and stable European security order.
Yes, African has some failed states, but most of its 53 countries are mostly peaceful, agreeable places.
Military power relations being what they are, China has no alternative to peaceful, harmonious development.
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