It is tearing Iraq apart and endangering the countries around it.

This type of thinking creates very great dangers for Russia, and is just as dangerous for its immediate neighbors and for the West.

The introduction of chemical weapons and the possibility of Western military intervention threaten to draw Israel directly into the conflict.

But the weakness of manufacturing is a drag on India s overall economic performance and threatens the sustainability of its growth.

But inequality and a sense of deprivation do contribute to resentment and social instability, threatening security.

Corruption threatens both democracy and development because it erodes the capacity of States to ensure sustainable livelihood for their citizens.

No Government tolerates the insecurity which threatens the very existence of Governments, States and communities.

Both Republicans and Democrats are threatening to pass a new round of tough sanctions against Iran in December.

This shortcoming undermines the continent s longer term economic prospects, social stability, and fight against poverty.

That is an unimaginably large burden, and it risks condemning Greece to permanent recession and social unrest.

The wall socially and economically destabilizes entire regions and threatens the economic and geographic viability of a future Palestinian State.

Critics of Vladimir Putin s regime argue that Russia s political system is too centralized and risks collapse in today s economic storm.

Then there is the unresolved status of Kosovo, where the Albanian majority demands independence, and extremists threaten to fight for it.

The HIV AIDS pandemic is decimating human lives and threatening economic growth in some of the world's poorest countries.

So it will complain, threaten, and deplore the horrors to come, but ultimately will follow its interests, not its principles.

Rising levels of income inequality within and among countries threaten the possibility of lifting people out of poverty, promoting employment and fostering social integration.

And I saw my sister's face, this wail of pain and suffering and surprise threatening to erupt from her mouth and threatening to wake my parents from the long winter's nap for which they had settled.

The route it follows encroaches upon Palestinian land and interests and threatens to prejudge unilaterally eventual bilateral negotiations between the parties.

The wall threatens the territorial integrity of a future State of Palestine, as envisaged in Security Council resolution 1397 (2002) and upheld in the road map.

Quite simply, a system in which the media behave this way places not only the economy, but also democracy, at risk.

This diminishes the value of these countries foreign exchange reserves, endangers their fiscal and exchange rate policies, and undermines their financial security.

Ultimately, reducing wages, public services, and household income impedes human development, threatens political stability, lowers demand, and delays recovery.

This discord is threatening to derail these countries burgeoning democratic processes, owing to growing competition between what Le Bon called the sovereignty of the crowds and the sovereignty of political elites.

We cannot afford to sacrifice a generation, or, rather, risk creating a lost generation that could destroy Europe s social fabric and stability.

Turkey reported that terrorism is an act of violence aimed at eradicating basic human rights while threatening public order, security, and the territorial integrity of States.

This brings us back to the interactions between economics, politics, and finance, which are now fueling a tailspin that is harming Egypt s citizens and threatening their children s future.

The high number of these types of security incidents undermines the operational efficiency and effectiveness of the United Nations, degrades the personal safety and well being of staff and compromises the security of field installations.

Such a further deterioration would be in no one's interest, as it could jeopardize the implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement and put the future of the country at great risk.

On the contrary, such austerity has aggravated the crisis and now threatens to bring down the euro and throw the global economy into another tailspin.

China is militarily self sufficient and needs military cooperation under the SCO framework only in order to free its hands if any conflict should arise that affects its interests.

What has shaken the government, and indeed threatens the existence of the ruling Islamic ideology, is the pressure of the Iranian people for human and political rights.

The situation is, by no means, unconnected with the soaring price of oil, which is causing serious problems in the global economy and threatening the economic gains made by many developing countries.

Israel's continued possession of a substantial arsenal of weapons of mass destruction including nuclear weapons constitutes another dangerous dimension to the instability in the region and threatens the future of all its peoples.

Fiscal consolidation and the abrupt closure and restructuring of inefficient banks and state enterprises would, after all, constitute a powerful brake on short term growth, threatening social peace and political stability.

Our concern is not just about nuclear weapons. It is also about the proliferation of guns of every description, which endangers the lives of ordinary citizens, undermines the rule of law and threatens social stability.

The Council shares the opinion of the Secretary General that a delay in holding the parliamentary elections would contribute to exacerbating further the political divisions in Lebanon and threaten the security, stability and prosperity of the country.

In West Asia and Central Asia, cultivation of opium poppy in Afghanistan feeds an increasing flow of heroin, which in turn facilitates crime and terrorism, threatening the economic and social stability of the country and the region.

All of this could lead to a standstill, which, in the current environment, would be tantamount to going backward, threatening not only European integration s future prospects, but also its past accomplishments.

Although some China bashers in the West and nationalists in China may be rejoicing, the potential deterioration of China s international relations serves nobody s interest and threatens to undermine global peace and security.

Hamas slammed Abbas s speech at the UN and his bid for statehood, because it relinquishes 78 of historic Palestine and endangers Palestinian refugees right of return.

The regime s draconian law (5 96) prohibits participants from criticizing the draft constitution those who dare to challenge the regime face a 20 year prison sentence.

Mr. Abdelsalam (Sudan) reaffirmed the Sudan's condemnation of terrorism in all its forms, including State terrorism, which ran counter to the nature of Sudanese society and threatened international peace and security.

The epidemic risks undoing past and present efforts to achieve the internationally agreed development goals, including the Millennium Development Goals, and as such it must be made a firm priority for action.

While job growth clearly depended on many different factors, the Committee should give more attention to the issue, as any fall in employment would generate widespread economic and social problems and threaten democratic stability.

Everyone who worries about America s weak fiscal position puts Social Security s relatively small funding imbalance far down the list of priorities. The highest priority problem is the overall budget s medium run outlook, as the Bush tax cuts have opened Reagan size deficits that threaten to cripple US economic growth.