It's sweeping the world.

But how can it be applied to the mess now in Syria?

But Turkey cannot be indifferent to the tragedy engulfing its southern neighbors.

At present, the road, which is prone to washouts owing to the frequent storms that sweep over the island, must be repaired constantly.

This date 60 years ago witnessed the final defeat of the Nazi forces, which had been rampaging through the European continent.

Today, popular rebellion and political change have spread throughout the region.

It is difficult to exaggerate the strange sentiment in the West which one might call Palestine romanticism.

LONDON Europe s reaction to the historic revolutions in North Africa has vacillated between exhilaration and fear.

So far, anti American rhetoric has been remarkably muted in the uprisings sweeping the Middle East.

Cyprus, of course, is just the latest country to be hit by the economic crisis surging through the Mediterranean.

AMMAN There seem to be a thousand and one interpretations of the changes sweeping across the countries of the Middle East and North Africa.

17th centuryThe years around 1620 saw another period of famine sweep across Europe.

Banditry continued to plague Darfur in May, and there are indications that those criminal acts are increasingly being committed by rebel and militia fighters, in addition to common criminals acting without a political agenda.

From the EU s point of view, the turmoil engulfing the Arab world couldn t have come at a worse time.

If only such practices were used to tackle the vast majority of the problems that overwhelm Somalia.

The problem is that all over the west now it looks like this.

Racism and injustice and violence sweep our world, bringing a tragic harvest of heartache and death.

NEW YORK A wave of fiscal austerity is rushing over Europe and America.

At the same time, the Middle East is awash with modern communications, much of it with an anti Western slant.

Christian IV first initiated the policy of expanding Denmark's overseas trade, as part of the mercantilist wave that was sweeping Europe.

We are also prepared to consider the impact of issuing special drawing rights with a view to eliminating the instability and financial imbalances that are overwhelming the developing world.

This movement is not quite sweeping the world, but it is making a difference.

BERKELEY Fiscal profligacy did not cause the sovereign debt crisis engulfing Europe, and fiscal austerity will not solve it.

At 14 minutes, I had these awful contractions, like this urge to breathe.

But several eurozone members did not keep their word, and the crisis engulfing their sovereign debt now endangers the survival of the eurozone as a whole.

In particular, the attitude to the use of force and the way they're trained to use force is especially different.

Hard power, which relies on coercion, grows out of military and economic might.

On the one hand, despite the economic crisis engulfing neighboring Europe, Turkey remains the world s second fastest growing economy, after China.

First, and foremost, the world as a whole has yet to deal fully with the economic consequences of unrest in the Middle East and the tragedies in Japan.

The Luxembourg Army was integrated into the Force Publique (Public Force) which included the Gendarmerie and the Police.

And, though it may seem counter intuitive, the region s turmoil is finally bringing to the surface its fundamental problems in a way that allows them to be confronted and overcome.

Moreover, viewed from a wider perspective, economic and social turbulence on Europe s southern periphery will constitute a geopolitical risk.

It must offer Pakistan a consensual path toward winning back its tribal areas from the insurgents, end the wave of terror in its cities, and ensure the election of a new, legitimate government.

COPENHAGEN Turmoil across the Middle East and Northern Africa has refocused attention on the impact that political tensions or interference can have on the price and availability of energy imports.

CAMBRIDGE The world of traditional power politics was typically about whose military or economy would win.

This is super charged American soft power.

Dania, of My Chaos, discussed what she feels as a religious fever sweeping the society, and in turn, the blogpshere

Another kind of wave is also sweeping the country Complaints and protests across Mauritanian cities against the shortage of drinking water. Lack of drinking water is causing widespread protests in Mauritania.

The Union s failure so far to respond adequately to the crisis engulfing the Arab world is sharpening knives in foreign ministries across Europe.

Meanwhile, on the supply side, countries are dealing with high and volatile commodity prices, including an oil price spike as a result of the Middle East uprisings.

The World Cup will kick off in about three weeks and bloggers across the Levant have already been busy using their keyboards and camera shutters trying to capture the hysteria that engulfs the world once every four years.

Putin s claim to great power status and his great power policies are structurally very vulnerable.

Arrogance of power and blindness about reality were the two main causes for the decline of the sole remaining superpower.

Magris s novel is not only an important literary achievement it also has a deep connection to the dangers that we face now, particularly the wave of fanaticism, from Mumbai to Oslo, in the name of a holy war against the other.

The limits of military power have been exposed.