Likewise, Russia s effort to expand its influence in the energy rich countries of Central Asia is aimed at consolidating Russia s stature as a major energy supplier.

Russia is the major weapons supplier to Sudan.

Like China, India views Central Asia as an important future energy supplier.

Russia has been China s major supplier of weapons since the late 1990 s.

Russia today has retained its strength only as a supplier of energy and other natural resources.

The country imports most energy supplies, especially oil and natural gas and to a large extent depends on Russia as its energy supplier.

To proceed otherwise would discount the most important question the reliability of Russia as an energy supplier.

The democratic energy of Norway may constitute too distant a goal, but Russia s role as a predictable energy supplier requires ending the reign of corruption.

It is used for medicinal and ritual purposes, and is also well known as a natural energy supplier.

Canada sends around 98 of its total energy exports to the United States, meaning that Canada is the largest supplier of energy exports to the world's largest economy.

For the US, displacing Russia as India s leading arms supplier was a major diplomatic triumph, akin to Egypt s decision during the Cold War to shift its allegiance and its arms supplier from the Soviet Union to America.

Indeed, until the Six Day War of June 1967, the US was not a major supplier of military hardware to Israel.

A viable Russia policy for Europe must recognize Europe s growing dependence on Russian energy resources. To proceed otherwise would discount the most important question the reliability of Russia as an energy supplier.

They were a major supplier in the microcomputer market during the 1980s, especially after the introduction of the IBM XT in 1983.

Russia has an important place in Chinese geopolitical calculations, as a supplier of both modern weaponry and energy resources needed to continue its modernization.

These efforts led to major improvements in energy efficiency.

Renewable energy will have a major role to play.

Energy dependence was a major source of economic vulnerability.

The development of renewable energy sources should play a major part in any integrated EU energy policy.

Nestlé's supplier development in China

But, while Russia is firmly committed to being a major supplier of gas and oil to Europe, it is hesitant to play a similar role with China.

Another legacy of the outmoded international system is that the International Energy Agency includes none of the major energy exporting countries.

With energy revenues screeching to a halt, Putin s regime will lose popularity. Central myths about Putin the healer of the nation and the supplier of giveaway budgets are collapsing.

(IAEA safeguards export controls supplier measures)

Even with a major R D effort, green energy won t become affordable overnight.

Shifting to renewable energy sources will require enormous effort and major infrastructure investment.

The United States is Canada's major trade market for energy products and services.

With respect to supplier performance, ESCWA advises that, in the absence of a post of Supplier Roster Officer, the job description of one staff will include periodical maintenance of the supplier roster and relevant files.

For the US, displacing Russia as India s leading arms supplier was a major diplomatic triumph, akin to Egypt s decision during the Cold War to shift its allegiance and its arms supplier from the Soviet Union to America. The difference is that India can actually pay for the weapons that it acquires.

China is also Burma s largest military supplier.

Box 2. Nestlé's supplier development in China

But it requires major investments to develop both traditional energy means and renewable ones.

All energy generators, including coal and gas fired plants, make major demands on water resources.

Its largest supplier is its stable neighbor, Canada.

The country is the biggest supplier of nurses.

Only a major recession could break this cycle otherwise, we are headed for an energy crisis.

UNICEF is currently the world's largest supplier of ITNs.

Major oil exporters could respond in a variety of ways to political posturing on energy, most of which would exacerbate rather than ameliorate the global energy situation.

The inherently erratic behavior of the major renewable energy technologies presents serious problems for power system planners.

The Chinese consistently said that they did not want North Korea to develop nuclear weapons, but claimed that they had limited influence over the regime, despite being its major supplier of food and fuel.

Putin s efforts to transform Russia into a major energy power and use energy as a tool of Russian foreign policy make the region all the more strategically significant.

The US is the world s major emitter of carbon dioxide from energy use, but it has done the least among all major economies to confront the global challenge.

And Chinese firms too often state owned are seeking greater investment opportunities abroad in major industries, particularly energy.

The analysis shows how all major economic sectors including many energy intensive industries will grow. For example, energy efficient buildings are a boon to the cement and chemical industries.

The sudden death in late December of Saparmurat Niyazov, Turkmenistan s authoritarian president for life who declared himself Turkmenbashi (Leader of all Turkmens), jeopardizes stability in a country that is an increasingly important supplier of energy to Europe.