Sentences with phrase «against a nation of»

After concluding that the cyber «attacks» against the nation of Georgia in 2008 did not constitute «armed attack» under current definitions of the term in the law of war, a report from the NATO Co — operative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (CCDCOE) concluded that «new approaches to traditional LOAC [law of armed conflict] principles need to be developed.»

Not exact matches

To hit this point home further and to commemorate the nation's annual celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, who spoke fervently against racial and economic inequality, here's a sampling of his thoughts on the subject:

With epic cinematography, «Amazing China» — produced by China Central Television and the state - owned China Film Group Co. Ltd. — articulates a message of how China would like to be seen as it pursues President Xi Jinping's vision of a globally resurgent nation, against a reality that doesn't always measure up.

«They go against the very principles our nation was founded on, and they have the potential to undo decades of progress toward greater equality.»

Together — against forces of nature — we gradually developed to become the leading economic nation as we spread across the country, while simultaneously retaining a sense of community.

Whether either man can shepherd a community of nations against the planet's most pressing threats is still very much an open question.

«We are inclined to view it as posing greater trade risk for all types of energy, particularly if other nations establish new trade barriers against U.S. products,» Washington - based research firm ClearView Energy Partners LLC said in a report Monday.

The rupee joins the rupiah (which had fallen more than 13 % against the U.S. dollar as of August), and Brazil's real in a spate of tough economic times for developing nations, particularly those with large current account deficits.

Russian President Vladimir Putin gave a wild state of the nation address to the country's elites on Thursday, and he chose to conclude the speech by hyping up a bunch of doomsday nuclear devices and threatening to retaliate against anyone who attacks the US with nuclear force.

«Zeihan examines how the hard rules of geography are eroding the American commitment to free trade; how much of the planet is aging into a mass retirement that will enervate markets and capital supplies; and how, against all odds, it is the ever - ravenous American economy that — alone among the developed nations — is rapidly approaching energy independence.»

In the last month, there have been mass street protests, and a global network of nongovernmental organizations, the United Nations Convention Against Corruption, has joined the call for Mr. Najib's resignation.

UNITED NATIONS / TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters)- The United States threatened unilateral action against Iran on Monday after Russia vetoed a western bid for the United Nations Security Council to call out Tehran for failing to prevent its weapons from falling into the hands of Yemen's HouthiNATIONS / TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters)- The United States threatened unilateral action against Iran on Monday after Russia vetoed a western bid for the United Nations Security Council to call out Tehran for failing to prevent its weapons from falling into the hands of Yemen's HouthiNations Security Council to call out Tehran for failing to prevent its weapons from falling into the hands of Yemen's Houthi group.

In The Wealth of Nations, Smith wrote: «People of the same trade seldom meet together, even for merriment and diversion, but the conversation ends in a conspiracy against the public.»

«Our combat - hardened aircrews are at the tip of the spear for applying airpower against our nation's enemies,» said Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein.

The sanctions are the latest against third - country companies and individuals in an effort to exert greater economic pressure on Kim Jong Un's regime, which has conducted regular missile and nuclear tests in defiance of United Nations resolutions and has developed weapons that may be capable of hitting the continental U.S.

She is also a formidable voice for women's empowerment in Turkey, a nation with one of the worst gender gaps in the workplace; the university founded and chaired by Sabancı made headlines last year when it published a report on the impact of domestic violence against white - collar working women in Turkey.

Republican senators who had previously assailed the nation's debt burden — including Senators Jeff Flake of Arizona and James Lankford of Oklahoma — eventually fell in line to support the bill after efforts to include a backstop against growing deficits failed.

On Monday, barely a week after China voted in favor of tough new United Nations sanctions against North Korea, the Trump administration launched an investigation into whether China is pirating the intellectual property of American firms under Section 301 of the 1974 Trade Act.

For a nation that isn't officially at war against another nation, the United States dropped an awful lot of bombs on a pretty large number of countries last year, according to research by Micah Zenko, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, and research associate Jennifer Wilson.

The rest of the 15 - nation council, including Russia, voted unanimously against Israel.

The terms of his exit barred Cohl from competing against Live Nation in concert promotion, but he bought an exemption letting him work with a few artists — including the Rolling Stones, the deal's «crown jewel.»

«I know we are competing against every other metropolitan area in the nation,» said Greg Prestemon, CEO of the St. Charles County Economic Development Council (EDC).

Crimes verging on genocide were being committed against the Rohingya minority in Myanmar, and those crimes bore «the fingerprints of the Myanmar government and of the international community», the United Nations special adviser on the prevention of genocide said on Tuesday.

