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But, then again, the Republican Party, standing in solidarity with Trump, seems suddenly to have forgotten its longstanding commitment to free trade, much like a few months ago, when it forgot its longstanding commitment to fiscal prudence.
A working summit would demonstrate a willingness at the highest echelons to resolve in principle the major obstacles standing in the way of an agreement.
Reading, Writing, and RefugeesLONDON – Just days ago, Abdul al-Kader, his four-year-old daughter, Abdelillah, draped over his shoulders, was photographed standing at a dangerous intersection in Beirut, trying to sell biro pens to feed his family.
You can deplore such social feelings, as I do, but the myth of the Polish peasant hero standing against communist collectivization on his small private plot seems ineradicable, even if it is undeserved.
A lone cow standing in a meadow.
Other barriers standing in the way of capturing the full potential of the Internet of Things include the need for privacy and security protections and long investment cycles in areas such as infrastructure, where it could take many years to retrofit legacy assets.
We found that, although China’s urban unemployment rate was probably quite high in 2005, standing at 10.7%, it has most likely dropped over the last decade, reaching 7% in 2012.
Those who pursue such interests -- not superficially and only verbally, but sincerely -- are pushed to the margins of society as idealists standing apart from the real state of affairs.
If we compare this geographical distribution with a global snapshot of nuclear sites prior to the Three Mile Island nuclear meltdown in the United States in 1979, a striking correlation emerges between countries’ nuclear-energy policy and their geopolitical standing and economic vigor.
And Xi will have to judge what he can give to satisfy his American visitor without jeopardizing his or the Party’s standing in the eyes of the Chinese people.
Indeed, even the growing split between Europe and America has not stemmed Russia’s loss of standing.
Yet Russia suffered several obvious defeats in 2004 that tarnished its image and undermined its standing in the world.
The image of young Caroline – the inspiration for Neil Diamond’s famous song – solemnly standing beside her three-year-old brother as he saluted his father’s coffin is deeply engrained in the hearts of Japan’s people.
Of course, not all important public voices belong to the "Serbomania chorus": in mid-April, a number of outstanding intellectuals published a manifesto standing up for NATO officially and urging the Romanian government not to backtrack.
Now that America is no longer saddled with a president loathed around the world, Putin has lost one of the key tools that had helped him boost Russia’s international standing.
And relations got off to a good start when Russia, rather than standing by its long-time client Iraq, cooperated with the US in reversing Saddam Hussein’s invasion of Kuwait.
The protests were brutally repressed, with participants rounded up, imprisoned, and reportedly raped and tortured, damaging the regime’s standing not only among Iranians, but also among the millions of young Arabs across the Middle East and North Africa who would soon rise up to demand their social and political rights.
To pursue this course, however, will require standing up to Israel and Saudi Arabia.
Bombing the US BudgetPARIS – As the United States and the world mark the fifth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq, debates are raging about the consequences – for Iraq, the Middle East, and America’s standing in the world.
The European Commission recently lost much of its standing in the eyes of ordinary Europeans with the vitriolic fights between the Council and the Commission over the defunct Stability Pact and the failure to approve the draft constitution.
But Xi is unlikely to make any concessions, because doing so could damage his political standing within the CCP and undermine a central component of his political vision: the reassertion of political control over a dynamic society.
That was because, unlike Germany, Japan was standing on its own.
For the Saudis, a bid to rehabilitate the Taliban, despite the damage they have caused to the Kingdom’s diplomatic standing in the West, serves a strategic purpose.
India’s new prime minister, Narendra Modi, an aspirational and authoritative leader from Gujarat, one of the country’s most developed states, has promised to bring India’s economy out of a half-decade funk, enhance the living standards of his country’s have-nots, and boost the country’s standing as a global power.
Worse yet, discretionary non-defense spending includes programs that are indispensable for economic growth – and economic growth is indispensable for America’s future prosperity and global standing.
To be sure, massive corruption scandals have also severely eroded Rousseff’s standing, and are the key reason why she is now facing impeachment proceedings.
The difference between standing in the shade of a tree and standing in full sunlight was like night and day.
But an estimated 50-90% of them are actually sex slaves, raped on a daily basis with police idly standing by.
Representation of other EU member states in the ESC must take into account their population, economy, and military clout, which would allow an appropriate role and standing to such countries as Italy, Spain, and Poland.
As these assumptions have proved to be excessively optimistic, the standing and sustainability of pro-trade policies have suffered.
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