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China is the only country in the world where anything less than 8% growth year after year is believed to be dangerous because it would unleash social
unrest.
Until Israel agrees to return to the 1967 borders with minor modifications, and to end its political control over millions of West Bank Arabs,
unrest
will continue.
Internationally, there is fear of civil wars in the Arab world; of social
unrest
in crisis-ridden Europe; and of war in Asia resulting from North Korea’s brinkmanship or the irresponsible escalation of territorial disputes in the South and East China Seas.
Failure to green infrastructure investment will reduce economic growth, increase systemic risk, deepen inequality, and fuel social
unrest.
Indonesia, the Philippines, and Thailand, which lack Singapore's resources, are likely to suffer deprivation, fragmentation, and unrest, to say nothing of countries such as Laos, Cambodia, and Myanmar.
Will this eventually lead to collective social
unrest?
A major outbreak of social
unrest
in Greece or elsewhere could affect the wider EU public in various and unforeseeable ways.
Some will hold the EU and the measures “imposed by Brussels” responsible for the outbreaks of social
unrest.
Food prices, too, are at historical highs, contributing to poverty and political
unrest.
Likewise, Arab leaders – mindful of the turmoil in Egypt, rising violence in Iraq and Libya, and the threat of social
unrest
within their own countries – will not openly invite Western powers to bomb a Muslim country.
Such outrage over corruption is mirrored in the popular
unrest
sweeping across other large and apparently successful emerging-market economies.
Today, Bahrain’s Sunni rulers despise Qatar’s friendly ties with Iran, accusing the Islamic Republic of fomenting
unrest
among Bahrain’s majority-Shia population.
Southeast Asia forms its own unique geo-political environment, with a wide variety of ethnic groups, cultures, and religions in tension - as the current Islamic
unrest
in Thailand attests.
If China encounters widespread popular unrest, all bets are off.
These are the Chileans for whom a lack of hope might make social
unrest
seem to be the only alternative.
The result is a worrying combination of creeping authoritarianism among those who rule with a growing
unrest
of the ruled.
But when unanticipated events – whether foreign-policy dramas or domestic
unrest
– are interpreted as emergencies requiring an extra-legal framework, constitutional protections can erode rapidly.
The recent social
unrest
in Greece, Latvia, and Lithuania has shown that political stability is now vulnerable even in the European Union.
Indeed, civil
unrest
is already on the rise across the developing world.
A key source of this
unrest
is Tahirul Qadri, a Toronto-based Muslim cleric who arrived in Lahore in early December.
The resulting feelings of exclusion and alienation can undermine social cohesion and even lead to
unrest
and conflict.
It is inconceivable that Greece could manage that within the eurozone without widespread social unrest, if not conditions approaching those of civil war.
Attempts by the military to stem
unrest
by taking control of government might be another.
Putin’s Brave New WorldMOSCOW – Three months after protesters toppled Ukrainian President Viktor F. Yanukovych and his government, unleashing a wave of
unrest
and chaos, the country has elected a new president.
As the economic situation deteriorates, the chances of civil
unrest
rise.
What remains missing is an economic-growth strategy for the crisis countries; but, given mounting
unrest
in southern Europe, such a strategy is inevitable.
We see this in mounting
unrest
in both Russia and China.
He also introduced a de-Baathification law, which evicted members of the Baath Party from official positions without legal recourse, paving the way for sectarianism and, ultimately, communal violence and
unrest.
Governments would do well to heed these complaints (indeed, to engage with them in these hi-tech incarnations of a town-hall meeting), because civil
unrest
could disrupt the positive momentum, not only in cities, but in the entire global economy.
Ai’s arrest and disappearance, along with the severe prison sentence imposed on the Noble Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo, are driven by the same motivation: to dam the potential for political
unrest
and purge independent intellectuals.
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