Sentences with phrase «nation states as»

It's a global club which sees nation states as significant obstacles to their ambition, but not permanent impediments.

And as grassroots efforts to push more cities into action gear up, we may see cities overtaking nation states as the primary driver for a clean energy economy.

Nation states as Haves (stable / shrinking populations) and Have Nots (high birth / death rates).

Titled Black Friday (2016), Al - Maria's awe - inspiring multimedia installation meditated on the vertiginous mashup of consumerism, religious conservatism, and environmental damage in Gulf nation states as embodied in Arab renditions of the American mall.

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Not exact matches

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.

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP)-- Malaysia's image as a striving, modern nation that upholds the rule of law has been undermined by an epic corruption scandal at state investment fund 1MDB.

Much ink has been spilled about the global tide of nationalism, but these leaders, raised with the freedom to zip around Europe without passports, using a common euro currency, see their individual nations» interests as inextricably bound to the state of the whole world.

He's now being urged to declare a nation - wide «state of emergency» over the issue by a White House commission, as part of a wide - ranging list of recommendations which also encourages easier access to heroin antidotes and mental health treatment.

HAVING spent three days at the Financial Planning Association (FPA) confer - ence in Brisbane last week, it is probably appropriate for me to report on the state of the nation, insofar as financial planners are concerned.

The state's retail market will remain the nation's strongest over the next 12 months, despite consumer spending growth expected to ease as expansion in the resources industry tails off, new research from CBRE says.

Though Democrats have historically been viewed as the strongest supporters of renewable energy, utility - scale wind farms and solar installations are found throughout the nation — including in Republican - leaning states like Arizona, North Carolina, Oklahoma and North Dakota — and enjoy bipartisan support among Americans.

The state's retail market will remain the nation's strongest over the next 12 months, despite consumer spending growth expected to ease as expansion in the resources industry tails off, new research f

Catalans, he said in an interview with The Associated Press, need to claim their sovereignty as a nation from a Spanish state he insists has little respect for Catalonia and is an enthusiastic participant in a global capitalist economy he labels as «a war machine that robs, kills and lies.»

WASHINGTON, March 7 - A Venezuelan state governor made an unusual visit to Washington this week seeking meetings with Congress members to discuss the fate of a Utah man imprisoned in the South American nation, U.S. sources said on Wednesday, as the country faces a possible new round of sanctions.

WASHINGTON, March 7 - A Venezuelan state governor made an unusual visit to Washington this week seeking meetings in Congress to discuss the fate of an American imprisoned in the South American nation, U.S. sources said on Wednesday, as the country faces a possible new round of sanctions.

He brushed off claims that Catalonia would have a rough ride trying to turn itself into a nation and described Spain as a failed state.

Though they admit comparisons are tricky, economists generally view public retirement benefits in the United States as less generous than those in many other wealthy nations.

Since taking office in 2009, Mr. Najib has drawn his country closer to the United States and has used his annual United Nations trips to promote Malaysia as a moderate Muslim partner in the fight against terrorism and as a strategic Asian counterforce to China.

These two institutions — and the significant shared sovereignty they imply - are seen as stepping stones toward an original political union of confederated nation states.

Continued erosion in manufacturing industries in the United States and other nations, coupled with the rise in service industries in those countries, have changed the workplace, as has the decline in union representation in many industries (these two trends, in fact, are commonly viewed as interrelated).

The problems facing us, many of them are global, like rogue nuclear states, like climate change, and other forms of environmental threats, like terrorists, like maximizing global wealth and prosperity, and none of these are going to be solved if we think of the international arena as one of each nation striving for its individual greatness.

And when attempting to adopt his eldest daughter from China as a Canadian living in the States, he had enough endurance to successfully fight the three nations that said it couldn't happen.

The United Nations said on Friday Islamic State had abducted 8,000 families from around Mosul to use as human shields.

But as a nation, the United States is showing an increased interest in plastic surgery.

There's as reason the state's unofficial motto is «As goes Ohio, so goes the nation.»as reason the state's unofficial motto is «As goes Ohio, so goes the nation.»As goes Ohio, so goes the nation.»)

It was as though the 1.6 M sq. ft. Anaheim Convention Center had temporarily seceded from the USA to form its own nation state populated with CPG enthusiasts bartering food.

