But Mona Abo Elyazeed is adamant in her advice and shares one thought

Its politics grew fractious, its policies erratic, and its finances increasingly unstable.

Iran is obstinate, prideful, ambitious, and, yes, sometimes paranoid.

Most Americans are, after all, preoccupied with the US economy s sluggish growth and persistent high unemployment.

They see a declining superpower using economic, military, and diplomatic means in an unrelenting effort to prevent China s rise.

But Japan s government was intransigent. Talking about the charms of market opening or about fairness did not help.

It's definitely rare for me to lose my temper, but on the other hand I think I can be pretty stubborn.

Should the talks fail, the side that behaves in an uncompromising manner will bear full responsibility for dividing the island forever.

The result has been elevated unit labor costs relative to France s peer group (especially Germany) and stubbornly high unemployment.

But he has encountered stubborn resistance from key elite groups, who regard his agenda as a threat to their vested interests.

Indeed, the Court represents a formidable instrument for combating impunity and a powerful deterrent against the future commission of atrocities, war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Yet this global construct comes under pressure in an environment in which advanced countries have stubbornly high unemployment and bouts of financial volatility.

We have to make sure they're ready to be the leaders of this great country of ours, a country that is like no other, a country that amazes me every single day, a country that's fractious. We're always arguing with each other.

Such an unfair distribution of wealth based on economic exploitation, social injustice and political exclusion has caused silent but persistent resistance by Chinese peasants.

Indeed, the real surprise is that protests such as Occupy Wall Street have resulted in so little change, suggesting that institutions, once established, are sticky in preserving the status quo.

We faced and still face the vicious reaction of determined and well resourced foes bent on derailing our project, but now that Iraqis have had their first taste of freedom they will not be denied it.

For all that, the European Parliament s importance goes far beyond its members technical expertise on complex issues, or its usefulness as a democratic fig leaf for an EU decision making process that is dominated by inter governmental horse trading.

Despite extraordinary growth since the start of its transition to a market economy in 1979, China is facing serious challenges simultaneously rising inequality, large and growing levels of environmental degradation, stubborn external imbalances, and an aging society.

But it also sees itself as vulnerable. A young population with no memory of the Islamic Revolution is desperate for the jobs that its leaders have failed to provide.

In a way, this reveals a paradox of Latin American democracy exclusive, minority governments that devalue and weaken the state are no longer acceptable, while the rise of personalismo a concentration of power and coupled with refractory political tactics are bringing about fragmentation and unruly governance.