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But capitalism’s (or democracy’s) victory began to look less complete against the backdrop of ethnic and religious strife – and soon sectarian terrorism – that filled some of the vacuum left by the demise of the Soviet Union.
The dismantling of Colombia’s Cali and Medellin cartels in the 1990’s created a vacuum that Mexico’s cartels were able to fill, ultimately consolidating their position in the drug trade.
But such success stories do not happen in a vacuum.
But such leadership cannot achieve results in a vacuum.
When states fail to govern migration effectively, they create a vacuum that is filled by unscrupulous actors: smugglers, traffickers, and organized-crime.
Not surprisingly, the UK’s Brexiteers are now touting a hypothetical trade deal with the US as a way to fill Britain’s post-EU trade vacuum.
But the rush to fill the vacuum left by the US might provide the spark that ignites a region-wide war.
Moreover, krill fishing has recently been fueled by new technological advances such as vacuum pumps, which allow a single fishing vessel to catch and process huge amounts – up to 120,000 metric tons per season.
But while Merkel herself may not be missed much, a power vacuum in Berlin is a blow for hopes to revive the EU.
Indeed, nationalist politicians and religious leaders have been the first to spot the vacuum, and they are rapidly filling it.
One can only hope that the vacuum created by America’s withdrawal doesn’t implode in violence.
While China has not responded to these overtures with the degree of enthusiasm that accompanied them, the Chinese would be happy to fill the strategic vacuum likely to be created by America’s accelerated departure from AfPak.
Some observers also saw the Forum as part of Xi’s effort to fill the vacuum left by Donald Trump’s abandonment of Barack Obama’s Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement.
This must be done in a ultra-high vacuum in a large chamber.
What emerged in the region was a vacuum filled by the Islamic State.
Into the ensuing vacuum came managed care, which was designed to hold down health-care spending by controlling access to treatment.
Those doing the improvising, unfortunately, are not only UNMIK, but criminals, both international and domestic, who revel in a legal vacuum.
It has been an aggressive and risky foreign policy, but Al Thani clearly believes that he can fill a regional leadership vacuum.
That’s why he ruled out military intervention – even from the air – in the Syrian civil war, leaving a vacuum that Russia quickly filled, with all of the known consequences.
Innovation hates a vacuum: If the US fails to boost its support for science and technology, other countries should and will fill the void.
In practice, a functioning registration service would almost certainly not exist in a vacuum, and thus would be a sign of emerging administrative competence.
Health systems do not exist in a vacuum, and if we are serious about sustainable development, it is time to understand that investments in complementary systems are “trade-ons” not trade-offs.
Instead, we must push public health systems beyond their usual boundaries by investing in and promoting new technologies, sharpening incentives, and recognizing that health systems do not exist in a vacuum.
At the same time, the protection that American forces offer Iraqi officials will diminish as troops are gradually withdrawn, and Iran will race to fill the security vacuum.
Without a fundamental turnaround in American political consciousness, the unilateralist amnesia of US foreign policy will have far-reaching consequences and leave a huge vacuum in the global system.
The alternative to American leadership is a vacuum and increasing chaos.
Into this vacuum have stepped tribal gangs including the ethnic Kalenjin Sabaot Land Defence Force and the Luo Taliban, which was named, according to one member, in honor of its Afghan heroes’ “defense of their people and way of life.”
Faced with this leadership vacuum, other countries are hedging their bets and looking after their own narrow interests.
The leadership vacuum caused by America’s unwillingness to cooperate and Britain’s sudden inability to lead resulted in the failure of the London Conference of 1933, which is often seen as opening the way to the Great Depression and the catastrophe of World War II.
It also filled a geopolitical vacuum at the heart of the continent, placing a check on Germany and Russia.
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