Sentences with phrase «military presence»

It's fear that controls the perception of the need for maintaining a strong military presence in the world — even if it means holding onto weapons of mass destruction.

There is also a strong military presence in the area, with several bases located here.

Unfortunately for the more adventurous, this time has past and the road is very safe with military presence along the way.

In the intervening years, though, the city has had to change its focus and now serves both a strong military presence as well as a robust educational infrastructure.

In theory this will create a very rich, powerful nation, however it is quite prone to corruption and generally has a very powerful military presence to go along with it.

The city has a strong military presence with half a dozen major installations in or near the city limits.

The authorities don't want them to go take care of things in Saudi Arabia, as they worry a US military presence there will make matters worse.

Both Trump and Vice President Mike Pence emphasised the importance of a strategic American military presence on the moon, with Pence stating that it will «enhance our national security and our capacity to provide for the common defense of the people of the United States of America.»

The collapse of the Soviet Union and its empire in Eastern Europe ended the prospect of a major attack on Western Europe and also removed the long - term rationale for a major US military presence in Europe.

Hezbollah and other Iranian - backed militias have a large military presence in Syria and are well entrenched in central and eastern areas near the Iraqi border.

Add to the mix the need to establish a credible program of military engagement with China and to project some form of military presence in Asia, and policy planners and military leaders face real challenges and tough choices.

Executed multipronged strategy of positively engaging China while reasserting U.S. leadership in the region by increasing American military presence and crafting new commercial, diplomatic, and military alliances with neighboring countries made uncomfortable by recent Chinese behavior.

Refugees poured into Sikkim after China's 1959 crackdown in Tibet, and India established an increased military presence along the border near Lhasa.

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The American military presence here, as well as a closer security cooperation with the US, are of paramount importance for nations that still consider Russia a threat to their political existence.

These acts, largely ignored by the U.S.» collective memory, have deeply contributed to Pyongyang's contempt for the U.S. and especially its ongoing military presence on the Korean Peninsula.

China has approached Vanuatu about establishing a permanent military presence on the tiny Pacific island, Australia's Fairfax Media reported on Tuesday, a plan that would likely stoke regional tensions.

The United States on Wednesday signaled an open - ended military presence in Syria as part of a broader strategy to prevent Islamic State's resurgence, pave the way diplomatically for the eventual departure of Syrian President Bashar al - Assad and curtail Iran's influence.

The UK military presence in Iraq is due to be cut down from 5,500 in autumn 2000 to 2,500 this spring, with Gordon Brown insisting British forces have made a real difference on the ground to hand over power to Iraqi authorities.

Importing oil from outside of North America is major problem that has shaped US foreign policy, costs a significant and very costly military presence in the Middle East and other areas on the planet, and even has played a role (maybe even a major role) in where we waged war on foreign nations, where thousands of American lives were lost and trillions of dollars.

A mix of Orwellian police state and ghetto slum, the People are kept under the heel of oppression through permanent surveillance, 24 - hour propaganda, and an ever - constant military presence.

American commercial investments, our continuing strategic military presence, and new high - level scientific and political interest in Greenland argue for establishing a small and seasonal American Presence Post in Greenland's capital as soon as practicable...

The US, with or without allies, has enough military presence across the Middle East to crush Russian forces in Syria — but a direct attack on Russian forces carries a risk of escalating a conflict into nuclear war.

The exercise was reported in Taiwanese media this week, which speculated it could have been a warning from the United States to China following China's stepped up military presence around Taiwan, the self - ruled island Beijing claims as its own.

But since he hasn't been able to secure the funding he desires for the wall, approximately $ 25 billion, he is instead pushing for heightened military presence at the border.

Okinawa, an island in southern Japan, has sustained a heavy US military presence since the end of World War II, when Japan allied with Germany and Italy as part of the Axis powers.

The Arctic is an important area where the Canadian military presence is weak and needs to be strengthened as global warming adds to the strategic importance of Arctic sea lanes.

The piecemeal statements of the Administration lead some to conclude that the purpose of the exercise is to give NATO something to do, and to justify our massive military presence in Europe.

Since the end of the Cold War, the U.S. military presence overseas has changed profoundly.

Though Washington has obtained the support of the ruling regimes, including some inside the former Soviet Union, virtually all the bases are in countries where an American military presence stirs resentment among Islamic extremists.

It's true that the white house is probably similar to a nuclear submarine on the inside, in terms of technology, and there is a huge military presence throughout the white house, it must be like being the guest of nato central command, which is a bit of a crap setting for a national leader.

They also got a secure military presence in a second Southern Caucasian country.

On May 4, 2016, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu announced that Russia planned to form 3 new military divisions to counter NATO's growing military presence in Eastern Europe.

In today's Congressional Corner, Connecticut Representative Joe Courtney tells WAMC's Alan Chartock that his district's military presence makes the cuts even worse.

Some officials hold out hope that a long - term military presence might be unnecessary if hoped - for peace talks with the Taliban make progress.

[1] Only Turkey recognizes the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, while there is broad recognition that the ongoing military presence constitutes occupation of territories that belong to the Republic of Cyprus.

Along with jazzy monkeys and an elephant brigade that takes a poke at Great Britain's past military presence, Mowgli's wanderings are interwoven with lessons of friendship and responsibility.

On the outside, the 75th Anniversary Jeep Wrangler and Wrangler Unlimited can be had in a number of exterior colors including Black, Rhino, Mojave Sand, Bright White, Billet Silver, Granite Crystal, and as pictured here — tying in Jeeps historical military presence — Sarge Green.

But Min isn't convinced she's crazy, and a slew of events — including an asteroid on a collision course with Earth, a suspicious military presence in the area and unexplained natural disasters — have assured Min that her hunch is correct.

Remember, for over half a century the Island of Vieques and surrounding waters were off limits to the public during the active naval military presence.

In a city teaming with life on the brink of a full - scale riot, these are the moments before a coup d'état, where the visible military presence exacerbates a situation where tensions are running high.

An army recruiting tent behind the Union Jack reminds us of the British military presence.