Word: avoiding
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...case of Turkey, the question for Europe is not, as with Russia, how to avoid a dangerous rivalry. It is, rather, how to institutionalize relations with Turkey so that it can be Europe's partner in a dangerous neighborhood. At a recent World Economic Forum conference in Istanbul, I was struck both by how creative Turkish diplomacy now is in the whole ring of instability to its east and south, from Armenia right round to Syria, and how much Turks wanted to work with Europeans to extend the area of peace and economic integration which has, since the Treaty...
...short freeze in the aftermath of Georgia was the exception that proves the rule - which reads: "When in doubt, seek to please." Call it instinct, call it reflex - the fact is that Europe (minus those Easterners who remember the terrible old days under the Soviet knout) will seek to avoid confrontation. The Russians know it, and the Obama Administration will learn this soon enough...
...torrent of other hijackings in the Gulf of Aden, where there have been at least eight attacks in just the past two weeks. Pirates currently hold an estimated 17 vessels and some 300 crew for ransom. Some shipping firms are resorting to the long, costly route around Africa to avoid the gulf's dangerous waters...
...Well, now I'm screwed. I can't sell.' MARK CUBAN, Dallas Mavericks owner, in a 2004 call with the CEO of Mamma.com about the company's shares; Cuban faces charges of insider trading for selling his stock after the conversation to avoid a $750,000 loss...
...there have been 92 pirate attacks on ships compared with 31 last year and 10 in 2006. The problem has grown so serious that insurers last May declared the Gulf of Aden a “war risk” zone and increased the premiums of ships traveling there. Avoiding pirate waters is no easy task—it can cost ships five to 10 days of extra travel at $30,000 per day to go around Africa’s troubled waters or $200,000 to avoid them by paying Egypt for use of the Suez Canal. IMB?...