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Some parties’ interests in the war are well known: Assad wants to remain in power;Russia wants to demonstrate its status as a great power capable of resisting the US; and Iran wants to increase its regional influence and secure access to the Mediterranean.
Nor, it seems clear, will Mubarak secure the succession of his son, Gamel, before he goes.
Moreover, it will also give the new Central Asian States trade routes outside the borders of Russia, a perhaps desirable option for states keen to secure their independence.
Consider the kind of corruption in advanced economies exposed by the 2007-2008 global financial crisis, in which vested interests secure the enactment of laws and regulations that entrench their own advantages.
In the US, the Supreme Court’s infamous Citizens United decision of 2010 actively encourages such outcomes, by allowing corporations and unions to spend unlimited sums anonymously to help secure the election or defeat of individual candidates.
If China now perceives Trump to be all bark and no bite, he will undoubtedly find it harder to secure concessions from China on trade and security issues.
But, while Japan may be on the right track after two decades of economic stagnation, there is still much to be done to secure the country’s long-term future.
While a country may benefit from its expatriates’ remittances, it is the migrants alone who secure the overall benefits of relocating.
While the rest of Europe remains mired in crisis and self-doubt, Germany’s future seems bright and secure.
To say that property rights are not fully secure in Nicaragua is an understatement.
And the government will find it much harder to secure a restive population’s quiescence.
Much will depend on whether the underlying technology is stable and secure, trust is established, transparency is convincing, consumer protection is effective, new content is coupled well with strong distribution channels, and broad-based validation and institutional verification boost credibility.
With some 22,000 members, competition is a way of life in the world’s largest ruling family – a dynamic set in motion by the Kingdom’s founder, Abdul Aziz Al Saud, as he sought to secure the role of his 43 sons as future rulers, and sustained today by King Abdullah’s succession strategy.
So far, they have largely relied on economic and commercial mechanisms – especially rival port and pipeline projects – to secure their positions.
The emergence of the new Middle East may present an opportunity to establish a regional order that reflects the legitimate interests of all the actors involved, provides secure borders, and replaces hegemonic aspirations with transparency and cooperation.
First, genome editing must be “intended to secure, and [be] consistent with, the welfare of a person who may be born as a consequence.”
That would vastly improve the overall computer-security situation: Ordinary people would feel secure and law enforcement and security specialists could focus on the biggest threats.
At the same time, with the US retreating from the Middle East, India must take responsibility for the security of its interests in the region, such as by developing a blue-water naval capacity to secure its maritime energy-trade routes.
These entities, which retain considerable borrowing capacity, should be redirected to secure the surge funding required to address the migration crisis.
Putin’s own game of prime ministerial “musical chairs” does not reflect a desire to secure for himself a quiet position behind the scenes while someone else rules, for he knows all too well that the path from the Kremlin leads only to inner exile and the grave.
Empty houses and uncultivated fields – a common feature of southern Europe – represent a relatively secure investment that does not cost much, owing to low property taxes.
First and foremost, policymakers must secure the financing needed to pursue sustainable development in an uncertain global environment.
We knew that we needed not just to secure growth, but also to improve the quality of that growth.
In fact, with Trump seeking to use bilateral deals to secure reductions in America’s trade deficit, the possibility that the US will leave the WTO altogether – a nightmare scenario for the EU, which advocates shared norms over force – cannot be excluded.
Instead, Trump’s America will most likely continue to take advantage of its far-reaching commercial influence to secure strategic or political gains.
Such an army, separatist leaders hope, will enable them – at the very least – to secure control over the Donbas region.
They would then be positioned to secure a “Novorossiya" statelet extending along the entire Black Sea coast, up to and including Odessa.
Part of the case for trying to secure bipartisan agreement on major long-term policy initiatives is precisely to ensure stability.
Constitutional and legal provisions that make practicing racism a crime punishable by imprisonment have great symbolic significance and help insure - indeed, create and secure - social peace.
Borders have been made more secure and societies more resilient.
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