Unrest
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Unrest
may reflect more a sense of betrayal – that others are not living up to their implied promises or are not behaving honorably.
By contrast, when inequality is perceived as the result of a breakdown in trusting relationships, it can lead to bitterness, and, ultimately, social
unrest.
Throughout history, the Japanese people have viewed foreigners as sources of social
unrest
and threats to national identity.
Europe is already on the wrong side of this boundary, as the political
unrest
in Spain and Greece indicates.
But the combination of the first serious
unrest
in Tibet in almost 20 years and the wider groundswell of criticism being directed at China ahead of the Beijing Olympics has sent businesses and investors scrambling to assess what it means for them, particularly in terms of reputational and ethical concerns.
This is not just a matter of lost capabilities and rising poverty; persistently high unemployment also leads to social unrest, erosion of trust in political leaders and institutions, and the mounting risk of a lost generation.
First, and foremost, the world as a whole has yet to deal fully with the economic consequences of
unrest
in the Middle East and the tragedies in Japan.
While it acknowledged that “the EU is currently undergoing grave economic difficulties and considerable social unrest,” it highlighted the EU’s role as a beacon of hope – a democratic anchor, particularly meaningful for peoples who have lived through the horrors of dictatorships.
Widening inequality provides fodder for political unrest, as citizens watch their prospects decline.
One factor fueling voter
unrest
is evident: many ordinary Americans think that the deck is stacked against them.
Few know better than the Eurocrats of Brussels that the
unrest
now sweeping across Arab countries was only a matter of time in coming.
The focus has been on Europe’s response to the events that began in Tunisia and have since led to the fall of Egypt’s President Hosni Mubarak,
unrest
in Bahrain and Yemen, and now civil conflict in Libya.
Ashton’s EEAS could have established a clear lead at a much earlier stage by responding publicly to the spreading Arab
unrest.
Apart from sharpening the “tools of the proletarian dictatorship” by strengthening the Peoples Liberation Army and the People’s Armed Police, they have created a labyrinthine “advance warning” system to monitor threats ranging from peasant riots, urban unrest, and bird flu to the influx of Western ideas through the Internet.
That will require repairing and improving damaged infrastructure, generating economic prosperity, running efficient social services, and taming the
unrest
in the delta region.
Italy’s Long, Hot SummerSTOCKHOLM – The political upheaval and social
unrest
fueling the current crisis in Italy should surprise no one.
French President Emmanuel Macron noted that globalization is in the midst of a major crisis, and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has stated that the
unrest
we see around the world is palpable and “isn’t going away.”
Major social
unrest
cannot be ruled out.
There is renewed talk, too, of violent civil
unrest.
The
unrest
caught most people by surprise – both inside and outside the region – and has fundamentally upended at least five conventional beliefs about the Arab world.
Nationalism became lethal when the economy crashed, and social
unrest
threatened to upset the political order.
That is an unimaginably large burden, and it risks condemning Greece to permanent recession and social
unrest.
This is the fear gnawing at China’s rulers as they confront the
unrest
in Tibet.
There is despondency and latent
unrest.
Fast approaching is not only the March anniversary of last year’s disturbances in Tibet, but also the 50th anniversary of the Tibetan
unrest
in 1959 that led to the exile of the Dalai Lama and his supporters.
There is no guarantee that protectionist and xenophobic sentiment in America will not hit China-US relations, or that the economic downturn will not fuel new
unrest
in China.
In such a deeply divided country, joining NATO by a simple majority vote would merely exacerbate unrest, regardless of Russia’s involvement.
In the words of a renowned health economist, Victor Fuchs of Stanford University, "National health insurance will probably come to the United States after a major change in the political climate, the kind of change that often accompanies a war, a depression, or large-scale civil unrest."
The regime in Damascus is fearful of similar unrest, as it should be.
The type of social
unrest
recently witnessed in Greece may spread, because the downturn is likely to take a disproportionate toll on Europe’s young people, who are seeking jobs at a time when hard-pressed European businesses will be able to offer them very few.
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