Yes, civilization seems to be on the defensive.

Now, during the Cold War, that may have been a defensible position for the United States to take.

The ruling on the case, which had been brought by the Philippines in 2013, quickly put China on the defensive.

And, evolutionists, confronted with this response, tend to circle the wagons and insist that everyone is in agreement.

When a war of salvation and survival turned into a war of conquest, occupation, and annexation, the international community recoiled and Israel went on the defensive.

In a historical reversal, Japan has found itself on the defensive against the increasingly muscular foreign policy of its former colony and old rival.

By early 1982, the Iraqi occupation forces were on the defensive and were being forced to retreat from some of their forward lines.

In contrast, Obama expanded the war in Afghanistan which he considered to be a war of necessity and put the Taliban on the defensive.

They decided that the German army in the west would go over to the strategic defensive for most of 1917, while the Central powers would attack elsewhere.

Labour seems to be in that situation today.

Fear and apathy have become riskier than taking a stand.

Look where we are, and in what position they are now.

The ECB is in an odd position as well, but for different reasons.

NAIROBI The science of climate change has been on the defensive in recent weeks, owing to an error that dramatically overstated the rate at which the Himalayan glaciers could disappear.

China s dominant position is now endangered by both external and internal factors.

But the Allies did not launch massive assaults and instead kept a defensive stance this was called the Phoney War in Britain or Drôle de guerre the funny sort of war in France.

So how can discussion of an issue as crucial as the establishment of an American anti missile defense system in Europe be ignored at the EU level, with no attempt being made to find a joint European position?

At the same time, the majority population s attitude has become more hostile almost everywhere in Europe.

The hostage rescue mission has also forced Chávez, still recovering from his failed power grab referendum of last year (a moment when Chávez s own army high command allegedly refused his demand to fudge the result) onto the defensive.

They are now in no position to challenge him as the champions of the opposition within Likud.

The more the West waits, the more radicalized the rebels will become, weakening the standing and influence of moderate forces.

The BoE s governor is now in the odd position of being invited to knock himself out and in public, too.

It was reputed to be the most difficult military defence line in North Africa.

Now that America's position has become unsustainable, the Bush administration is handing over power to local militias in Falluja and elsewhere.

This put financial capital in a privileged position governments had to pay more attention to the requirements of international capital than to the aspirations of their own people.

Australia s great drought this past year has similarly made a mockery of Howard s dismissive attitude toward climate change.

In contrast, Obama expanded the war in Afghanistan which he considered to be a war of necessity and put the Taliban on the defensive. But the US will begin to withdraw troops after 2014, without having defined a political solution in line with its interests.

Indeed, international acquiescence to the situation created by Israel s victory in 1967 proved to be extremely short lived. When a war of salvation and survival turned into a war of conquest, occupation, and annexation, the international community recoiled and Israel went on the defensive.

Thanks to good legislation, gender equality policies and preferential treatment, women now had a strong position in society and were contributing vigorously to the social and economic development of the country.

And the less convinced people are about their future, the more they tend to focus on their identity in a negative, defensive manner.

Last but not least, a work of advocacy will be undertaken for the implementation of judiciary and police reforms.

In the last two years, bank credit has become the main source of capital in China a risky situation, given the low quality and inadequacy of bank capital.

So it looks like SPD hit rock bottom, CSU is in freefall, and CDU the worse for wear.

These countries attitude reflects that of the Arabs themselves.

The statement reflected the position of the United States, not that of the international community.

Within Turkey, opinion polls suggest that frustration with Europe is intensifying, while Iran is viewed with increasing favor.

The attitude of the society needs to change including that of the women themselves.

Persistently weak labor productivity growth has created a situation in which unit labor costs do not fall, even if real wages remain stagnant or decline.

America s regional position weakened, and Iran s strengthened, following the US led invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq US intervention in Syria could reproduce that pattern.

Nevertheless, the risks of passivity, indecision, and incoherence are even greater. The more the West waits, the more radicalized the rebels will become, weakening the standing and influence of moderate forces.

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A sweeping defense review that Japan recently carried out reaffirms that it will continue to oppose its immediate neighbors possession of nuclear arms.

The position of developing countries is not conceptually different from that of developed countries.

True, their security from military attack is currently no longer at stake. But NATO is more than just a defense pact.

This is utterly backward.