Its main purpose was to protect Sweden's interests in southern Finland against the Hanseatic city of Tallinn.

First, in international conflicts, the defending army must always protect the lives of its citizens, not just property interests.

2.2 Concrete measures to protect women's rights and lawful interests

Iran does not need nuclear weapons to protect its regional interests, and such weapons have no place in Iran s security strategy.

In order to make the best of a grim situation, India must be prepared to protect its own interests at all costs.

Such a role would better protect Europe s broader interests in the Middle East, while allowing it to remain faithful to its values.

It has interests to protect, and this often requires supporting unsavory regimes.

Modern encryption tools, layered rights of access and copyright of the documentation itself was used by the community concerned to protect its interests.

Underage victims must be allocated a guardian immediately to protect their best interests.

Russia sought a pragmatic approach that would protect its commercial interests in Syria and its naval base at the port of Tartus, while bringing an end to the bloodletting.

The opposition elements inside Somalia may be preparing for a violent engagement with the Transitional Federal Government subsequent to its arrival in Somalia in order to protect certain vested interests.

Ironically, the pact even limits market competition to protect powerful special interests, undercutting the core principles of free trade.

Governments want the ability to decide how best to protect their countries perceived national interests when a crisis strikes.

For the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Slovakia, close cooperation with Poland may not be the best way to protect their interests in the EU, as their interests and the interests of a big, self confident Poland may not be identical.

Instead, the ideals for which we struggled appear as slogans invoked by those who want to protect their vested interests.

Only the EU can protect the interests of all Europeans including those outside the euro zone and even outside the EU.

Nations can no longer protect their interests, or advance the well being of their people, without the partnership of the rest.

The government wanted to protect its sources.

The Committee welcomes the planned enactment of legislation to protect the rights of children, specifically aimed at protecting their rights and interests.

Debt relief may help Madagascar protect its biodiversity.

Too many politicians and regulators put their own interests and those of their banks ahead of their duty to protect taxpayers and citizens.

The September summit would then become a lobbying bazaar as countries seek to promote their national ambitions or to protect their national interests.

An additional concern was expressed that draft subparagraph 83 (b)(ii) might deprive the shipper of a reasonable place to protect its interests, especially in light of the higher costs of arbitration compared to court litigation.

Germany would protect its banks depositors on its own and through private means.

Aside from its shifting leadership, Melanie Gouby in Newsweek Magazine explains that the movement does not seem to have a defined political ideology and seems mostly driven to protect the economic and political interests of neighboring nations.

Instead, its foreign policy was dominated by economic interests.

The (intended) effect is to chill governments legitimate efforts to protect and advance citizens interests by imposing regulations, taxation, and other responsibilities on corporations.

China s role is more complicated not least because of its apparent competition with the US for regional influence. Indeed, though the US encouraged the trilateral meeting, it seems to worry that successful cooperation would undermine its ability to contain an increasingly powerful China and protect its own interests in Asia.

Pakistan claimed that it did not have the capacity to do so, and also implied that it was not in its strategic interest to turn all such groups into its enemies it would need some of them to protect (and project) its interests in Afghanistan once foreign forces left the country.

And, to protect their jobs, Japan s bureaucrats are now aligning their interests with those who see themselves as having lost out in the Koizumi years.

Strong leadership also is needed to protect the interests of the five states in which the opposition has now won control for the first time.

We call upon every State to exercise its right and fulfill its duty to protect its citizens.

As world leaders, we are morally bound to ensure that solutions to the global financial crisis protect their interests, not just the citizens of wealthier nations.

But that window will close fast, because beneficiaries of specific reform policies have morphed into vested interests, which are fighting hard to protect what they have.

First, it proved incapable of reconciling and representing its constituents interests.

Its strong links to Russia are firmly in both countries interests.

The Youth Act will ultimately serve to protect and defend the rights and interests of the younger generation as it promotes and incorporates an effective delivery system.

The law allows every citizen including women to exercise their right of requesting the Court to protect their rights and interests in civil, economic and labour fields.

The Court stated that when it rejects the complainant's claims, it no longer has to continue and protect the complainant and her interests (privacy, dignity and reputation).

The Court stated that when it rejects the specific complainant's claims, it no longer has to continue and protect her and her interests (privacy, dignity and reputation).

Another key task of the Bureau was to implement the conventions, protocols and other internationally agreed instruments to promote and protect the interests and advancement of women.

For the sake of its own national interests, Israel must come to terms with its neighbors.

Indeed, a handful of its members now seem eager to subordinate their national interests and the interests of ASEAN to those of China.

But there is a serious downside The deal could hurt developing country exporters, unless the EU and the US make a concerted effort to protect these actors interests.

Africa must take measures of that kind to protect its girl children.