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But these
powerful
autocracies’ resentful nationalism still makes them harder to deal with than their more brutal, but less unpredictable, Communist predecessors.
In the UK, these two
powerful
political currents – rejection of immigration and class warfare – were joined by the widespread sentiment that EU institutions are dysfunctional.
But such a guarantee is a mirage anyway, whereas respect for basic freedoms and due process when repressing terrorism is a
powerful
instrument to isolate extremists and diminish their legitimacy in the eyes of those that might identify with their cause.
In the United States, a
powerful
bi-partisan Senate committee directly monitors the intelligence services.
Privatization has also created a
powerful
new constituency for further liberalization, including businessmen, brokers, managers of privatized firms, and not least of all the 40 million new shareholders.
Brokers, investors and other stock market participants, most of whom had nothing to do with MMM, organized a
powerful
opposition to this attempt by the Finance Ministry to grab power, and the proposal was shelved.
Indeed, the global economy has become so interconnected, and world markets so powerful, that there appears to be little scope for national policies to disrupt hyper-mobile capital flows.
Ultimately, however, foreign pressure will have little effect on China’s massive and
powerful
economy.
These pirate terrorists are not particularly
powerful.
Some famous and rather
powerful
voices began to speak of the UN’s irrelevance.
The successes of Hong Kong, Singapore, China, and South Korea should serve as a
powerful
reminder that Thailand has great potential, if only its elites would stop behaving like spoiled children playing a game at which only they are allowed to win.
Yes, he is the most
powerful
leader that the world’s largest one-party state has had in decades.
But, because of political pressure exerted by small,
powerful
interest groups, windfall profits will inevitably be spent at home in unwise subsidies.
They were not worried, they told me, that Bush was inadequately briefed and strangely incurious for a man who sought the most
powerful
office in the world.
Was the financial sector too
powerful
for its policymakers?
They are crucial players in Lebanon, they have a role to play in pacifying Iraq, they can influence a change of attitude of
powerful
and extremely destabilizing non-state actors like Hamas and Hezbollah, and their leverage on Hamas is vital for the stability of the Palestinian front.
This is
powerful
stuff, and dwarfs the narrow technocratic instincts of Mrs. Clinton, whose schoolgirl approach to the campaign has justly earned her defeat after defeat in the primaries.
Other increasingly prominent trends – such as collaborative consumption, pay per use, and sharing and leasing models – could offer similarly
powerful
impetus to these efforts.
Re-Thinking Counter-TerrorismGrim-faced border guards and tough security measures at international airports provide
powerful
reassurance that the developed world is spending hundreds of billions of dollars to protect against terrorism.
Israel’s occupation of Arab lands in that war, and its subsequent deployment of military forces amidst the Arab population of the West Bank and close to the
powerful
military machines of Egypt in the south and Syria in the north, exposed it to Palestinian terrorism from the east.
But Netanyahu does not really trust “the gentiles” to supply that type of international recognition of Israel’s borders, not even when America is behind him, and not even when Israel today has the most
powerful
military capabilities in the Middle East.
The combination of an Asian market with strong Chinese connections and a system of English law and property rights continues to provide a
powerful
competitive advantage.
An alternative scenario relies on the
powerful
unifying impact of human capital, the defining factor in the quest for global influence.
A new surge of support for protectionist policies would require a coalition of
powerful
interest groups to organize a campaign aimed at changing the status quo.
He liked his hair long, his motorcycles powerful, his cars expensive, his attire sequined, and his women clingy.
China’s multitude of export taxes and duties has forced Western companies to pay almost twice as much as their Chinese counterparts, creating a
powerful
incentive for Western manufacturers to set up shop in the Middle Kingdom to gain cheaper access to these indispensable resources.
The trouble is that many hospitals and doctors rely on drug sales for a large portion of their revenues, which creates a
powerful
incentive to find ways to circumvent the rules.
Nearly 25 years after the Cold War’s end, we remain stuck with its strategic legacy: Nuclear weapons continue to underpin the international security policy of the world’s most
powerful
states.
That order did allow
powerful
forces, at times beyond the control of elected officials and policymakers, to shape national economies.
Beyond trade, technology is another
powerful
global force that is likely to be treated differently in the new order, becoming subject to more national-level regulations.
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