Inflation not jobs should be the main worry.

This reflects concerns about Turkey s Muslim culture and its large population, as well as concern that any further enlargement will overly dilute the European project.

After 1979, fears about limits to growth and nuclear power ebbed.

There is also a concern about the decline of public confidence in US institutions.

For now, high octane worries about protectionism are probably overdone.

Spain and Cyprus with their worries over secessionist minded regions, are worried by any possible precedent.

There also is no doubt about the legitimacy of concerns about elements of the Syrian opposition.

That outcome should moderate Europe s inflation concerns.

Today s feverish hand wringing reflects a confluence of worries especially concerns about inflation, excess investment, soaring wages, and bad bank loans.

There has been much concern about financial contagion between Europe and America.

There are also concerns about inexperienced Islamist officials ability to run finance ministries.

This concern about mass media is no mere elitist scorn for popular culture.

Especially in the case of Chinese, fears of divided national loyalties and fifth columns have been strong.

So a more concrete undertaking, one that preserves South Korea s bedrock security concerns, is needed.

Indeed, fears are growing that southern Africa will be condemned to the role of exporter of raw materials.

The recent re emergence of concerns about Spain has shown that the problem has not gone away.

Indeed, worries about rising protectionism in a low growth environment are on target.

Then came the global financial crisis, and worries about them seemed to vanish.

Now that the crisis is abating, concerns about the SWFs and their behavior are returning.

And it may raise concerns about media concentration in Russia, but remains silent about media concentration in Italy.

Both the number of immigrants and their origin have caused concerns about immigration s effects on American culture.

Then, as now, fears about regional instability, economic stagnation, and social backwardness abounded.

It is therefore encouraging that concerns about Zimbabwean diamonds are being raised within the diamond trade itself.

Talk of haircuts for private investors immediately triggers concerns about contagion.

The linking of PC s produced scares about the potential dangers of the new world.

This raises troubling questions about the region s industrial trajectory. Indeed, fears are growing that southern Africa will be condemned to the role of exporter of raw materials.

The European Neighborhood Policy is worthy enough, but it does not address the pressing concerns about maintaining and securing Ukraine s independence.

Steadily rising prices of raw materials, agricultural products, and energy already reflect fears about future shortages.

The latest ZEW survey of euro zone business confidence buttresses these fears.

NATO is in Afghanistan largely owing to shared concerns about terrorism.

In the West, concerns about the impact on Chinese growth triggered a fearful sell off in the markets.

Yet subsequent actions designed to give him unprecedented executive power raise concerns about these early positive steps.

There have been worries for years about the global imbalances caused by America s huge overseas borrowing.

This rentrée is also marked (on both sides of the Atlantic) by the return of worries about how classical music is financed.

But the minute the sub prime crisis subsides, anxieties about SWF s will return.

It s energy and environmentally friendly at a time when concerns about global warming are growing.

(Another reason stems from recent reports concerning the rapid melting of the polar ice cap, which seem to reconfirm worries about global warming.)

Moreover, today s Keynesians ignore the urgency behind the depression era concern with balanced budgets.

Given the heavy volume of concessionary loans provided by China, concern about African countries future debt burden is growing.

Deepening these fears, China s free trade deals in Southeast Asia give agriculture priority. While the logic of this argument is shaky, it taps into deep Japanese concerns about China s rise.

Until the Reinhart Rogoff paper, the main argument for fiscal retrenchment rested on concerns about the sustainability of public debt.

It was long thought that cannabis was a relatively harmless drug, and that concerns about its use were overstated.

The new business cycle also embeds a monetary policy that replaces concern with real wages with a focus on asset prices.

Concerns in the EU over energy security, fueled by increasing dependence on Russia, have never been greater.

In any event, concerns about insurance policyholders should have led, at most, to a governmental commitment to back their claims if necessary.