... linked to the food crisis facing the country, and the traditional notions of self-reliance and self-sufficiency are inadequate solutions. In the Jordanian context, agriculture would not provide food security and, on the contrary, would make the process prohibitive and unsustainable in the long run...

... Afghanistan. When the Soviets invaded in 1979 they entered a nation that, while not rich, was economically viable. The Afghan economy was characterized by food self-sufficiency, predominance of agricultural exports, macroeconomic stability, a free-floating exchange rate, and low debt burden.28 The...

.... Though limited, the two historical experiences formed the basis for a policy of self-sufficiency and military neutrality akin to the models of Switzerland and Austria. And even though Slovenia’s accession to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s Partnership for Peace program neutralized some of...

... displaced people of our region self-­sufficient? Local Community and Stakeholder Involvement Ultimately, top-­down approaches will not prove useful in preserving water. Be it people along the Disi aquifer or the people on the banks of the Tigris, local communities have to be involved in resource...

... acceptable level of internal pacification together with a consolidation of civilian society and more credible Afghan institutions. As soon as the Afghan State and the armed forces attain that degree of self-­sufficiency that we will help them to acquire, the coun- try should begin to walk on its own...

... acceptable level of internal pacification together with a consolidation of civilian society and more credible Afghan institutions. As soon as the Afghan State and the armed forces attain that degree of self-­sufficiency that we will help them to acquire, the coun- try should begin to walk on its own...

... disproportionate amount of energy, ranking forty-­eighth in the world in electricity consumption, fifty-­second in oil consumption, and sixty-­ninth in natural gas consumption.18 While Israel has been able to establish self-­sufficiency in electricity, it remains dependent on the importation of large...

... the creation of a third corridor; and to diversify Cyprus’s energy mix by integrating natural gas and renewable energy resources in its energy sys- tem, so that the island may gradually become energy self-­sufficient. Energy infrastructure is essential for the exploitation of Cyprus’s hydro­...

.... Colbert’s aim was to make France economically self-­sufficient. He encouraged the growth of industry through subsidies and tariff protection, rigidly regulated the qualities and prices of manufactured and agricultural products, tried to break down trade barriers within France, initiated a vigor- ous...

... is a strategy of self-sufficiency and the promotion of a defensive strategy. Many argue that China’s military has no desire to be used for imperial purposes. China pre- fers to interact with the United States and Russia for economic purposes with the sole purpose of augmenting its socialist...

... percent, and for Japan and China it was 76 and 69 percent, respectively. Some fifteen years ago China was self-sufficient in oil. Today, as a result of its transition to a market economy registering an annual rate of growth of 9 to 10 percent, it is almost on a par with Japan in total oil...

..., following his break with that Asian power — and even before, noting China’s limited capacity to provide aid — Hoxha sought to improve relations with various noncommunist countries in Europe and to develop economic self-­sufficiency although Alba- nia’s infrastructure, industry and agriculture lagged...

...), along with its long awaited energy self-­sufficiency. The US push for revitalization of these transatlantic alliances in geoeconomic and geostrategic terms may pose significant and multiple challenges to emerging powers like China.19 For many Chinese analysts and policy planners, the TPP and the...

.... The revolutionary leaders soon fell out among themselves, and a series of coups followed, leading ultimately to the accession of Saddam Hussein in 1979. Saddam can probably be described as the one self-­sufficient Arab dic- tator of the twentieth century who never wrapped himself in the embrace...

... model that ensures sufficient political self-­rule while reducing the likelihood of federal intervention in the affairs of the two constituent communities.57 First and foremost, the two ethnic communities endorse different percep- 54. Horowitz, Ethnic Groups in Conflict, 603. 55. Sisk. 56...

... actor in world affairs that merits recognition as a self-sufficient pole, even empire, in Eur- asia. Such sentiments also articulate an imperial mentality going back to tsar­ist times holding that whatever does not expand contracts. It is not sur- prising that we find in Russian policies toward...

... their unclear immigrant status and the country’s confusing legal framework and unfriendly entrepreneurial climate — and embarked on the road of business ownership. Over the past decade, the number of self-­employed immigrants started to develop dramatically, mainly in the area of greater Athens...

... two crude nuclear devices might be accepted as guaranteeing Iran’s security without providing any real offen- sive capability, because Tehran would be unable to use the weapons except in self-­defense. If Iran were to acquire a weapon, the United States would have to make very clear that any...

... international strategies. At the state level, Turkey's military and diplomatic capacity was not sufficient to shape the political transformations in Syria and Egypt. At the international level, Turkey could not effectively respond to the challenges of the Iranian-led and Saudi Arabian–led blocs. The former...