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For its part, the US government openly – and uncharacteristically – criticized Abe’s Yasukuni visit, with its embassy in Japan releasing a statement saying that the US was “disappointed that Japan’s leadership has taken an action that will exacerbate
tensions
with Japan’s neighbors.”
So the Saudi regime is divided, its legitimacy is questioned, and sectarian
tensions
are growing.
If we are to avoid further escalation of tensions, the West and China must acknowledge each other’s perspectives.
In the meantime, the European Central Bank is intervening in the EFSF’s stead, and quite successfully so far: market
tensions
have eased markedly since the ECB began buying bonds on August 8.
Though the financial-market
tensions
that accompanied the euro crisis had a strong negative impact on investment in the eurozone periphery, investment demand has also remained weak in the US, minimizing the overall difference.
For one thing, a trilateral arrangement can help to defuse the
tensions
of bilateral relationships.
During this period of “no war and no peace,” underlying
tensions
festered, and a fragile tranquility was periodically interrupted by armed skirmishes.
Of course, the overall cooling of political
tensions
reflects the collapse of another misconception of the Bush administration – that the “axis of evil” is an irrational coalition interested only in spreading evil.
This cycle has become so bizarre and confusing that Palestinians are not sure whether they should hope for continued
tensions
with Israel (which usually means no new settlements) or for continued negotiations (which usually provide cover for building settlements).
But the way to address China’s internal
tensions
and emerging nationalism, and the resulting strains in its relationships with its neighbors, is not to put the region’s countries in the position of having to choose between China and the US.
At a time when a slowing economy is creating greater uncertainty for China, it cannot afford to provoke
tensions
with the US over anything that is not in its direct interests, such as its territorial claims in the South China Sea.
None of the three countries has yet found a stable institutional solution that can defuse intensifying internal
tensions
and respond effectively to popular demands.
Now, these
tensions
may be reaching a breaking point, after the United States, the European Union, and Japan recently filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization against China’s export restrictions on a number of critical minerals, including rare earths.
Recent opinion polls suggest that at least half of all South Koreans are worried enough about regional
tensions
to support closer military ties with Japan.
Indeed, with the Cold War
tensions
of 1983 far in the past and the international order dramatically changed, many people nowadays ask why these memories should concern us at all.
While I understand that you are an Israeli patriot, I believe that much can be done to reduce the
tensions
between our two peoples, eventually leading to genuine reconciliation and peace.
Indeed, it is already creating
tensions.
Japan lies in a dangerous region, in which deep-rooted
tensions
threaten to erupt at any moment.
China’s territorial ambitions are also fueling
tensions
in the South China Sea, where sea-lanes that are vital to Japanese trade are located.
Marriage Counseling for America and EuropeDisputes between the United States and Europe are nothing new, as past
tensions
over Korea, Suez, and Vietnam demonstrate.
History placed Merkel amid raging storms: a series of eurozone crises that drove wedges between Europeans; economic
tensions
at home that fueled social fragmentation; and the largest migration wave since World War II, which intensified European and domestic anxieties.
Moreover, regional
tensions
heightened the perception of the NAM summit’s importance and that of its host.
France never engaged enthusiastically in the enlargement process, while the creation of the euro led to serious Franco-German
tensions
between1993 and 1999.
For a time,
tensions
between the two countries rose to the point that France announced the postponement of the “Blaesheim talks,” a regular exchange of views by French and German leaders on European issues that began in 2001.
Banks are receiving ever-larger bailouts, while countries that borrowed are cutting social programs and face rising social
tensions
and political instability as a result.
Tensions
among member states have reached a breaking point, not only over refugees, but also as a result of exceptional strains between creditor and debtor countries within the eurozone.
In this scenario, bilateral
tensions
will continue to mount, because individual disputes are settled in isolation from one another, based on a specific quid pro quo, and thus lack any strategic coherence.So, however their current trade spat plays out, the US and China seem to be drifting toward long-term conflict.
In this scenario, bilateral
tensions
will continue to mount, because individual disputes are settled in isolation from one another, based on a specific quid pro quo, and thus lack any strategic coherence.
This is what is happening in an Eastern Europe belatedly facing modernity and its
tensions.
The second future could hardly be more different: an Asia of increased tensions, rising military budgets, and slower economic growth.
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