The term first appears in Latin in 1469 as media tempestas (middle times).

The first term defined the tumultuous middle of the twentieth century, the latter its benign ending.

In the short term Russia armed with high oil prices has nothing to lose but in the long term, Russia s policy in the Middle East appears to be doubly misguided.

Bush had promised to bring the Middle East conflict closer to a resolution before the end of his term this year.

Israeli leaders must adjust their long term strategic thinking to the new Middle East that ultimately emerges from the current disarray.

This crisis, too, can be a stepping stone for a long term political solution involving all parties in the Middle East.

Having placed fighting corruption at the top of the Bank s agenda, he left in the middle of his term, accused of favoritism.

If Islam, particularly in the Middle East, is on a similar trajectory, long term instability in the region is all but assured.

The projected increase in the long term fiscal deficit must be reversed by stemming the growth in transfers to middle class retirees.

Well, not all Arabs are Muslims and not all Muslims are from the Middle East and the term Arab has sort of morphed into a generic term used to describe anyone from that region.

Well, notwithstanding the gloomy pictures from the Middle East, Darfur, Iraq, elsewhere, there is a longer term trend that does represent some good news.

Iran exerts significant influence on both state and non state actors whose support is indispensible to any long term peace in the Middle East.

Indeed, the Middle East cannot achieve long term stability while Iran is excluded from negotiations and the Shia Sunni schism is allowed to deepen.

AMMAN Rather than speak of the Middle East or the Arab world, I increasingly prefer to use the term WANA, meaning West Asia North Africa.

Relationships with non traditional donors, particularly in Asia and the Middle East, will also be cultivated to build ties for the medium and long term.

But unilateralism is not a rational long term and effective policy, for it will not lead to a genuine and lasting peace in the Middle East.

Full size large This term is used most in North America, Middle East and Australia where it refers to the largest affordable sedans on the market.

From the ancient Greeks, the term passed on to the European Middle Ages for a similar hereditary class of military leaders often referred to as the nobility .

The Middle Kingdom s Middle Class

From Middle Israel to Middle Palestine

Only one out of every ten Venezuelan companies polled states any intention of making middle or long term investments such as renovating existing industrial plants or building new ones.

Toastmaster is a general term, prevalent in the United States in the middle 20th century, referring to a person in charge of the proceedings of a public speaking event.

Truman was weary of both the convoluted politics of the Middle East and of the urgings of Jewish leaders through his term in office, and was undecided on his policy.

Short term macroeconomic stability is the immediate priority in Egypt and the other Arab Awakening countries. In the medium term, however, the viability of the current order is at stake and not only in these countries, but across the rest of North Africa and the Middle East.

Only in the last 18 months of a second term president or following a military engagement in the Middle East does the United States actually start to concern itself with peace.

In the medium term, however, the viability of the current order is at stake and not only in these countries, but across the rest of North Africa and the Middle East.

The term Eisenhower Doctrine refers to a speech by President Dwight David Eisenhower on 5 January 1957, within a Special Message to the Congress on the Situation in the Middle East .

High school teaching assistants The term teaching assistant is used in the high school and middle school setting for students or adults that assist a teacher with one or more classes.

Östersund is located in the middle of Scandinavia, in the middle of Sweden, in the middle of Jämtland County and in the middle of Östersund Municipality.

In the longer term, were shale gas and oil to satisfy US demand, Canadian oil could wean America s allies from their Middle East oil addiction, giving them new foreign policy options, too.

With this idea in mind, Munther Haddadin, a former Jordanian minister of water resources, proposed for the Middle East a Water and Energy Union, a long term mechanism to integrate a fragmented region.

The challenge of his foreign policy is not to change the Middle East this is the long term task of the region s peoples but to redress America s damaged reputation in the Muslim world.

Can a president shown to be hesitant in the Middle East and Afghanistan even before his mid term setback muster the authority needed to advance his global vision after such a domestic debacle?

Obama did not take the bait an accidental photo opportunity or public debate with Raúl Castro in the middle of an election campaign is not how a US president wins a second term.

Many historians now prefer to use the term Early Modern for this period, a more neutral designation that highlights the period as a transitional one between the Middle Ages and the modern era.

Short Term Talk, Long Term Cost

Middle World.

To be sure, not all Arab governments are welcoming China with open arms. Indeed, many of the Middle East s most powerful actors including Turkey and Saudi Arabia are suspicious of China s long term intentions.

Equally important will be whether Western countries cooperate to create a long term strategy of cultural and educational exchanges that can help develop a richer and more open civil society in Middle Eastern countries.

Most important in the current situation will be the development of a long term strategy of cultural and educational exchanges aimed at developing a richer and more open civil society in Middle Eastern countries.

The investments needed to make this happen represent a fraction of most donor assistance to low and middle income countries, but would have a massive global impact on human development in the long term.

Middle East Integration

Middle East Modesty

Obama s Middle East

The Middle Empire of the Middle East will no longer remain a sleeping giant.