We got to do something about these nerves of yours.

China must also consider the implications of North Korea s actions on its own fractious relations with Japan.

There is no doubt that Sudan apos s implementation of policies in this direction would ensure a change in the strained relations in that region.

Only the presence of foreign troops slows the further balkanization of the country s already fractious politics.

She spoke of the strained relations between the Cayman Islands and the administering Power and of the ever increasing disparity of their interests.

With all the attention devoted to strained transatlantic relations, it is easy to overlook how often our preoccupations overlap.

As in Ituri, the repercussions of these tensions had their greatest impact on the civilian population.

No one in our delegation was sure what to expect, given the uneasy relations between our two countries at the time.

President Barack Obama recently journeyed to Moscow in order to reset strained United States Russian ties.

NEW DELHI Political transitions in East Asia promise to mark a defining moment in the region s jittery geopolitics.

The other three are Syria s behavior in Iraq, its relations with the US, and the need for domestic reform.

Troubled relations between Burma s government and its ethnic minorities constitute a serious obstacle in the country s path to stability and prosperity.

The tense relationship between the incumbent Arab regimes and political Islam is not necessarily a zero sum game.

A frayed top hat and a faded brown overcoat with a wrinkled velvet collar lay upon a chair beside him.

While Merkel opposes Hollande s proposal to create Eurobonds with a view to financing industrial projects, they cannot afford to waste time in reassuring jittery markets with a message of cohesion.

With the tense relation the Egyptians are having with the military, and with the incidents of protesters being ran over by armoured vehicles, Ahmad Gharbeia found some symbols to be really odd and shouldn't have been accepted by the candidates.

There was patent gloating about the German defeat everywhere, only thinly disguised behind strained expressions of solidarity.

A century ago, a French politician was no more likely to advocate peace and detente with Germany than a modern Arab politician is likely to advocate peace and detente with Israel.

In Egypt, the tense, polarized environment following the military s overthrow of President Mohamed Morsi has created the real possibility of civil conflict.

So, even as Turkey tries to deal with the consequences of its history at home, and redefine the army s role in society, it must reset its tortured relationship with Armenia.

Of course, Kenya had lived through tense electoral periods before, and few people who know Africa were blind to the many difficulties the country continued to face.

Progress was made despite persistent violence, the irreconcilable positions of some political parties and the tense socio economic situation.

As I argue in my book The Globalization Paradox, expanding the scope for national governments to maintain regulatory diversity and rebuild frayed social bargains would enhance the functioning of the global economy.

The President has appointed the late Ken Saro Wiwa s son as one of his special assistants, in an attempt to mend fences with political elites in the restive delta.

His attack on the legislation, which continued unremittingly throughout May and into June and July, further strained his already tense relationship with the government.

The Albanian Government considers the above incident as a very grave and serious provocation against the territorial integrity of the Republic of Albania, which further aggravates the already tense situation in the area.

The expressions that identified and explained almost 40 years of tense relationships denoted confrontation, exclusion or, at best, uncomfortable coexistence of opposites.

In too many areas of the world, the prospect of conflict involving nuclear weapons risks destabilizing already tense situations, and could lead to human disasters of unimaginable proportions.

But, while Japan s tense relationship with China dominates headlines worldwide, the strategic rivalry between China and India is more likely to shape Asian power dynamics in the coming decades.

Such mass migration will severely hurt already strained social relations in some countries and lead to unpredictable consequences.

China s role in restraining North Korea s nuclear ambitions and its tense relations with Japan are an additional burden on ties.

French Nuclear testing in the Pacific, and the sinking of the Rainbow Warrior strained French relations with its Allies, South Pacific states (namely New Zealand), and world opinion.

While we cannot expect to change the somewhat strained international climate overnight, Singapore believes that there are actions we can take now to preserve and build international confidence in order to advance the cause of international disarmament and non proliferation.

324. The Committee noted that the advent of an elected Government would contributed to the improvement of the overall human rights situation in the country, which, apart from a rather tense political situation, was also considerably influenced by a severe economic crisis and continuing interethnic or religious conflicts.

Indeed, it is our belief that the recent death sentences could mark the onset of an avalanche of highly doubtful Court rulings in Tibet, which could lead to a worrying number of executions in that tense and troubled region.

But, just as the 700 billion TARP did not assuage nervousness financial markets in 2008, so the ESM s 500 billion seems to have left investors unimpressed.

While the Council apos s wishes have been repeatedly flouted by the parties on the ground, I am encouraged by the fact that nations with vastly different interests have been able to respond collectively, again and again, with spontaneous and courageous initiatives, and that they have made valiant attempts to bring tranquillity to that troubled region.

This incident highlights the need to effectively address the strained relationship between the two security forces, including through a clear definition of their respective roles and disciplinary action against those responsible for the latest incident.

He says On the same day that Iran launched its missile testing and created an uncertainty of what may happen over the next few days in our turbulent region, MBC launched a new Persian language channel, featuring dubbed American movies.

We do not know whether superstorms like Sandy are harbingers of a new normal in the uneasy and unpredictable relationship between climate change and extreme weather events.

The European Union continues its internal debate over how best to bail out its failing banks and industries, handle the fallout from EU and euro zone expansion, and manage increasingly rocky relations with Russia.

There was also little information on the tense situation prevailing in certain regions of the State where there had been serious violations of the Convention and where ethnic tensions threatened to escalate into armed conflict.

America cannot realistically expect its allies let alone countries like Iran and Venezuela, with which its relations are strained to adopt principled foreign policies when Middle East Realpolitik distorts its own foreign policy.

While the packed parliament speculated nervously, Mazowiecki slipped out of a side entrance to get some fresh air in nearby Ujazdowski Park in central Warsaw.

As another small country Member of this Organization and as a member of the Security Council, New Zealand has been following closely the tense and volatile conditions that have threatened that country apos s nascent democracy.