... are 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...

... statement in fall 2002 was indicative of the US objective in Afghanistan to ensure progress toward constitutional democracy and economic self-sufficiency.31 These dual objectives have been an inherent part of US foreign policy since the Second World War, most notably in the developing world...

.... 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...

... food shortages. As the recent outbreak of the Arab Spring showed, a shortfall of food and a rise in the prices of staple items can have a devastating impact on the stability of the entire region. Even the seemingly self-­sufficient Persian Gulf states, those sources of oil...

..., maybe the most influential and success- ful practitioner of mercantilism, was the French statesman Jean-­Baptiste Col- bert (1619 – 83), who served as comptroller general of finances for Louis XIV of France. Colbert’s aim was to make France economically self-­sufficient. He encouraged the growth...

... 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 feet without the presence of foreign forces.” Whether even...

... 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 feet without the presence of foreign forces.” Whether even...

.... The ruling Ethiopian People’s Revolu- tionary Democratic Front dominates the local, national, and federal offices. Human rights conditions are poor in both Ethiopia and Eritrea, according to human rights organizations and the U.S. State Department. Poor agricultural policies are also impeding self...

... 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 carbon deposits as well as of deposits that have been or are expected to be discovered in the wider eastern Mediterranean...

... with gasoline and committed an act of self-­immolation in pro- test over a government official he believed had deprived him of his right to earn a living.1 Within days, citizens took to the streets of Tunis demanding reform from the government headed by Zine el Abidine Ben Ali, an authori- tarian leader...

... of Mediterranean Quarterly. Reviews 127 far from successful” in achieving the revolutionary regime’s original objective of self- sufficiency by 1990. In broader terms, he concludes, “Most agricultural and rural poli- cies initiated after the revolution...

... far from successful” in achieving the revolutionary regime’s original objective of self- sufficiency by 1990. In broader terms, he concludes, “Most agricultural and rural poli- cies initiated after the revolution were politically motivated, and once the short-term political objectives had been...

.... Reviews 127 far from successful” in achieving the revolutionary regime’s original objective of self- sufficiency by 1990. In broader terms, he concludes, “Most agricultural and rural poli- cies initiated after the revolution were politically motivated, and once the short-term political objectives...

... standards and solutions.” They had no problem with Western science and technology but stressed Islam’s self-sufficiency and the need for a new interpretation and application of Islam to meet the challenges of modernity. According to Esposito, al Banna advocated jihad against European colonizers and later...

... societal ills and decline on European imperialism and Westernized elites. They were critical of the modernizing strategy, which tended “to Westernize Islam, to recast Islam in light of Western standards and solutions.” They had no problem with Western science and technology but stressed Islam’s self...

... standards and solutions.” They had no problem with Western science and technology but stressed Islam’s self-sufficiency and the need for a new interpretation and application of Islam to meet the challenges of modernity. According to Esposito, al Banna advocated jihad against European colonizers and later...

... contains exceptionally fertile lands, has been converted into a NATO military base. Hence, damage to the Serbian agri- culture might have alarming long-term consequences to the nation, which has been self-sufficient and even an agricultural product exporter...

... for up to one year “combat forces which are militarily self-sufficient up to Corps level with necessary command, control and intelligence capabilities, logis- tics, combat support and other combat service support (up to 50,000– 60,000 men) and appropriate naval...

..., and social self-sufficiency, which would pave the way for a transition from a shaky subsistence existence to an industrial economy. The paradox surrounding such hopes is that a total transformation from reliance on primary products to finished processing...

... military supremacy does not seem to be a priority. The current policy for China’s military 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...