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...analysts believe there will be a tipping point. With its vast stake in the region, China inevitably will have to pronounce clearer positions on a whole sticky set of conflicts - from the massacres in Sudan that Beijing has so far studiously ignored to the Israel-Palestine conflict to tensions between Iran and its neighbors. Missteps could fan popular anger and play into the hands of groups like al-Qaeda, ever eager to channel the discontent of the street. And with what many perceive as the steady decline of U.S. power and influence, China will only cast a longer shadow...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Al Qaeda Leader: China, Enemy to Muslim World | 10/9/2009 | See Source »

...addition, both companies have attracted overseas capital. Last spring, Daimler AG bought a 10% stake in Tesla to get access to technology, and Fisker's investors include a fund operated by the government of Qatar...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The U.S. Bets a Billion on New High-Tech Automakers | 10/7/2009 | See Source »

...There's a major commercial prize at stake. Hong Kong would like to become a wine center for Asia. With half the world's population, Asia accounts for only 7% of total wine consumption, so the market has plenty of room to grow. With zero tariffs and world-class logistics, Hong Kong hopes to become the main entrepot for Asia's wine trade and headquarters for the region's wine experts and merchants...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Vintage Wines Fetch Record Prices in Hong Kong | 10/7/2009 | See Source »

...though, has much at stake in any proceedings, as well. The agency drew plenty of fire for its part in the bungled "Al-Yamamah" probe. (Britain's High Court ruled in 2008 that the SFO had acted unlawfully in scrapping the inquiry, a decision later overturned by the House of Lords.) And the prosecution of BAE for overseas corruption would be only the second such case against a British firm. Building contractor Mabey & Johnson was last month fined $10.5 million for similar offenses dating back to the early 1990s. (Read: "The Gulf: An Exquisite Balancing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: U.K. Defense Contractor Faces Bribery Rap | 10/1/2009 | See Source »

Other analysts say there is too much at stake for that to happen anytime soon, but that the risk is real. "The cease-fire will likely hold - imperfectly - because the alternatives are worse," says Aaron Miller, a former adviser to six U.S. Secretaries of State on Arab-Israeli affairs and a public-policy fellow at a Washington think tank. "Hamas achieved gains - propaganda; largely the leadership survived; and they still control Gaza. The Israelis got an end to high-trajectory rocket fire into Israel. If either of those objectives are undermined, then things could start up again...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Israel's Cease-Fire with Hamas: Close to Snapping? | 9/28/2009 | See Source »

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