Word: coercion
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Given some other libraries’ unsubstantiated reports of coercion from government officials, he says it is possible library workers could find themselves in an awkward position with contradictory imperatives from the government and their employers. “Either they get in trouble with their supervisor or they get in trouble with the law,” he says...
...pictures streaming out of Iraq suggest to some that the U.S. has adopted a culture of commonplace coercion. "If the Army is doing this and all evidence suggests it has become widespread, then there is a very serious problem with the U.S. military and its methods," says Bowden, who advocates coercion in rare cases only. "They can lay out a 50-point or 2,000-point matrix to try to draw a line, and they will never succeed because there is no way to draw a line between coercion and torture...
...foreign policy is strategic rather than tactical, Klein misses an important point. Bush seems to rely on one factor: force. If the President's foreign policy were a novel, it would be titled America Uber Alles: Might Makes Right. Bush treats our allies with the same contempt and coercion that he uses on our adversaries. His worst failing may be that to garner domestic support, he has bypassed patriotism and resurrected nationalism. Our government has gone back to the bumper-sticker mentality of MY COUNTRY, RIGHT OR WRONG. But being a bully is not a viable strategy. LAWRENCE J. RYAN...
...final days as dean of the Kennedy School of Government, Dean Joseph S. Nye told students and colleagues that the United States ought to garner international support by making its initiatives more attractive to its allies, not by force or coercion...
Several factors helped the Koreans succeed where others had failed. To start with, they had a large supply of eggs. The researchers lined up 16 female volunteers who found the project through its website. To avoid any taint of coercion, the women weren't paid. They were fully informed about the research and its risks, however, and given several opportunities to change their mind. In the end, the 16 women furnished 242 eggs--many more than in any previous cloning attempt...