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The Salafis are defined in part by their strict theological orthodoxy.

Violent crackdowns rarely result in moderation.

The strict public accountability for all those involved in torture, murder, and other forms of abuse.

Turkey draconian laws on national education ban any sort of religious education unless it is strictly controlled by the state.

The tone of stern warning has recently been adopted by other European leaders.

Rigorous conservation efforts has increased their population the last few decades.

In an information age, smart policy combines hard and soft power.

Europe does not face a choice between soft and hard power.

A strict liability is considered to put too much burden on the shipper.

The authorities recognize the need for strict fiscal discipline and financial regulation.

Europeans have felt oppressed by America s excessive demonstration of hard power.

We need hard power to deal with such cases.

Rather than diluting hard and soft power, immigration enhances both.

The report drew attention to the severe limitation to women's access to justice.

Smart power means the combination of the hard power of command and the soft power of attraction.

Rather than diluting hard and soft power, immigration enhances both.

Today, they worry about spineless governments unable to take the tough actions needed to deal with the crisis. Perhaps tomorrow they will lose sleep over the mass demonstrations and social conflicts that tough economic policies have spawned.

Some people worry that Obama might be good for American soft power, but not for its hard power.

These examples show that hard power and soft power go together.

Hard and soft power can reinforce or undermine each other.

Tough sanctions and constraints, it is said, would also be able to induce debt discipline.

Facebook is filtered in Iran but used by all presidential candidates.

Nevertheless, a smart strategy for Europe will require greater investments in hard power.

As a result, they can pull the plug on the program if its stringent criteria are not met.

Muslim women in strict authoritarian societies do not usually have the option of seeking the law s protection.

Others have demonstrated leadership in pursuing companies that pay kickbacks and bribes to foreign officials.

They had won the Cold War, or so they perceived, through hard force and conviction.

Historically lax policies have become far less accommodative.

Electronic voting machines and strict security arrangements have largely eliminated that possibility.

The ability to combine hard and soft power is smart power. When the Soviet Union invaded Hungary and Czechoslovakia during the Cold War, it undercut the soft power that it had enjoyed in Europe in the aftermath of World War II.

Two government priorities have been strict fiscal policies and creating a good climate for incoming investment in the republic.

Economic resources can produce soft power behavior as well as hard military power.

Rigorous disclosure requirements that include conflicts of interest are one way to limit the potential damage.

Rigid timetables that history suggests would not be met should be eschewed.

Today, they worry about spineless governments unable to take the tough actions needed to deal with the crisis.

Of course, the hard power of command remains important.

As for America, it is down in terms of both soft ideological power and hard military power.

The system of strict government supervision of schools was applied only in Catholic areas the Protestant schools were left alone.

The existence of bogus asylum seekers, however, had been the result of strict visa regimes for migrant workers in the majority of developed countries.

Hard power has not become irrelevant, but leaders must develop the contextual intelligence that allows them to combine hard and soft power resources into a smart power strategy.

And robust sanctions could be introduced to influence the behavior of would be nuclear weapon states.

Soft power is not good per se , and it is not always better than hard power.

But, unlike Russia, China de emphasized the relevance of traditional hard power to achieve its goals.

Both Republicans and Democrats are threatening to pass a new round of tough sanctions against Iran in December.