The UN is showcasing the alluring promise of a green economy, focused on tackling global warming.

It is tempting to believe that renewable energy sources are responsible for emissions reductions, but the numbers clearly say otherwise.

It is tempting to conclude that appointing a well connected figure from an emerging market economy could solve the problem.

With Iran having spurned Obama s offers of compromise, it is tempting for the US administration to turn its back on dialogue.

The Fate of Abe s Japan

A Europe of Judges

It was Kolakowski s fate a curse, if the Chinese proverb is to be trusted to live in interesting times.

That may be the case, and it may be a tempting argument to make in authoritarian societies that are unsympathetic to beliefs that challenge their own legitimacy.

What happens to a dream deferred?

Accident has always shaped human destiny.

What is going to happen to these children who are supposedly the future of Mexico?

Sami's fate was in the hands of the jury.

First, it is tempting to avoid facing the painful events in our lives that might be the cause of our difficulties.

In fact, Kosovo s fate is intertwined with the EU s own.

Death, of course, comes to all living things.

Can the Arab states avoid a similar fate?

We do not want to see this process fail.

To this day, the fate of 150 persons is not known.

The fate of 150 people is still unknown.

NEWPORT BEACH As we all struggle to comprehend the economic and financial impact of Japan s calamity, it is tempting to seek historical analogies for guidance.

This has been the fate of some of our standard macroeconomic policies.

The fate of the euro was at stake and with it European unification as a whole.

Perhaps Europe will just boom anyway.

Who gave the camel urine drinkers the right to decide the fate of Syria...

China's fate won't be different from Libya's and Ethiopia's will be worse.

The fate of my Palmyra is in your hands, says Miss August.

The battle decided the control of the lands of the Duero.

Without it a plant, an animal or a baby dies. Second is food.

A resolute effort is needed to determine the fate of the archives.

The destiny of the United Nations and humankind is in our hands.

The fate of pastoralism is an issue that concerns the majority of affected countries.

The fate of those who began working at a very early age, or of women who interrupted work to raise their children, is used as an argument against reform.

It is tempting for Europeans to project their own history onto Asia and to view current developments there as a mere repetition, if not an imitation, of what occurred in Europe.

While it is tempting to scapegoat the common currency, the fact is that the euro has brought huge economic and financial benefits to Germany, owing to increased trade, greater price stability, more competition, and improved efficiency.

Although it is tempting to think of this as a purely domestic problem affecting the United States, nothing could be further from the truth.

The Communist Party represented China s destiny as a great power.

This is where the battle lines are now drawn, and where the future of the country will be decided.

Yet the revolt was suppressed, and the Decembrists were executed or exiled.

The fate of the rest of the world depends on the responses to the unfolding financial turmoil.

Let us recall the fate of Ahmedinejad s two immediate predecessors.

Ultimately, the dynamics of Afghan politics will determine Afghanistan s fate.

And, with that change, the fate of the Front may be changing, too.

The fate of the entire region may well depend on the outcome of the upcoming conference.

The fate of the Franco German axis, in particular, hinges on the outcome of the referendum.

Despite historical differences, Peru and Chile share a common destiny.