Region
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Southerners are up in arms because the Houthi rebellion halted plans for the adoption of a federal system, which would have given the
region
greater autonomy.
Many in the
region
worry that the Houthis will discriminate against them further.
AQAP is firmly rooted in this
region
as well, implying the possibility that local residents will seek its help in defending against an expected Houthi onslaught.
Unless its international allies throw it a lifeline, it risks being swallowed by a sea of disorder that could imperil the entire
region.
So a bold new assistance program should be designed for the region, modeled on the Marshall Plan in Western Europe after WWII, or on the support offered to Eastern Europe after the collapse of the Berlin Wall.
Many are speculating that the “pink tide” of populism, which has pushed the
region
to the left over the last 15 years, now is turning.
They reaffirmed their deference for each other’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, and reached agreements on major strategic issues, including efforts to strengthen cooperation in the Asia-Pacific
region
and in multilateral institutions, and to respond jointly to regional and global challenges to peace and stability, for example, on the Korean Peninsula.
The initiative will aim to promote economic cooperation and integration in the Asia-Pacific region, mainly by providing financing for infrastructure like roads, railways, airports, seaports, and power plants.
In managing the transition toward multipolarity, the West’s greatest challenge lies in Asia – a
region
that is simultaneously dynamic and future-oriented and hampered by historical tensions and divides.
Recognizing Asia’s profound importance to the new world order, US President Barack Obama announced a strategic “pivot” toward the
region
in 2012.
Indeed, democracy is fragile, at best, across North Africa; and, in the Middle East, Jordan, the Palestinian territories, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia have only begun to feel the ripples of the tidal wave sweeping the
region.
For example, less than one-third of education aid goes to Africa, even though the
region
accounts for almost two-thirds of out-of-school children.
Slouching Towards EuropeWhen communism in Eastern Europe collapsed, the
region'
s new democratic leaders agreed that joining the European Union--fast--must be their priority.
West Europeans did not seem concerned that early enlargement eastward might speed the consolidation of the
region'
s democratic revolutions.
Slower growth in the new member states could also delay the planned introduction of the Euro, which in turn could deter many Western companies from investing in the
region.
To be sure, given Europe’s violent past, the European Union’s greatest contribution to international security has been to ensure stability in its own
region.
This change has become particularly obvious in the Middle East and the Asia-Pacific
region.
Given the lack of a new force for order in the
region
in the foreseeable future, and the old one’s unwillingness to act, the danger of long-lasting violent confrontation is growing.
Even if America once again pursued military intervention in the region, its power would no longer be sufficient to enforce its will.
Indeed, it is precisely because the US, after more than a decade of war, understands this only too well that any American administration will think twice before intervening militarily in the
region
again.
While the US presence in the
region
has so far prevented its numerous conflicts and rivalries from intensifying, sources of uncertainty are multiplying.
And what implications does Japan’s nationalist turn – and its risky economic policy – hold for the
region?
The
region
would be dramatically more dangerous.
Clearly, the Asia-Pacific
region
takes precedence in US calculations.
Moreover, governors play a vital role in such key issues as determining whether a
region
attracts foreign investment or is shunned by international businessmen.
Moreover, Primakov has offered Yevgeny Nazdratenko, the notoriously corrupt governor of Primorsky Krai in the Far East a big role in the alliance, leaving Sergei Dudnik, the
region'
s current Fatherland leader, friend of Luzhkov, and Nazdratenko foe in limbo.
The casual reader, viewer, and listener has become acquainted with a
region
of landlocked and poor countries – Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan – that share a legacy of isolation, squandered natural resources, environmental degradation, and Soviet-era political systems.
And yet, it is also a
region
with a distant history of great economic and cultural achievement in the Silk Road era, and that recently has emerged as a focus of renewed global competition reminiscent of the Cold War.
The Central Asian Human Development Report, recently launched by the United Nations Development Program, argues that the countries of Central Asia have a great opportunity to capitalize on their location at the center of a dynamic continent, their abundant natural resources, and their still-strong potential to forge a prosperous, stable, and cohesive
region.
Currently, the
region
suffers from tremendous transport and transit constraints.
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