Copenhagen faces the Øresund to the east, the strait of water that separates Denmark from Sweden, and which connects the North Sea with the Baltic Sea.

Expressing its grave concern over the serious deterioration of the situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including Jerusalem, and the difficulties facing the Middle East peace process,

Expressing its deep concern also over the serious deterioration of the situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including Jerusalem, and the difficulties facing the Middle East peace process,

Like sub Saharan Africa, the Middle East and North Africa is confronted with the challenges of economic growth and, to a lesser degree, of poverty alleviation.

However, it comes at a time when the Union s eastern neighborhood faces severe challenges, with the financial and economic crisis hitting many of the partner countries hard.

MADRID As the dramatic events unfolding across the Middle East capture global attention, the numerous challenges facing Israel are being largely overlooked.

But to encourage Israel to do what others with far greater means are not prepared to undertake is to expect a great deal of a small country in the Middle East with problems far and wide, most notably among its neighbors.

In the Middle East, the US confronts Iran, which seeks to expand its power by any means it can, to oust neighboring countries governments in favor of ideologically sympathetic forces, and ultimately to evict America from the region.

China Confronts the Market

Iran Confronts Reality

To face the challenge of integration, France must face its past.

You have to face it.

You must face the facts.

Egypt s problems are, of course, vastly different from those of California.

A superpower that has earned only frustration in its abortive efforts whether war or regional diplomacy in the dysfunctional Middle East, the US faces the Iran crisis in the midst of its epochal strategic shift to Asia and the Pacific.

Japan is confronted with severe economic problems.

The challenges facing both are monumental.

But Google s plan had a catch.

China now faces a dilemma.

India does have serious problems.

Neo Liberalism Meets Neo Confucianism

Tunisia, too, is facing profound polarization.

Thailand might face the hardest problems.

But they are now in danger of erosion.

In essence, the EU s fundamental dilemma is not that different from NATO s.

Rudyard Kipling famously wrote in The Ballad of East and West Oh, East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet.

Royal East

On the East.

A constellation of Asian democracies linked by strategic cooperation and common interests is becoming critical to ensuring equilibrium at a time when Asia s security challenges are mounting due to the shift in global economic and political power from west to east.

The Egyptian revolution now faces the exacting task that confronts all successful revolutions how to define the future.

You face the circumstances you have in front of you and you go forward.

And yet Europe is facing a calamity.

The new government will face formidable challenges.

These economies face two serious problems.

China is now facing inflationary pressures.

Japan also faces serious demographic challenges.

Rousseff s administration faces a dismal outlook.

The Middle East Crack Up

The Middle East Awakening

The Middle East in Motion

Freedom for women of the East!

You run into Japanese tourists everywhere.

Without doubt Beijing is facing a huge challenge.

The government vigorously denies this.

There are problems north of the Alps as well.