Sentences with phrase «foreign policy challenges»

What was quite promising about this particular conference was the willingness of its young participants to rationally debate Pakistan's key domestic and foreign policy challenges, and explore possible opportunities and solutions for tackling them effectively.

Tiny majorities in the Commons, a national lack of cash, vexing foreign policy challenges, a woman in charge of the Conservatives, a referendum on Europe and not least a rather unpredictable chap in the White House.

While the regime seems likely to remain stable in 2018, the struggle for power and assets among the political elite will continue to escalate, and economic and foreign policy challenges create long - term uncertainty.

Romney's foreign policy challenge is to make himself seem like a reasonable, stable, informed guy who won't get us in trouble.

Not exact matches

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However, as part of its response, the USTR also lodged a WTO case last month challenging Chinese policies it said unfairly limit foreign companies» control over their technology.

Corruption and fiscal instability, coupled with inconsistencies in taxation and mining policies, make operating on the continent challenging for foreign producers, to say the least.

Many Americans view the United Nations as a threat to our sovereignty even though, in fact, it has functioned more as an instrument of United States» foreign policy than as a challenge to our power.

The Santa Fe Report targets liberation theology as a major challenge to U.S. foreign policy because it refuses to be silent about death or about the possibilities for new life.

American commentators with European credibility should have been deployed throughout the continent, in person and through the electronic media, to challenge the virtually unchallenged cartoon of American evangelical cowboys running riot in the world» a cartoon that helps explain, at least in part, the vapors of Anglican bishops in Great Britain who imagine that Tim LaHaye's fictional speculations on the Book of Revelation play a formative role in U.S. foreign policy.

It's unthinkable, for example, that any British foreign minister would get away with repeating what Joschka Fischer (German foreign minister) said in 1998: «Transforming the European Union into a single state with one army, one constitution and one foreign policy is the critical challenge of the age.»

In terms of foreign policy, it has other priorities and prefers not to challenge Russian hegemony in Central Asia — which it views positively, as a counterweight to the United States» global dominance.

On the other hand, institutions may reinforce the EU's foreign policy capabilities, allowing it to play an important role within those multilateral frameworks tasked to tackle new global challenges such as climate change.

Or is this a challenge that will result in some dramatic modifications to US foreign policy towards Europe and the world?

Partly it reflected the fact that defying Bush felt too much like a challenge to the «special relationship» that dominates foreign policy thinking across the political spectrum.

The report recommends foreign policy follows five guiding principles: to actively work to protect civilians; to challenge abuses of humanitarian law and human rights; to deliver on policies like the Arms Trade Treaty which save lives through international agreement; to meet the challenges of the modern world, including new threats like terrorism; and strengthening multilateral institutions, with the UK taking the lead to reunite the UN.

Hasan writes «Mr. Miliband could become the first British prime minister in a generation willing to stand up to the United States and chart a distinctive path», and that Miliband «isn't afraid to challenge the foreign policy establishment».

The Center aims to build bridges between communities, societies, and nations through closer interactions between science and diplomacy and elevate the role of science in foreign policy to address national and global challenges.

Among its short questions, I spotted a few that were poorly worded and one that I judged unfair to Ronald Reagan's foreign policy, but the overwhelming majority looked fine and the medium - and long - answer questions are plenty challenging, well - conceived, and unlikely to be answered successfully without a fair command of the essentials of American history.

HBO has dated it's The Final Year doc: During his last year in office, President Obama's foreign - policy team worked to solidify the administration's policies amidst immense challenges.

A portion of the archive is included in the exhibition with a purpose of confronting audiences with the human costs of public policies, connecting domestic and foreign policies and policing, and challenging viewers to reevaluate the abstractions of political rhetoric in individual terms.

I was glad to see Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, even amid so many other pressing foreign - policy challenges, committing the United States to doing more to cut the illicit trade in wildlife and related products.

(6) The consequences of global climate change, including increases in poverty and destabilization of economies and societies, are likely to pose long - term challenges to the national security, foreign policy, and economic interests of the United States.

• Acting for the successful Claimant in R (on the application of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign) v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government [2017] EWHC 1502 (Admin), a challenge to guidance from the defendant Secretary of State which sought to prohibit the administering authorities of the local government pension schemes from adopting policies of boycott, divestment and sanction against foreign nations (led by Nigel Giffin QC).

However, the court would review the following four issues if challenged by the respondent: (1) whether the foreign court lacks jurisdiction pursuant to Taiwanese laws; (2) whether a default judgment is rendered against the losing defendant, but the notice or summons of the initiation of action had been legally served in a reasonable time in the foreign country or had been served through judicial assistance provided under the Taiwanese laws; (3) whether the performance ordered by such judgment or its litigation procedure is against Taiwanese public policy or morals; and (4) whether there exists no mutual recognition between the foreign country and Taiwan.

Through secretive and binding disputes mechanisms in these agreements, foreign investors - often transnational corporations - are able to challenge any government law, measure, omission or policy which they claim adversely affects their investment.

brings advanced American and foreign - trained lawyers together, exposing students to the broad variety of approaches to law - and policy - making domestically and internationally and preparing them for the challenges of an increasingly global legal community.

Local censorship laws do present unique challenges, but some experts believe foreign policies actually do more to isolate Iranian cryptocurrency users.

We aim to elevate and amplify women's voices in foreign policy in order to enrich debates, grow the quality of solutions to global challenges, and better reflect the dynamic world in which we live.