The US State Department, for its part, has upgraded water to a central US foreign policy concern.

Instead, its foreign policy was dominated by economic interests.

A split vote thus undermines European interests, delivering an unequivocal blow to European foreign policy in a challenging geopolitical environment.

And that, above all, means preserving the status quo.

With thriving economies came increased strategic clout, leading to the rise of regional geopolitics shaped by national interests and fears, rather than by external forces.

Economic interests USAID states that U.S. foreign assistance has always had the twofold purpose of furthering America's foreign policy interests in expanding democracy and free markets while improving the lives of the citizens of the developing world.

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The lesson is clear security interests must come before business interests.

Meanwhile, the European Union has established a new foreign policy apparatus called the European External Action Service (EEAS), which is meant to represent the common interests of all 27 of the EU s member states.

Congress always pays attention to squeaky wheels, and special interests press it to legislate foreign policy tactics, codes of conduct, and sanctions for other countries.

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America s Middle East interests are not identical with those of Europe.

Surely, the national interests of the US and the West are not the only ones that matter.

The Chinese state engages in media censorship in the name of national harmony, although the Council on Foreign Relations argues that suppression of online activism is to protect authorities' political or economic interests.

On 23 November 2004, the Corcoran Art Gallery of Washington, D.C., under pressure from OFAC and the Department of State, cancelled a cultural evening sponsored by the Cuban Interests Section.

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In fact, Turkey s foreign policy, which seeks to resolve existing conflicts with and within neighboring states, and active Turkish involvement there, is anything but in conflict with Western interests.

As part of cost cutting measures across the British Foreign Service, the British Government closed the British High Commission in Nukualofa in March 2006, transferring representation of British interests to the High Commissioner in Fiji.

Current role The current role of the Royal Navy is to protect British interests at home and abroad, executing the foreign and defence policies of Her Majesty's Government through the exercise of military effect, diplomatic activities and other activities in support of these objectives.

All departments have their own role.

Vested interests are everywhere.

Growth is demanded by shareholders.

(b) Actions to make security interests effective against third parties and to enforce security interests are stayed

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But these interests are hard to quantify.

Vested interests may also play a role.

The views of all stakeholders have to be accommodated.

Economic change often happens not when vested interests are defeated, but when different strategies are used to pursue those interests.

The UK Foreign Office manages the foreign relations of the territory.

Indeed, the Columbia University economist Jagdish Bhagwati, in a famous essay in Foreign Affairs entitled Capital Myth, talked of a Wall Street Treasury complex that fused interests and ideologies.

To call interests geopolitical underscores the influence of geography in shaping those interests.

The two countries still recognize many mutual interests, but now they manage these interests on a far different basis.

The plenary discussion elaborated on the methods of assessing knowledge gaps, the format of a conceptual map, ways of interacting with stakeholders, identification of stakeholders and communication of results.

Foreign relations are conducted through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

More is at stake than maritime interests.

The swap lines would also serve American interests.

America s national interests thus dictate a change of policy.

The contribution of all stakeholders is of the utmost importance.

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Poland may find that it has security and other interests in common with some states of a similar size in the current EU.

It is because politicians are in the pockets of financial interests, they said, that the regulatory environment allowed those interests to reap huge rewards at great social expense.

The security authorities pursue the objective in full coordination with customs authorities in order to establish adequate plans and measures to ensure optimum effectiveness and returns in the implementation of these controls.