Yes, civilization seems to be on the defensive.

has already set up a coalition to do this, an international coalition.

The Suzuki Alliance

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

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

Toward an Alliance of Hope

A Vital and Enduring Alliance

An Alliance of Civilizations?

Chinese Immigrants Services (1998 2001)

A New Sino Russian Alliance?

A New Holy Alliance?

An Alliance of Equals

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

Mr. Omar E. Odarda, Trade Facilitation Alliance, Switzerland

Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition

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.

Mr. David Wakeford, Trade Facilitation Alliance

(a) Cities Alliance is a global alliance of cities and their development partners committed to improving the living conditions of the urban poor.

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.

A similar alliance toppled the Syrian government on 8 March.

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

A coalition of support for national, regional and global change is needed.

This is true for actions contemplated by individual nations, temporary alliances, or more permanent alliances such as NATO.

If she does not put a coalition together, Israel will go to the ballot box and a religious right coalition would be likely to emerge.

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

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

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

United Nations Public Private Alliance for Rural Development

(a) Report of the Secretary General on the coordinated implementation of the Habitat Agenda (E 2005 60)

The March 14 alliance has said that it would welcome a national unity government with the March 8 coalition, but without the veto power that the opposition has been demanding.

RESPOND is an alliance of European and international organizations working with the humanitarian community to improve access to maps, satellite imagery and geographical information.

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

The negotiating attitude and position of developing countries regarding the various areas of Doha negotiations should not be interpreted as simplistic defensive or offensive approaches.

The implementation of a national anti missile defence system could trigger an arms race and lead to the development of more advanced missile systems and an increase in nuclear weapons.

The United States wants to establish an anti missile defense system that is supposed to protect America and parts of Europe against missiles from the Middle East.

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.

No implicit alliance can be taken for granted.

In 281 BC, he made an alliance with Pyrrhus of Epirus.

He also participated in the summit of the Alliance of Youth Movements, which was held in Mexico.

That is the reason behind the Action Against Hunger and Poverty alliance.

That is the path for the initiative of the Alliance of Civilizations, and that is the understanding of the Secretary General.

Mr. Greg Young Ing (Indigenous Peoples Caucus' Creators' Rights Alliance)

Fifth Summit of the Heads of State and Government