Bringing Europe s Last Dictator in From the Cold

Antisocial, it ejects the intruder on its solitude.

I wonder where Norman Bates does his hermiting.

Perhaps (in his disgrace) he did not know.

Although isolated, French President François Hollande courageously decided to respond firmly to Traoré s call for help.

Yet Khrushchev, isolated and in disgrace, continued to see a bond between himself and the great author.

Although isolated, French President François Hollande courageously decided to respond firmly to Traoré s call for help. In France, everyone understood and approved.

Most recently, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has backed ECB President Mario Draghi, leaving Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann isolated.

The writer, caught up in the shelter of solitude, does not have much time to wander about. His neighborhood is his world, the geography of his calendar.

Moreover, its relative isolation has resulted in low visibility that has impacted on its long term prospects for access to resources, both financial and substantive.

Both historically compensated for their isolation with strong central governments, powerful navies, dynamic entrepreneurship, vibrant culture, and imperial ambition.

Could the regime be seeking ways out of its isolation in the run up to the 2010 elections? Could it welcome dialogue and engagement?

This simple act could demonstrate the importance of Europe s soft power, which frightens the Islamic Republic more than the threat of military force by keeping the media spotlight on the regime s human rights record and emphasizing its growing isolation.

10. In response to the wishes of the two leaders, a major portion of the discussions during the four weeks of preparatory work in Nicosia was devoted to securing agreement in respect of that part of Varosha that has been a ghost town since 1974 when it was fenced off by the Turkish Forces.