Word: averting
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...something of a bind: Washington is bound, by its Taiwan Relations Act, to ensure the island's ability to defend itself. In 1996 that commitment brought Washington and Beijing to the precipice of confrontation, after President Clinton moved a naval battle group into the Taiwan Strait to avert an invasion. But the prospect of putting U.S. forces into harm's way on China's doorstep has never been an appealing one, which fuels the argument in Washington for enhancing Taiwan's own ability to defend itself. But Beijing is insisting that it would be forced to up the ante...
Moved PermanentlyMoved PermanentlyFortune Investor DataHistorically, if the Fed really tries to avert an extended recession, it almost always succeeds. And Greenspan has not only cut rates more in January than he's ever done in any one month, he's hinted that more cuts are on the way. The fact that he's obviously on top of the situation may be giving businesses and consumers alike a sense of long-term optimism that can be self-fulfilling...
...latest agreements reflect a growing sense that Arafat and Barak, each for his own reasons, need to avert an escalation of violence. On Arafat's side, there's the realization that no matter how intense the violence, he's unlikely to persuade the international community to send in a U.N. peacekeeping force. Solidifying the diplomatic gains he's made over the past two months may now require that he act more forcefully to tamp down violence and return to the negotiating table with greater international backing...
...avert the crisis, he says, the Internet needs new and improved algorithms for hubs to use to move data to their destinations. But developing those algorithms, he says, will require government sponsorship...
...Israeli-Palestinian roller-coaster ride of violence looks set to take a precipitous dive, and there may be little its passengers can do to avert the plunge. Avenging the dead, after all, is a principle central to both cultures, and it has given the current wave of violence a self-sustaining life of its own. Israel's security cabinet met Wednesday with a view to abandoning its self-styled "policy of restraint" in dealing with the Palestinian intifada, following the killing of four Israelis in drive-by shootings on Monday. And Palestinian gunmen continued to confront Israeli soldiers and settlers...