Sentences with phrase «other nation states»

A separate document contained in the apparent file dump appears to show Sudan, along with Russia, listed as «not officially supported», as opposed to the «active» or «expired» status held by most other nation states.

If the threat is other nation states, the media and diplomacy are far more effective deterrents than such weapons can ever be.

«It is essential that they not only take the opportunity to do so but show leadership by encouraging others nation states to do the same.

Not exact matches

Christian Leuprecht, a political science professor at RMC and Queen's University, says that unlike other nations» security agencies, which might actively seek to extract information from other states, Canada's intelligence operations focus more often on protecting intellectual property and trade secrets.

the impact of new or potential regulations imposed or to be imposed by the United States or other nations.

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.

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.

«When we see malicious cyber activity, whether it be from the Kremlin or other malicious nation - state actors, we are going to push back,» said Rob Joyce, the White House cyber security coordinator.

We lived through a period in which nation - states competed against each other for glory and preeminence, and the results were not pretty.

«The California Air Resources Board reaffirmed its own set of regulatory standards for the automotive industry, setting it and 12 other mostly East and West Coast states that follow its lead on a different path than the rest of the nation.»

And the lime green Partnership for Peace (PFP) partner countries span a wide range of former Soviet nations, the neutral Nordic states, and other non-NATO nations in Europe.

Under the United Nations Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies, for instance, states agreed to explore space for the benefit of all humankind, not place weapons of mass destruction on celestial bodies and avoid harmful contaminStates in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies, for instance, states agreed to explore space for the benefit of all humankind, not place weapons of mass destruction on celestial bodies and avoid harmful contaminstates agreed to explore space for the benefit of all humankind, not place weapons of mass destruction on celestial bodies and avoid harmful contamination.

«The GUIDES indicators that focus on some overall macroeconomic indicators,» Chisa recommends, plus «a few other topics that get you a lot of bang for the buck: British Colonialism, nations versus states, Dutch Disease (resource curse), Sovereign Wealth Fund, import substitution, current account balance, fiscal deficit, IMF austerity measures, and the «trilemma» of free - capital flows, independent monetary policy, and fixed exchange rates.»

He noted that the more a state spends, the worse its health outcomes are; the U.S, which spends 18 % of its GDP and more than any other nation, has similarly poor results.

«Under the United Nations Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies, for instance, states agreed to explore space for the benefit of all humankind, not place weapons of mass destruction on celestial bodies and avoid harmful contamination,» Maynard explains, but that was way back inStates in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies, for instance, states agreed to explore space for the benefit of all humankind, not place weapons of mass destruction on celestial bodies and avoid harmful contamination,» Maynard explains, but that was way back instates agreed to explore space for the benefit of all humankind, not place weapons of mass destruction on celestial bodies and avoid harmful contamination,» Maynard explains, but that was way back in 1967.

Fears are growing of a trade war between China and the United States after the two nations threatened each other with tariffs.

But while Iceland's government has made a concerted effort to ensure pay equity, efforts have stalled in other developed nations, including the United States.

«I call on the president and our nation's military leaders to re-focus their efforts on improving health care and other services for our service members and veterans and ensuring the security, freedom, and prosperity of the United States and its allies.

India cares about collaborating with the United States and with other nations.

How do you normalize nation - states regularly firing rockets full of people at each other without someone starting World War III?

While some nations may have more of one or the other, no one else comes close to matching the sum combination that is found in the United States.

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.

It would signal that the United States has no interest in cooperating with other nations on climate change,» said Alden Meyer, of the Union of Concerned Scientists.

Reviewing commitment to clean energy research and development June 1 The United States committed along with 21 other nations and the European Union to double research and development spending on clean energy technology.

«These state actors, their job is to gather intelligence on other nations.»

With operations around the world — three wholly owned subsidiaries in Europe, majority ownership in a joint venture in Japan, and distribution agreements with independent contractors in other nations — Wind River faces corporate tax rates that can be much higher than those for companies that operate only in the United States.

If the Supreme Court overturns the appeals court, that could jeopardize laws allowing concealed weapons in every other state in the nation.

With crude oil and natural gas flowing to foreign destinations in greater volumes, the United States can make sure other nations don't have to «tolerate the intolerable,» Perry said.

The United States and other Western nations have been fighting fundamentalist insurgents in Afghanistan since 2001.

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

If Tennessee becomes the first state in the nation to offer tuition - free college, other states might not be far behind.

During a joint press conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, President Trump criticized the trade relationship between the United States and Germany and other European nations.

«When we see malicious cyberattacks, whether from the Kremlin or other nation - state actors, we are going to push back,» Rob Joyce, a special assistant to the president and the cybersecurity coordinator for the National Security Council, said in joint conference call with journalists by senior officials in Washington and London.

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.

Instead, unilaterally imposing a 19th century tariff policy is a sure way to alienate Washington's closest friends and ensure that other, less democratically - minded, states might become tomorrow's «greatest nation on earth.»

The Trump administration had been trying to pressure Europe, Canada, Mexico and other nations to renegotiate trading terms in America's favor, including limiting the flow of foreign metals into the United States, saying that it would grant exclusions to the tariffs for countries that agreed to meet its demands.

Mr. Page, a former Merrill Lynch banker who founded an investment company in New York, Global Energy Capital, drew attention during the summer for a speech in which he criticized the United States and other Western nations for a «hypocritical focus on ideas such as democratization, inequality, corruption and regime change» in Russia and other parts of the former Soviet Union.

Beginning after World War II, the United States gradually reduced its import taxes and pushed other nations to do the same, seeking not only to promote increased trade but to prevent conflict.

The good news is that the Chinese do not feel morally superior or exceptional, and that the majority of them believe China should not take on a world leadership role, or if it does, it should jointly lead the world with the United States and other leading nations.

It is worth noting that the 12 states holding contests, Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont and Virginia, were not only less affected by the housing crisis, but have stronger housing markets today than most other states in the nation.

But, like many other nations, it suffers from «a failure of the state» begat by «bureaucracies at local, state, and national levels» that remain either too corrupt or too incompetent to supply citizens with decent public services.

Canada has not been targeted as frequently by the United States» anti-dumping and anti-subsidy tariffs as some other nations, notably China.

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Representatives of Iran, the United States and five other nations, plus the European Union pose onstage on April 2, 2015, in Lausanne, Switzerland, during negotiations that would led to the Iran nuclear deal.

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As U.S. Trade Representative Robert E. Lighthizer, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and other officials head to Beijing this week for high - stakes trade talks with Chinese counterparts, they seek to correct an economic relationship with China that has become increasingly unbalanced — and, over the long term, dangerous — for the United States and other nations.

Corporate concerns were only inflamed by President Trump's Asia trip, which showcased his «America First» trade policy and left the United States isolated as 11 other nations agreed to new trade liberalization measures.

The United States has led the pack in the shale revolution, profiting more than any other nation.