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But it is unlikely to smooth the divisions among Iran’s elite, much less convince hardliners to stop backing Assad, leaving the visit’s significance uncertain, at best.

But, in the aftermath of setbacks in regions where it intervened, and with heightened economic distress at home, the US finds itself uncertain about how to respond to changing global events.

But we can expect that the market for long-term GDP-linked bonds from countries like Argentina, where the future of the economy is uncertain, would be volatile, as investors adjust their expectations of future GDP growth up and down in response to new information.

Tibet After the Dalai LamaNEW DELHI – On the 80th birthday of the 14th Dalai Lama, who has been in exile in India since 1959, Tibet’s future looks more uncertain than ever.

Nor, therefore, is it surprising that the world is once again facing a period of global financial instability, with uncertain outcomes for the world’s economies.

And the depth and shape of that recession will depend on the event triggering it, which is similarly uncertain.

Bolivia’s Morales also has managed to impose a similar Assembly, though with uncertain results, and Correa is wielding the threat of constitutional change against “the traditional parties, the native oligarchies, and the empire” – the common enemies of all three presidents.

Rail is critical to this effort, as it can ease stress on overextended and uncertain sea-lanes and provide faster connections, with fewer environmental repercussions.

The uncertain fate of programs such as Lebanon’s underscores why it is a tragedy that education receives only 2% of humanitarian aid – and why it is so important to establish a permanent fund for education in emergencies.

Nonetheless, the outlook for US workers is less sanguine and more uncertain.

Whether Zhao’s supporters will express themselves in a similar fashion is uncertain.

Energy security is also a notable risk factor, especially given the uncertain outcomes of the popular uprisings in the Middle East.

For that very reason it is still uncertain whether it will ever happen, despite the rhetoric of some of Europe’s political leaders.

Moreover, Europe has been left uncertain about its own system of quotas, which has not functioned particularly well in the first place.

This implies that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s ambitious plan to transform his country’s oil-based economy into a modern industrial economy will require a long and uncertain process.

And all of this occurred in the context of a more uncertain and – aside from the US – weakening global economy.

While the criminal case against Dominique Strauss-Kahn on sexual-assault charges now seems highly uncertain, the ensuing press focus on the IMF suggests an uncontrolled international bureaucracy with unlimited expense accounts, dominated by men with little sense of restraint.

Moreover, the political situation remains unsettled, with transitional or interim governments, unfinished constitutions, and uncertain timetables for future elections.

If banks and financial institutions find it difficult to recapitalize (i.e., issue new equity), it is because investors are uncertain about the value of the assets in their portfolios and do not want to overpay.

And, as Argentine economist and Columbia University professor Guillermo Calvo has long argued, precisely because they are unsustainable, populist policies cause people to shift spending from the uncertain future to the present, when the going is good.

Europe is in better shape than it was a year ago, but it still faces an uncertain future.

The data are uncertain: there have been many thousands of spills during this period – often poorly documented and their magnitude hidden or simply unmeasured by either the companies or the government.

So the efficacy of enhancing property rights by rewriting domestic legislation - changing the formal aspects of the institutional environment - is naturally uncertain.

Europe has tried to establish rules for privacy protection with its new General Data Protection Regulation, but its success is still uncertain.

But every so often, a “post-normal” scientific puzzle emerges, something philosophers Silvio Funtowicz and Jerome Ravetz first defined in 1993 as a problem “where facts are uncertain, values in dispute, stakes high, and decisions urgent.”

Anti-austerity anger swept away the reform agenda of Mario Monti’s previous technocratic government, leaving Italy, its future uncertain, to continue muddling through.

Less Carbon Can Mean More GrowthTHE HAGUE – Although the global recession is serious and its duration uncertain, the world must nevertheless continue to focus on the far-reaching threat of climate change.

The confused situation faced by the Caroline Institute in 1950 reminds us that all prize committees face difficult choices: after four indecisive rounds of preliminary voting, three primary alternatives emerged, but the out-come was still uncertain.

Lula becomes a failure and Brazil loses another decade as its economy sinks into a depression of uncertain length and suffers inflation of uncertain magnitude.

Wary of Russia’s influence and uncertain of China’s intentions, these forces have supported a continued Western orientation in economic and political ties.

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