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Some argue that SWFs’ home governments and host countries have too many mutual interests – including the stability of the financial system and maintaining the US dollar as the world’s reserve currency – to threaten global markets.
First of all, Israel does not threaten anybody.
The second change is the perception that Iran’s nuclear capacity would threaten not only Israel.
Newly emboldened, the government pledged to crackdown on groups that engage in violence, and announced plans to empower authorities to disband organizations that threaten ‘security and order.’
In many cases, these missiles could eventually threaten Europe’s populations and territories.
But Hu’s administration invariably slams on the brakes whenever their “put-people-first” initiatives begin to threaten one-party rule.
During their tenures, neither post-communist party rocked the reform boat very much, nor did they threaten democracy.
Russian (or Soviet) leaders opt for perestroika or a thaw only when forced to do so by dire conditions that threaten the regime’s survival.
Many governments censor services that they think threaten their political control.
In other words, short-term economic gain is being supported by policies that threaten to sink the economy in the longer term.
Then there is the unresolved status of Kosovo, where the Albanian majority demands independence, and extremists threaten to fight for it.
China’s Perfect StormNew York – A perfect storm is brewing that could threaten China’s relations with the world.
Above all, they want the US to sign a legally binding agreement affirming that US BMD will never threaten Russia’s strategic deterrent.
If there is a silver lining, it is that self-inflicted wounds are beginning to threaten the regime and its leaders.
Whereas the devoutly religious Zia was useful for boosting religious Islamic sentiments against the Soviets, Musharraf is needed nowadays to contain those very forces, which threaten not just global security but Pakistan itself.
Military action to enforce the international norm against the use of chemical weapons is legitimate and welcome, as was the decision to coordinate the response with allies and to threaten additional strikes if chemical weapons were used again.
But, looking to the future, the challenge for the US and its allies will be to deter future generations of Chinese leaders from adopting policies that threaten the West.
What’s special about the threats emanating from Russia, China, the Middle East, and cyberspace is that they will persist and threaten our economic future for years to come.
The Tsipras-Varoufakis strategy assumed that Greece could credibly threaten to default, because the government, if forced to follow through, would still have more than enough money to pay for wages, pensions, and public services.
China’s economic success need not threaten the rest of the world; but it needs to be achieved on a fair basis.
Summits, mechanisms, and meetings have been developed not to humiliate or threaten Russia, but to engage it.
Increasingly brazen attacks on multilateralism and the international rule of law threaten to destroy the postwar global system that was created – with the UN as its vital pillar – to ensure that history would not repeat itself.
Millions of Britons long for someone or something to protect them from the seemingly alien forces that threaten to steal their livelihoods.
Some say that the best way to secure European reform is to threaten to leave.
El Salvador is now using nuclear technology to monitor its coastal waters for the presence of marine toxins that could threaten its vital fishing industry.
Moreover, US President Donald Trump has announced an investigation into whether car imports threaten national security.
But as both countries seek areas where they can cooperate, they must be careful to avoid policies that would threaten the eurozone’s long-term stability.
Neither a strong US nor a strong Europe threaten the vital or important interests of the other.
While simultaneous interpreters – who occupy a high-paid profession – may scoff at the notion that machines will threaten their positions any time soon, the success of machine learning in highly complex strategic games like Go suggests that machines’ ability to learn should not be underestimated.
But the EU banking union remains incomplete, Greece and the Italian banking sector are facing challenges, and the aftershocks of the euro crisis could still undermine the EU’s stability – or even threaten the common currency.
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