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There are many balancing acts to be mastered: a government that is too
powerful
might violate citizens’ rights, but a government that is too weak would be unable to undertake the collective action needed to create a prosperous and inclusive society – or to prevent
powerful
private actors from preying on the weak and defenseless.
For example, on February 26, at a garment market in Benghazi, Libya, members of a
powerful
Islamist militia rounded up dozens of Egyptian Coptic Christians – identified by crosses tattooed on their right wrists – whom they then detained, tortured, and threatened with execution.
As usual, however, perceptions are lagging behind reality, which means that Germany is still widely viewed as the eurozone’s most
powerful
force.
Bretton Woods retains a
powerful
fascination, with at least three recent books on the subject having achieved considerable commercial success.
His foremost rival, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, a former president who Ahmedinejad defeated to win the post, has had a remarkable reversal of fortune, reemerging as leader of the Assembly of Experts, the
powerful
body that elects Iran’s Supreme Leader and that can even remove a Supreme Leader from office.
The New Arab CensorsAMMAN – The Internet has proved to be a
powerful
tool for overcoming media restrictions and censorship worldwide.
Now it is casting its spell over developing countries, making a
powerful
play to rewrite India's past, as Deepak Lal suggests.
It has been terrible to learn of the abuse that women suffered at the hands of
powerful
men like Harvey Weinstein, Matt Lauer, and Al Franken.
Unfortunately, the global system of international law and governance remains too weak to prevent the determined misbehavior of the president of the world's most
powerful
country if he is hell bent on starting a war on his own.
versus 2.3%) Such sustained differences in growth rates work as
powerful
engines to diminish, over time, the existing gaps in income across countries.
For many who supported him, he was the lesser of two evils: his rival was backed by two
powerful
politicians implicated in corruption scandals.
Mobile phone technology is so powerful, and costs so little per unit of data transmission, that it has proved possible to sell mobile phone access to the poor.
In other words, if the world economy is to perform at potential – which can mean growth rates of, say, 2.5-3% in the US and Europe, together with 5-6% growth in the emerging economies – we need to reverse some of today’s most
powerful
trends.
Gutierrez is the first president to have the support of Ecuador's
powerful
Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE).
This system, which codifies Lebanon’s factionalism, remains a subject of much controversy, but, by ensuring that no group can govern at the expense of others, it also reinforces baseline stability in a country built atop
powerful
religious and ethnic fault lines.
But, instead of learning to compete with Thaksin for the votes of Thailand’s rural poor, the country’s urban elite (including the
powerful
military) sought to delegitimize his rule.
When Thailand’s military returned to their barracks, many Thai citizens voted for Thaksin at one remove, with his sister – Yingluck Shinawatra, a long-time executive at Thaksin’s communications firm – becoming Prime Minister, supported by a
powerful
parliamentary majority.
The longer the standoff lasts, the more likely it is to sully Xi’s carefully cultivated image as a
powerful
leader, and that of China as Asia’s hegemon, which would undermine popular support for the regime at home and severely weaken China’s influence over its neighbors.
A chaotic post-Assad transition in which chemical weapons end up in the hands of Islamist extremists – or, worse, a radical Salafist takeover of the country – would threaten both countries, giving them a
powerful
incentive to strengthen their cooperate.
Above all, their realism about the bilateral relationship and its possibilities will be essential, because Europe’s most
powerful
asset has never been a detailed vision of the future, but rather its collective willingness to improve upon past failures.
There is no denying that external powers’ mapmaking has had a
powerful
influence on Africa’s development.
Abdullah’s proposal could weaken his position domestically, particularly in relation to the country’s
powerful
Islamists.
Institutional inertia, always a
powerful
force at the Fund, is now at a cyclical low.
Such an approach would deal a
powerful
blow to the citizens who took their European ballot seriously – and to the credibility of the EU as a whole.
Boutros Ghali, nephew of the former UN Secretary-General, Interior Minister Habib Aladli, and such
powerful
figures as Ibrahim Suleiman and Safwat Sharif are engaged in similar deals, sometimes in partnership with Mubarak’s sons.
Populism Bites BackLONDON – This spring, British Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservative government is being reminded of just how
powerful
– and long-lasting – the unintended consequences of policies can be.
But it may also be a
powerful
source of economic resilience.
For this reason, politicians and
powerful
businessmen often cajole the press, the credit rating agencies, and even the analysts to portray their actions in a positive light.
Regulators have the power to require that boards become more
powerful
– or at least minimally effective.
Nationalization certainly seems to appeal to the
powerful
faction comprising Putin’s former KGB colleagues and associates from his native St. Petersburg, one of whom last year became the chairman of Rosneft, the wholly state-owned oil company which acquired Yuganskneftegaz.
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