Word: realignment
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...River, Big Sea: 1949 This is Lung Ying-tai's new book about the year the Nationalists retreated to Taiwan. There's no winner in the war; everybody fails. Unearthed historical facts force me to look at new angles and realign myself...
...seem paradoxical but Afghanistan and its neighbors can't afford a pullout or substantial reduction of combat missions by NATO allies. Western allies ought to refocus and realign their strategy by equipping Pakistan's armed forces meaningfully in their fight against rogue elements. Without concrete and sufficient support from Pakistan's forces, NATO and Western allies can't make headway in solving the Afghan puzzle. Imran Maqbool, Karachi, Pakistan...
...institution-building." One goal, aside from reining in police corruption, is to bridge the chaotic gaps between federal, state and local police that let Mexico's drug cartels divide and conquer the country's cops so easily. Says Agnes Schaefer, lead author of the Rand study: "Congress needs to realign the distribution of Mérida's resources if it's serious about increasing security for the U.S. in the long run vis-à-vis Mexico...
...would be a major step in the right direction. President Obama has pledged to pass massive overhauls of both sectors this year, but if Congress lacks the stomach for comprehensive reforms - and these days it's looking like Kate Moss in the stomach department - a more modest effort to realign perverse incentives could take a serious bite out of both crises. (See pictures of Cleveland's smart approach to health care...
...Houses seek to realign their budgets for next year, several of the libraries have implemented new policies to reduce personnel or are considering them for the future...