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Without strong accountability mechanisms, ending preventable maternal deaths and fostering sustainable and equitable development will continue to elude us as we move into increasingly perilous times.
The only option left was a coalition comprised of old oppositions, which, given the absence of a respected institutional framework, will make a return to stability slow, difficult, and perilous.
This is true in many countries, but it matters more in the US, where putting a bigoted demagogue in charge would do great damage not only to that country, but also to all countries trying to hold onto their freedoms in an increasingly perilous world.
Yet we continue along our perilous path.
As Australia’s relationship with the United States comes under increasing strain, its political dynamics are becoming increasingly complex and perilous.
With the defeat of al-Qaeda and the Taliban America’s only visible goal, it is no surprise that the US remains enormously unpopular among Pakistanis, forcing Musharraf to maintain his perilous balancing act.
In the course of the summer, the prospect of a perilous fall has become only more likely.
But the next few years will be especially perilous, because newness itself creates dangers as rules and red lines are redefined.
In that case, Arabs will understand that it really is wrong to dream of a better world – with perilous consequences for the region and its neighbors.
Consider the World Food Program, which announced in July 2015 that it had no choice but to reduce aid to Syrian refugees in Jordan and Lebanon – a move that risked leaving 440,000 refugees without food, thereby spurring yet more perilous voyages across the Mediterranean.
But their ranks include intelligent top-rank officials – led by the Pope’s chief adviser, Cardinal Pietro Parolin – who are experienced at working quietly for peace and social justice in some of the most perilous parts of the world.
Some of those who brought the world to this perilous point with their toxic financial instruments and unscrupulous speculation may even turn out to profit from these reforms.
But neither the US-Russia agreement, nor the global nuclear arms talks, will have much impact on today’s most perilous threat: the nuclear honeymoon between an Iran determined to acquire a nuclear weapons capacity and a North Korea willing to sell Iran much of that capacity for hard currency.
There can be no doubting that some who undertook the perilous journey did so simply to search for better-paying jobs.
Ukraine, in particular, is in a perilous state, but financing public works that would create jobs in Eastern Ukraine, where the steel industry is in distress, could make a major difference both politically and economically.
The Perilous Politics of the EuroSANTIAGO – The jury is still out on whether Greece will manage to avoid default, remain in the eurozone, and reverse the brutal contraction of its economy.
These feelings, it appears, are directly related to the violence gripping Iraq, and the role of foreigners in the country’s perilous security situation.
Colombia’s Perilous SuccessRecent months have been very good for Colombian President Alvaro Uribe.
They involved a minimum of five species, in perilous alignment: the bacterium itself, the reservoir host such as marmots or gerbils, the flea vector, the rodent species in close quarters with humans, and the human victims.
Recognizing that continued economic insecurity will exacerbate this perilous situation, the government has announced a new package of economic incentives aimed at attracting foreign direct investment.
Precisely because so much emotion has been invested in QE, the psychological effects of returning to normalcy are going to be perilous and unpredictable.
While the path ahead is perilous, I can clearly see in such struggles the prospect of the EU’s revival.
Drought and desertification have exacerbated poverty – the country’s per capita GDP is just $765, placing it 168th worldwide – and extremely perilous living conditions are reflected in the world’s seventh-highest child-mortality rates: 123 of every 1,000 children will not make it to their fifth birthday.
Isolationism, whether in Japan or the UK, is not only a short-sighted choice; especially for Japan, it may also be a perilous one, given the rise of China next door.
The high interest rates required to finance the perilous fiscal position aggravates it further: higher interest payments account for much of the difference in spending between Brazil and peer countries.
The Perilous Fantasy of Energy IndependenceThe paradox of today’s quest for energy independence is that pursuing it actually increases energy insecurity.
Iraqi LibyaGENEVA – As post-revolution Libya looks ahead, Iraq looms as a perilous example.
Given the perilous state of California’s finances, it may well be tested soon.
As the International Crisis Group highlights in a recent report, the jihadist threat we are facing is the fourth in a series of increasingly perilous waves.
Putin’s Perilous CourseNEW YORK – The dangers of the crisis in Ukraine cannot be exaggerated.
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