The United Nations, Western nations and rights groups have decried a crackdown by Hun Sen against his critics ahead of a July general elNations, Western nations and rights groups have decried a crackdown by Hun Sen against his critics ahead of a July general elnations and rights groups have decried a crackdown by Hun Sen against his critics ahead of a July general election.

The ECB must be aware of this and accepting of the risk that the stand - off could lead to the publics in the peripheral nations rebelling against the notion of a European union.

Nikki Haley, the US ambassador to the United Nations, announced Sunday morning that the US would impose new sanctions against Russia in the wake of a suspected chemical weapons attack in Syria.

The Slaight Family Foundation has committed to providing that money over the next five years to 15 non-profit organizations that are engaged with the First Nations, Inuit and Métis on a wide range of initiatives, from health and education to cultural activities and preventing violence against Indigenous women.

Earlier this week, Clinton spoke out against the Trans - Pacific Partnership, the 12 - nation trade pact that she boosted as secretary of state and that liberals in the Democratic Party have vehemently opposed.

The United States stations 28,500 troops in South Korea as a legacy of the Cold War conflict, which pitted the South, the United States and United Nations forces against the communist North, backed by China and Russia.

We measure competitiveness against other nations and regions of the world, not just other U.S. states.

The meetings are not expected to discuss further punitive measures against Moscow because Britain, France, Germany and Italy are members of the 28 - nation European Union, which must agree collectively on what steps to take, said two diplomats briefed on the meeting.

There also were fears of retaliation by other nations against EU carriers and larger trade wars.

Conversely, if the dollar is strengthening against the nation's currency of your ADR, returns will suffer.

Britain, which understandably objects to having its sovereignty violated for an assassination attempt with a flashy Soviet - era nerve agent, would appear to be in good company this week: at least 24 nations expelled Russian diplomats Monday in a show of solidarity against the Kremlin's likely poisoning of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yuliya in Salisbury earlier this month.

CARACAS, May 3 (Reuters)- Venezuela said on Thursday it arrested 11 top executives of the country's leading private bank Banesco for allegedly hurting the OPEC nation's ailing currency, the latest move against the private sector that unpopular leftist President Nicolas Maduro blames for a deep...

SYDNEY (Reuters)- The dollar rose to its highest in over four years against a basket of currencies on Thursday after the Federal Reserve's guidance on interest rates highlighted the diverging pathways between the United States and other rich nations.

Using soldiers against First Nations on behalf of a climate - wrecking foreign pipeline company would throw Confederation into upheaval and destroy Trudeau's international brand.

NEW YORK — What do you do if you're one of the most criticized defendants in the nation awaiting a jury verdict on the criminal fraud and conspiracy charges filed against you?

When news broke in 2015 of Volkswagen's massive diesel emissions - cheating scandal, Hagens Berman was the first firm in the nation to file suit against the automaker for its egregious fraud, going on to represent thousands of owners in litigation and take a leading role on the Plaintiffs» Steering Committee that would finalize a $ 14.7 billion, record - breaking settlement for owners.

The largest fine the DEA has levied against a drug distributor was the $ 150 million that McKesson, the nation's largest drug wholesaler, recently agreed to pay following allegations that it failed to report suspicious orders of painkillers.

He touched on his past opposition to free - trade agreements, his support for heavier regulations of Wall Street and the nation's banking industry, and his vote against the Keystone XL oil pipeline as a preview of his campaign.

Critics of the administration complain that it has been slow to retaliate against known nation - state actors.

If her government had spent the last three years negotiating on aboriginal title with First Nations — rather than spending millions of taxpayers» dollars fighting a losing battle against the Tsilhqot» in — there would today be more opportunity and benefits for First Nations and greater certainty for investors and workers on where and how LNG related pipelines and plants will proceed.

In response to recent attacks, the Obama Administration issued an executive order directing an assessment of potential economic sanctions against nation - states (sup > 3 and individuals in those states that are identified as having been involved in cyberattacks against U.S. corporations.

While some of the larger nations in Asia have been rallying against digital currencies and initial coin offerings (ICOs) in recent times, there are ma...

But, rather than fighting child poverty on First Nations reserves, the government has been spending literally millions of your dollars and mine to fight against equal child welfare support for First Nations kids.

Mr Trudeau's cabinet will make this decision without paying a lick of attention to blustery politicians like Brian Jean and Greg Clark because inter-provincial pipeline projects are nation building projects; they shouldn't pit one province against another no matter how much the boys want to strut their stuff in the media.

«When you are going against the resources of a nation state, you can not go it alone.

Lawsuits filed against one of the nation's largest student loan servicers by the federal government's consumer watchdog and two states highlight the importance of knowing your options for repaying student loan debt.

For all the talk of change in Washington, lawmakers return to Capitol Hill this week in a familiar position: up against a series of difficult deadlines to keep the government open and raise the nation's debt ceiling.