Their strategies are unfortunately confrontational towards other groups with similar purpose.

Critical mass may be harder to achieve with the word atheist than with the word non theist, or some other non confrontational word.

He regretted that the European Union, in its resolution, had decided to join the confrontational stance of the United States.

The preceding vote had already created a confrontational atmosphere that would persist during discussions about the reform of human rights mechanisms.

We are prepared in principle to take a flexible, non confrontational approach and to remain open with regard to many issues.

My delegation urges all concerned to begin considering less confrontational and militaristic approaches to the resolution of the conflict in that country.

But in the end I wanted to avoid a confrontational situation that might have made the situation in the CD even worse than it already is.

Easing tensions will not win Bush points with those who prefer a muscular strategy. But the administration s confrontational approach is failing, because it is precisely what Iran s rulers want.

But what if the primary surplus the Greek government s trump card in its confrontational negotiating strategy has now disappeared? In that case, the threat of default is no longer credible.

We concur with the Secretary General that the work of the Commission on Human Rights is often hampered due to excessive politicization, confrontational attitudes and the use of double standards.

The international community must fully rid itself of confrontational and bloc oriented thinking, the desire to monopolize and dominate in international affairs and attempts to divide States into the leaders and the led.

As the pre eminent international entity for dealing with indigenous issues, the Forum had, during its short history, demonstrated a constructive and non confrontational approach which promised to deliver great benefits to indigenous peoples.

But Chen s behavior did not help. Indeed, he even angered the United States, Taiwan s only military protector, by his frequent confrontational tactics, such as pushing Taiwan towards independence, which runs counter to America s longstanding One China policy.

Faced with the threat of financial sanctions, Iran s political elite is increasingly realizing the price of its confrontational course. It is imperative to further this process in a resolute manner, while at the same time rejecting military adventurism.

Russia is again seeking a role as a global power and is therefore flexing its muscles. Signs of change in Russian foreign policy have been mounting ever since President Vladimir Putin delivered a confrontational speech in Munich last February.

In this volatile environment, reverting to a confrontational relationship with Israel would be extremely dangerous, inviting the risk of another disastrous war. Upholding the peace treaty with Israel would have the opposite effect, enabling Egypt to pursue its goals of consolidating the military s authority at home and enhancing its influence throughout the Middle East.

Until now, no Arab society has managed to harmonize these opposing trends. Instead, most governments have opted for a more or less confrontational approach of suppression and exclusion, banning Islamists from participating in elections or bullying them into semi legality.

When Hu s predecessor, Jiang Zemin, traveled to Japan ten years ago, bilateral relations were deteriorating China was unhappy with the Japanese government s refusal to extend the same apology offered to South Korea for past aggression Japan was worried about a rising China and thus turning more confrontational.

The UK does need to stand up for itself, but there is no reason for it to become confrontational about internal Chinese matters especially in the case of Hong Kong, where it lost its standing when it agreed to return the city to Chinese control in 1997.

4. Stresses the need to avoid politically motivated and biased country specific resolutions on the situation of human rights, confrontational approaches, exploitation of human rights for political purposes, selective targeting of individual countries for extraneous considerations and double standards in the work of the United Nations on human rights issues

Quite often in confrontational situations, people and politicians create a zero sum game culture, which results in authoritarian and militaristic leadership. We in the former PASOK government instead helped create a more positive framework by declaring our commitment to work for consensus, thereby creating the basis for trust and mutual understanding.

If EU member states believe that taking America to court is too confrontational, they have the lesser option of asking the United Nations to seek an advisory opinion from the ICJ on the compatibility of the NSA s alleged activities with the Vienna Convention. In any event, the matter cannot rest where it is.

Report of Reuters on September 28 in Brussels The European Union took a non confrontational stance against Italy on Friday after Italy looked down upon EU demands and surprised the market with a massive budget deficit plan. But if Italy stuck to a too bold goal, the EU might take a more radical stance.

In the absence of a community based approach, interactions with law enforcement authorities are now limited to tense, conflict ridden situations, reinforcing the confrontational atmosphere between rebellious youth and the police. At the same time, the fact that police agents must intervene in places with which they are not familiar severely impedes their effectiveness.

A confrontational US approach toward China, moreover, would imply an additional destabilizing factor Japan might become much bolder than necessary in its foreign policy. After Wilhelm II stopped engaging Russia in the 1890 s, bilateral relations worsened, which provided his ally, Austria, diplomatic carte blanche in dealing with Serbia and, more important, Serbia s Russian patron.

This sort of economic nationalism in Germany and Italy briefly produced coalitions of interests that supported the drive to national unification under Bismarck and Cavour. But the credibility of the national project seemed to crumble when growth faltered, leading to the emergence of movements that championed the aggressive, confrontational, and violent assertion of cultural identity.

New Democracy, Pasok, and Democratic Left belong to this group, as opposed to Syriza and some smaller parties on the extreme right and left, which support a confrontational stance vis à vis the eurozone, eventually leading to the euro exit. If a pro euro majority emerges on June 17, the new government s main challenge will be to propose a new policy agenda, and then to negotiate a revised deal with the eurozone.

That is a grave oversight, for it is clear that Russian foreign policy has again taken a provocative and confrontational turn. Russia remains a steadfast supporter of Syrian President Bashar al Assad, and is not shying away from conflict with Turkey, or from forging a de facto alliance with Iran, in order to defend the Assad regime.

If the US pursues a predominantly confrontational approach, East Asian politics will inevitably become polarized, just as multipolar nineteenth century Europe gave way to an increasingly bipolar order in lockstep with rising tensions between Germany and Britain. America s so called pivot to Asia might have been necessary from its point of view, given the concerns of its Asian allies about China.

When Hu s predecessor, Jiang Zemin, traveled to Japan ten years ago, bilateral relations were deteriorating China was unhappy with the Japanese government s refusal to extend the same apology offered to South Korea for past aggression Japan was worried about a rising China and thus turning more confrontational. The Japanese media s coverage of the visit was overwhelmingly negative, and it was remembered as a public relations disaster.

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