Presence
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The US is clearly convinced that a continued military
presence
in Afghanistan is in its interests.
That only increases the pressure to maintain a foreign military presence, even though it is unlikely to bring peace to Afghanistan.
Sub-Saharan African Muslims are less assertive, and they face considerably more difficulties in their attempts to articulate their rights and establish their
presence
in their respective states and regions.
They do not form a formidable presence, as in Nigeria, where some Muslim-majority states in the north have even implemented Sharia Law, making them more or less Islamic states.
These include the large and growing middle class, which has a strong
presence
in Punjab’s many large cities – where Nawaz’s Muslim League governs.
If Iran does as Obama hopes, the US will be able to reduce its military
presence
in the Gulf.
The Ukrainian constitution prohibited the referendum on independence that was carried out in Crimea in the
presence
of Russian troops.
Today, three factors loom large in the avoidance of disaster: the United States’ military
presence
in Europe, the progress of European integration, and Europe’s abandonment of great-power politics.
This, together with the communications revolution, has created even more interdependencies and has forced more cooperation upon governments – as has the continued
presence
of the US as a stabilizer in the region, which has proved to be indispensable.
With tax havens becoming an ever more common way of doing business – 109 of the WEF’s 118 partners have a
presence
in at least one tax haven – it’s time to put a stop to this practice.
Colonel Mathieu is the unsung hero of current counter-insurgency orthodoxy, which requires a minimum military
presence
in the target country, mainly of intelligence agencies like the CIA and “special forces.”
The civilian side of “nation building,” it is reckoned, will be made easier by the absence of a heavy-handed foreign military
presence.
The imagery in the report shows the
presence
of at least ten Sudan Armed Forces battle tanks, mobile artillery pieces, and infantry fighting vehicles in Abyei.
China is not about to invade the US, and it is unable to expel America from the Western Pacific, where most countries welcome its
presence.
After withdrawing its forces from Iraq, the US is considering using Kuwait as a new military hub to expand its military
presence
in the Persian Gulf region and foster a US-led “security architecture,” under which its air and naval patrols would be regionally integrated.
Yet, while some well-known newspapers – such as the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the United Kingdom-based Guardian – have developed a robust Internet
presence
themselves, it is not enough.
As a result, members of Congress, business figures, and others have felt put off in his
presence
– even insulted by his remoteness.
Speaking as someone with a long
presence
in the US intelligence community, I believe that the FBI has already gained access to Syed Rizwan Farook’s iPhone.
In fact, doing so would inevitably create incentives for US war planners to emphasize preemptive options in contingency plans and deemphasize American forces’ day-to-day
presence
in forward areas near China, where they contribute significantly to maintaining deterrence.
Economic and political measures, as well as a sustained US military presence, would be more effective than reliance solely on offensive escalation should the US need to counter Chinese actions that threatened important American interests.
The independent board members would constitute only a small minority, but their
presence
and professional expertise would give them disproportionate weight.
One week it is the UN Security Council vote about a continued US
presence
in the Bosnia peacekeeping mission.
Netanyahu’s own insistence on “ironclad” security arrangements is a euphemism for an Israeli
presence
in the Jordan Valley – and no return to the “Auschwitz borders” of 1967.
And a permanent Iranian
presence
in Syria would make a war between Israel and Iran practically unavoidable.
For any emerging or developing economy, success depends on the
presence
of a broad set of complementary factors: access to finance, quality infrastructure, sufficient skilled labor, and sound managerial and organizational practices.
The
presence
of successful and influential Indians in so many countries is also a source of direct support for India, as they influence not just popular attitudes, but also government policies, to the benefit of India.
Bakiyev seems to have said: so, you are worried about the American military
presence
in Central Asia, and you want to confront it.
European defense spending and capacity needs to increase, as does America’s
presence
in select NATO countries – something that can be achieved even as the US increases its
presence
in Asia.
Indeed, this lobbying game is often a race to the bottom, and foreign companies are compelled to establish a local
presence
so that they can persuade politicians that they are just as beneficial to the domestic economy as their native competitors.
Thus, a dilemma arises: the
presence
of US/NATO forces in Afghanistan is not in harmony with the natural urges and balance of the region.
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