One set of answers might seem apparent from the collapse of international trade negotiations and the unraveling international system to control the spread of nuclear weapons.

The fundamental features of the post Cold War geopolitical context are relatively clear.

The continuing systemic relationship between terrorism, extremism, separatism and drug trafficking is clearly apparent.

Now the lesson of that seems clear to me, and I don't know why it isn't informing public debate.

To those outside the arcane world of intellectual property rights, the answer seems obvious No.

As a result, central banks ran the risk of no longer appearing to follow a clearly formulated policy guideline.

But what would such a compromise look like?

At first sight, China seems to be an exception.

This is where Mexico stands today a mess by any definition, with no obvious solution in sight.

Paragraph 11 The need for the phrase for the purposes of humanitarian demining found in the first sentence is unclear.

This explains why the market can look like Keynes s casino in the short term and like Hayek s marvel in the long term.

The election may have ground to a halt, but the party, it seems, goes on.

At first glance, Bush s task looks easy.

So, while the economic numbers may look bad, the country s political leadership looks great.

The last sentence in the English version, in any event, was not clear or seemed far too elliptic.

So what would a coordinated set of global economic policies look like?

There is the risk for the Commission of embarking on discussions that may seem mainly theoretical.

For investors, the reform process may seem impossibly long and hesitant.

Let us remember what structural unemployment looks like.

Yet, although some of the Kremlin s moves seem clear and reasonable, others can scarcely be described as rational or forward looking.

They found these red circular looking objects, and they looked, for all the world, like red blood cells.

This agenda might seem selfish, though understandable from the point of view of an oil billionaire.

Mr. Adensamer (Austria) said that the issue was not as complex as it might appear.

It's a big deal. It sounds big, it sounds important, it sounds solid. It sounds American. Ballsy, serious, male.

The benefits of Cyprus s adoption of the euro may never be clear.

Thus, the declarations gave rise to clear obligations for France.

Viewed from New Delhi, the vision of a reasonable, prudent, and ultimately satisfied China a vision sold to the world by the Minister Mentor of Singapore Lee Kuan Yew appears less than obvious.

The current American initiative sounds reasonable, but it is essentially unrealistic.

Now I know it seems really obvious, but when you're having a conversation with someone you suspect of deception, attitude is by far the most overlooked but telling of indicators.

We stand at a time of uncertainty as to how the global order will unfold, but the path we must choose remains clear.

Her Indian physical features, while not pronounced, could lead to difficulties .

Although superficially impressive, this surge obscures several key issues.

In most countries, such charges would seem like paranoid delusions.

My family, my friends, and that academic contact that exists solely in Loja.

Now, some of you might be thinking, Hold on a minute. She doesn't look very much like an ocean rower.

Many bemoan this state of affairs, but his ascendancy might be less malign than it seems.

The rhetoric may sound extreme, but with so much hanging in the balance, surely it s justified.

Corrupt practices are especially visible in education systems. From kindergarten to university, generations of children and students grow up learning about corruption from their own experiences.

Even the Catholic Church seems to reflect the new mood The election of Jorge Mario Bergoglio as Pope Francis is a clear reference to St. Francis of Assisi and the Church s mission to stand up for the poor.

Some patterns across countries are obvious.

Tel Aviv, who voted Livni and Left of her, should finally be able to stand up to Jerusalem, who voted Netanyahu and Right of him. This election may sound a wake up call to the moderates, and Livni is their tested leader.

Sometimes rhetoric that fares well at home such as Bush s second inaugural address sounds hypocritical to foreign ears.

And, while domestic problems may seem intractable, distance increases the confusion and fatigue induced by seemingly intractable international problems.

But few people have thought through what a politically united Europe might look like.

When times are good, rising leverage can make underlying problems seem to disappear.