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Repressive regimes do not willingly abdicate power and are often abetted by business interests, both foreign and domestic, particularly in countries where resources such as oil and diamonds are at stake.
As the UN debate showed, what is at stake is a clash of irreconcilable national narratives.
If one asks what interests the EU and its member states have in this crisis-riddled region, the answer is, that certainly European energy and economic interests are at stake, as well as the vital interests of Europe’s partners and allies (Israel in particular).
But, with millions of lives at stake, backing down is not an option.
When life and death issues are at stake, a leader can never let the media rush him into acting.
What is at stake are both the lives of thousands of civilians and the enduring effectiveness of the multilateral system, by which these norms have been agreed and mechanisms to enforce them established.
Nature has reminded us all year of what is at stake.
The only circumstance in which democracies sign up to such a deal is when a clear security interest is at stake.
There is probably even less agreement in both the United States and the EU on whether the security of citizens is genuinely at stake in Afghanistan, and whether the Iranian nuclear program really poses a threat to the West.
For the first time in its history, the very continuance of the European project is at stake.
A lot is at stake – all the more so because French intervention is likely to be extensive.
So, with the security of Europe as a whole at stake, why is France the only country involved?
As a dysfunctional US government peers into the abyss, China – America’s largest foreign creditor – has much at stake.
At direct stake today is Pakistan’s future, but its future may determine the political fates of neighboring countries that are also struggling with violent Islamic fundamentalism.
But much more is at stake than a simple commercial disagreement in which Al Jazeera is attempting to enforce Egypt’s obligations under a bilateral investment treaty with Qatar.
Disagreements about how to re-regulate the financial markets are deep, owing to countless taboos and the huge interests at stake.
Why the IMF Programs in Asia are FailingThe entire world has a big stake in the successful resolution of the Asian financial crisis.
Its decision reverberates across the Continent – not just for the Roma, but for all who have a stake in promoting the values of tolerance and equality in a democratic Europe.
There should be no doubt about what is at stake.
But, if their prestige is in fact at stake, the perception of a threat becomes decisive.
One wonders whether what is at stake is even fully understood in some capitals.
So let me exercise my right as an outsider with a stake in what happens to express a clear opinion: From my perspective (and that of many other Americans), a decision by the United Kingdom to exit the EU would be undesirable – indeed, highly undesirable.
Nearly half of the respondents indicated that, when possible, they prefer to invest in technology or outsource to third parties and hire part-time workers, none of whom receive much additional training or have a stake in their company’s long-term success.
Employees who have a direct stake in a company’s profitability are likely to be more motivated and engaged, and turnover is likely to be lower.
China’s people have the biggest stake in environmental protection, and so must become the driving force.
What is at stake is no less than the perception of the fairness of the market and political support everywhere for market-oriented policies.
There will be bitter resistance here, however, for the interests of strong political forces are at stake.
Then again, much is at stake in that debate.
In some countries, such as Israel (with its Yozma program) and Finland (with its Sitra fund), the government has retained a stake in state-funded innovation.
Anchoring its currency to the dollar, the Chinese built up a huge stake in US Treasuries, which helped America fund record budget deficits.
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