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But it would be a mistake to limit our concern solely to Islamic terrorists, for that would ignore the way that technology is putting into the hands of deviant groups and individuals' destructive capabilities that were once limited primarily to governments and armies.
During the Cold War it was still possible in America to win votes with foreign policy; now that it is over, voters are, understandably, primarily if not exclusively concerned with matters at home.
This was followed by rebel advances in the northwest of the country, primarily into Aleppo, Homs, and Idlib.
Rebalancing the EurozoneWASHINGTON, DC – The eurozone crisis unfolded primarily as a sovereign-debt crisis mostly on its southern periphery, with interest rates on sovereign bonds at times reaching 6-7% for Italy and Spain, and even higher for other countries.
What the EU is facing in the Mediterranean isn’t primarily a currency problem; first and foremost, it is a strategic problem – one that requires solutions urgently.
Central banks should and do choose their monetary policies primarily to serve their own economies’ interests.
Since the 1990s, when foreign vessels, primarily from the EU and China, began to fish on an industrial scale off its shores, it has become impossible for many local fishers to make a living or feed their families.
Economic historians point to financial revolutions as setting the stage for strong economic development in England (in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, following the Glorious Revolution), in the United States (after Alexander Hamilton in the 1790’s built up major financial structures in a primarily agricultural country), and in Japan (after the Meiji Restoration).
Indeed, US Vice President Joe Biden recently made it clear that the resources and attention that the United States is allocating to the Asia-Pacific region are aimed primarily at enhancing security and stability.
And climate change is the biggest externality of all, with the harmful consequences likely to be suffered by future generations worldwide, rather than primarily by those currently producing and consuming fossil fuels.
Iran and Saudi Arabia are fighting primarily against each other for regional predominance, relying on non-state actors.
President Barack Obama primarily wants to avoid involving the US in another Middle East war before the end of his term.
“It could be that they’re planning a surprise birthday party,” says Elizabeth Charnock, whose company, Cataphora, analyzes e-mail traffic and content as well as other documents, primarily for clients involved in litigation and crime detection.
But South Africa’s aspiration to play a dynamic role beyond its borders is proving increasingly difficult, primarily because the regional environment – indeed, the continental environment – is not hospitable, defying the best efforts of Mbeki’s government to produce meaningful and sustained political and economic change.
Technological innovations make whatever is produced primarily by machines more useful, albeit with relatively fewer contributions from unskilled labor.
To do that, technological advances also have to make whatever is produced primarily by unskilled workers less useful.
But governments are primarily concerned with their own economies.
And corporate performance has improved – primarily in the export industries, which have benefited from a depreciated yen – with many companies posting their highest profits on record.
South Africa joined the bloc in late 2010 primarily for political reasons.
Unlike the first generation of Asian women leaders, who gained power primarily because of their familial connections, the emerging crop are strong, confident, and ready to take on the challenge of leading their nations on their own terms.
Property rights are of interest primarily to the elite – owners and investors.
Political rights are of interest primarily to the organized masses – the working class or ethnic majority, depending on the structure and cleavages in society.
Rather than providing the breakthrough for which many had hoped, it demonstrated that Obama – unlike other second-term US presidents, who have staked their legacies on foreign policy – is interested primarily in securing a domestic legacy.
His actions are not driven primarily by a determination to annex the Donbas region (which is of negligible strategic importance to Russia), carve out a land corridor to Crimea, or create a frozen conflict.
Until now, the EU has primarily fostered cooperation in the area of research and development, while various country groupings have worked to establish different defense and security capabilities.
Although the US has expanded its military capabilities in Europe in recent years, it has previously regarded the continent primarily as a platform for operations in other theaters.
Prime Minister Gordon Brown is sustained in office primarily by the calculation of his ministers that getting rid of him would trigger an early election that they would lose heavily.
Funds like the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) grabbed headlines as they gobbled up assets – including listed securities, private companies, and real estate – primarily in Europe and North America.
But not all of Europe’s universities regard themselves primarily as research institutions.
They remain convinced that Russia is a great power, but one that for now must act primarily as a regional one.
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