This process of urban growth, however, is about to unravel.

That is today s Europe in a nutshell, with America not far behind.

Its consequences are about to catch up with America, and the world.

No, the world is not about to run out of commodities.

It then skips to a house, in which a sex party is coming to an end.

Bolivia, however, may be poised to buck the latter trend.

From mainstream news headlines it seems Iran and Israel are on the edge of war.

But Greece is set to test Europe again, with a vengeance.

Russia is just about to enter the third act of this tragedy, a banking crisis.

In another dilemma, the trolley, as before, is about to kill five people.

As to regional organizations, the Committee is about to convene an important concertation and information exercise in Almaty.

Solidarity lies in the belief that we are all in the same boat and should be reflected, inter alia, in the fulfilment of our commitments to international cooperation.

The most recent Greek rescue, put in place barely six weeks ago, is on the brink of collapse.

WASHINGTON, DC American foreign policy stands on the brink of substantial belt tightening.

PRINCETON Europe s crisis is now poised at the moment that divides recovery and renewal from decline and death.

Unfortunately, the men of the AU have marginalized us, and the sky in Côte d'Ivoire is about to come crashing down again.

International combat forces are due to leave the country at the end of 2014, yet the war has remained mission unaccomplished .

It is a weakened democracy mired in an economic and social crisis so deep that it verges on becoming an identity crisis.

BERKELEY After a year and half of delay and denial, Greece is about to restructure its debts.

My country, Guinea Bissau, is on the point of concluding a process to return to constitutional normality with the recent holding of presidential elections.

These factors would tend to support UNCITRAL in developing a framework of standards for directors and officers when a company approaches insolvency.

A storm is brewing in the Egyptian blogosphere after video hosting site YouTube removed several videos featuring policemen torturing victims from their site.

In 2012, China is on the verge of becoming the world s largest economy and is by far the leading emerging power.

CAMBRIDGE Japan s new government, led by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, could be about to shoot itself in the foot.

As UNMIS completes its first six months, these challenges are proving to be every bit as difficult as expected.

And so, barring a miracle, the time bomb within post war Europe s beautiful ideal is about to explode.

Now, the United States Treasury is headed for a mistake of historic and catastrophic proportions by refusing to bail out America s Big Three automakers.

Now the elections in Iraq are about to be converted into a civil war between a Shi a Kurd dominated government and a Sunni insurrection.

AMIS is operating at nearly its full mandated military strength, and has been effective where it has been able to deploy.

Real name registration hasn t significantly impacted the discourse on Chinese microblogs yet, but I have the distinct feeling that the music is about to stop.

The cost may seem significant in a world of rising unemployment rates, with many countries still struggling with ongoing financial and economic crises, and others staring bankruptcy in the face.

But is France really on its way to becoming a second Germany ? If Germany is Russia s main economic partner, why should not France be its principal strategic partner?

CAMBRIDGE China s government may be about to let the renminbi dollar exchange rate rise more rapidly in the coming months than it did during the past year.

In the wake of the global financial crisis, which is about to hit the developing world, it is time to ask the right questions about the international community s commitment to achieving these goals.

But China is about to experience something new South Korea s soft power, personified by Park, who represents a center right coalition, but defies the usual political labels.

Fonteyn began her greatest artistic partnership at a time when many (including the head of the Royal Ballet, Ninette de Valois) thought she was about to retire.

The Special Rapporteur continues to be concerned at the situation of some very small communities in the Amazon region that are now on the verge of extinction as a result of the murder of their leaders, massacres, threats and the forced dispersal of their members.

6. Further decides that future decisions on follow up to conferences whose ten year anniversaries are imminent shall be kept pending subject to the decisions to be taken by the General Assembly on the report of the working group

Annan prepared a six point plan for ending the violence and launching political negotiations. He dispatched a group of monitors to Syria in order to supervise the plan s implementation, and the UN is about to beef up that mission.

Inefficient, antiquated and inconsistent existing guidelines on director and officer obligations as a company approaches insolvency have the potential to undermine the benefits that the UNCITRAL Legislative Guide on Insolvency Law is intended to produce.

Ultimately, the III would propose having specific options for legislative and other measures, which, if adopted, would be likely to contribute to effective guidelines for director and officer obligations when a company is approaching insolvency.

The length of military service was determined by the defence needs of the country and the threats to its security, particularly when war was imminent and the length of service of conscientious objectors was proportionate to that, for the same reasons.

7. Recalls the establishment by the Secretary General of the United Nations Trust Fund for Electoral Assistance, and, bearing in mind that the Fund is currently close to depletion, calls upon Member States to consider contributing to the Fund

So, is a new Pandora s box about to be opened in Africa, freeing demons that should be contained? Or is it the artificial status quo itself that has caused organized violence to explode with fateful regularity?

The mistake that the US may be about to make is equally predictable a war that is wrong will not be made right by extending it that is the lesson of Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia.