Now if you look at some of these CPDs, they're kind of degenerate.

Unfortunately, this creates a security vacuum that, if left unattended, could degenerate into a security dilemma, undermining the credibility of the Organization.

So when you saw him make a ridiculous edit to the page about me, you think, oh, this is obviously just going to degenerate into rubbish.

Yet I had planted you a noble vine, wholly a right seed. How then have you turned into the degenerate branches of a foreign vine to me?

Yet I had planted you a noble vine, wholly a right seed. How then have you turned into the degenerate branches of a foreign vine to me?

Yet I had planted thee a noble vine, wholly a right seed how then art thou turned into the degenerate plant of a strange vine unto me?

Yet I had planted thee a noble vine, wholly a right seed how then art thou turned into the degenerate plant of a strange vine unto me?

There have been significant increases in defense budgets and weapons purchases, particularly in Brazil, Colombia, Chile, and Venezuela. This could rekindle security dilemmas and degenerate into uncontrolled conflicts.

However, in the case of Kashmir, the asymmetric conflict currently fought by proxies and terrorist groups might not degenerate into all out war precisely because India and Pakistan have mutual nuclear deterrence.

Though the Thai Cambodian border battles have involved tanks and heavy artillery, they are unlikely to degenerate into open, large scale warfare. The ASEAN framework acts as a safety net and mutual commercial interests should ultimately prevail.

Back then, Malaysia's ethnic tensions produced communal riots in which both Chinese and Malays were killed. These, however, were never allowed to degenerate into the outright communal slaughter that the war in Sri Lanka has often produced.

Will Abbas be able to keep the Palestinians on a diplomatic path, or will the situation degenerate again into violence and another disaster? And what will the Palestinian road towards peace look like after the UN decision to recognize some form of statehood for Palestine?

Compared to Saddam Hussein's murderous old regime at Abu Ghraib, of course, American prisons are relatively well managed. But as mandatory sentencing rules have landed more and more Americans behind bars, incidents that bear a disquieting resemblance to the degenerate cruelties photographed in Iraq have come increasingly to light.

Withdrawal is one of the riskiest military maneuvers, because it can easily degenerate into panicky retreat and chaos. With the upcoming withdrawal of the US and NATO from Afghanistan, the potential for turmoil in the region between North Africa and the Hindu Kush will increase significantly on its eastern edge.

However, in the case of Kashmir, the asymmetric conflict currently fought by proxies and terrorist groups might not degenerate into all out war precisely because India and Pakistan have mutual nuclear deterrence.Indeed, such asymmetric conflicts through proxies have become the new conventional way that states avoid the price of a general war.

Egypt s fears are mainly of Sudan s disintegration into a chaotic tapestry of mini states controlled by warlords and plunged into lawlessness and bloody tribal feuds. In that case, what remains of Sudan Khartoum, Gezira, and the two northern states might degenerate even further, probably turning into a base for global Islamic terrorism.

For now, the north appears divided. But a hardening of the mood there, and a brokered armistice between its disenchanted youth and older but vastly more experienced political war horses, will not only present PRONACO with a formidable opponent, but could throw West Africa into turmoil if matters degenerate into a frontal clash.

If taken to extremes, Russian society s response to its wrenching modernization could degenerate into a nationalist revolution led by xenophobes. A different and healthy conservative response is possible if the tattered remnants of old threads, torn apart in the course of postcommunist modernization, can reconnect and grow together in a new way.

France is mostly concerned with its own problems, particularly the supposed malfunctioning of its political class and the apparent laziness of the French public, which is blamed for weak economic growth, especially when compared to the United States. France needs a debate on European Union affairs, but only as long as it does not degenerate as is common in Europe into self flagellation.

We in the West may badly need Russia s energy, but if Russia does not want its future to degenerate into Oriental despotism, it must engage with the West in good faith. If Putin genuinely seeks to bolster Russia s global standing, he must not allow Russians sense of humiliation in the years since the Soviet collapse to stand in the way.

One can anticipate the Republicans, now in control of the House of Representatives, exploiting their ability to convene hearings to question and review foreign policy. Depending on how this power is used (or abused), it can be beneficial (exercising needed oversight and increasing the transparency of policy and policy making) or destructive (if, for example, hearings degenerate into politically motivated attacks on administration officials and policies).