More than an engrossing collection of historical true - crime stories, though, the book functions as an unlikely financial history of the young United States, as it grew «from a patchwork of largely self - governing colonies to a loosely assembled union of states and, finally, to a single nation under firm federal control.&States, as it grew «from a patchwork of largely self - governing colonies to a loosely assembled union of states and, finally, to a single nation under firm federal control.&states and, finally, to a single nation under firm federal control.»

Indeed it is as unimaginable for many of us to perceive the world without our industrial economies and nation states at the nexus as it must have been for medieval peasants to contemplate a world without the Church of Rome.

Prosecutors began to uncover a string of corruption scandals in 2014 and 2015, involving both private and state - controlled companies, like Petrobras, the nation's oil and gas champion, as well as current and former elected officials — namely, the former president of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

Abigail Bozarth, a spokeswoman for AstraZeneca, said «AstraZeneca believes it is important to engage with policymakers, key partners, and the public — across all states in the United States — about the very challenging issues we face as we all work to strengthen our nation's health care system.&states in the United States — about the very challenging issues we face as we all work to strengthen our nation's health care system.&States — about the very challenging issues we face as we all work to strengthen our nation's health care system.»

The new law is the nation's first formal approval of the industry after its come under scrutiny across many states for allowing what regulators see as illegal online gambling.

And those negotiations have to be led by a secretary of State, contended Richardson, who formerly served as ambassador to the United Nations and as Energy Secretary under former President Bill Clinton.

Those skills paid off handsomely for the first - term Republican this week as Governor Rick Snyder signed into law bills co-sponsored by Colbeck that ban mandatory union membership, making Michigan the nation's 24th right - to - work state.

Earlier this month, during a two - hour state - of - the - nation speech, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a slew of new nuclear weapons as well as a hypersonic missile.

The United States remains an immigrant nation, in spirit as well as in fact.

Fossil fuel prices are squeezing budgets in several states that rely heavily on severance taxes, such as Alaska, North Dakota, Wyoming and Oklahoma — even as OPEC nations consider cutting production to boost prices.

California's Congressional delegation, the largest and most influential in the nation, is undergoing a major upheaval, the result of reapportionment and retirements, threatening the state's influence in Washington next year and forcing members to scramble to withstand what is emerging as a generational wave.

As Henry Kissinger emphasizes in his new book World Order, the fundamental building block of all American and international engagement over the past hundred years — namely, the nation state and the Westphalian system in which states are embedded — is particularly weak in the Middle East due to fragile national roots and competing local and universalist identities, including pan-Arabic movements and messianic religious calls from the likes of Iran's ayatollahs and ISIS.

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This capture of international sales is due to Beijing's geopolitical ambitions, along with a willingness to sell arms to nations that other countries may not feel comfortable dealing with — sanctioned states and human rights abusers such as Iran, Angola, and Sudan.

For now, the best response is that a program such as the above — applied when necessary beyond Iraq, Syria, and ISIS to other challenges against the international order — would buy the Middle East time for the modernization and internal transformation needed to anchor the nation - state principle and provide homegrown disincentives to violence and upheaval.

When Michigan officially became the nation's 24th right - to - work state in March, Gov. Rick Snyder, who pushed the deeply controversial law through the Legislature in December, hailed it as a boost for the state's economic recovery.

Nestler says that as the march has grown — more than 200,000 people are expected to travel to the nation's capital for it — he and his team have been in contact with many of the organizers of the 53 state chapters to give them the tools and information they need to help transport as many participants as possible.

«New York has no future as the tax capital of our nation,» Cuomo said in his first State of the State address in 2011.

«Before his conviction, Mr. Libby had rendered more than a decade of honorable service to the Nation as a public servant at the Department of State, the Department of Defense, and the White House.

There is a fascinating battle under way over states» rights and taxation, with federal Treasurer Peter Costello wielding his new - found power as chieftain of the biggest pot of gold the nation has ever seen — the GST.

Even in the worst of times, Georgia performs relatively well in our rankings due to advantages that were in place well before the governor took office: a top - notch infrastructure with the world's busiest airport and one of the nation's most important ports, as well as a large workforce in a right - to - work state.

«In Utah, we take very seriously our goal to lead the nation as the best performing economy and our reputation as the most business - friendly state.

While the special counsel's investigation tries to determine whether Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election, America's top nuclear commander described the nation as a paramount threat to the United States.