Their struggle is visible, however, in their maneuvering inside other branches of government.

Assuming power only stoked their paranoia.

We walked beneath the eyes of snipers and were at their mercy.

And they dethrone those who got them into trouble.

The local officials met them only near the airport.

These artworks are short lived, as the authorities often very quickly dismantle them.

He circulated messages containing threats against the authorities and their families.

Their hold on power is not imperiled by economic success.

The Chinese public s indifference to their country s ceremonial transition of power is hardly surprising.

When these countries get into trouble, their authorities intervene forcefully.

It is not a lack of political ability which will stymie them, but rather a lack of political power.

Decades old, apparently immovable autocracies are finding their hold on power unhinged change is invading their static environs.

Aristide's opponents know that US right wingers will stand with them to bring them violently to power.

Their rise to power, together with the social movements previously mentioned, undermined the major parties.

Authorities have warned that they may face prosecution in absentia if they fail to return to the Maldives to face trial.

Organized crime continues to force people to attend their events, their leaders are fully identified and there is no authority to stop them.

Two types of power shifts are occurring in this century power transition and power diffusion.

Financial panics subside, and the authorities realize a profit on their intervention.

Research has shown that giving employees more control over their work makes them happier and more productive.

For under a democratic system, those in power realize that it is the people who put them in office, and they will be voted out if they are perceived to be serving Beijing s interests rather than Hong Kong s.

I'm at your mercy.

I'm at your mercy.

Through the 1990 s, US Vice President Dick Cheney and others made clear that Saddam s reign threatened America s oil security by forcing over reliance on Saudi Arabia.

In their mind, the hard power of the United States is more important than its soft power, and their vision of an America bound to lead is largely unchanged.

Authorities asked them about their work and their relationship with Privacy International.

Italians must decide upon the sort of Italy they want if they are to get leaders of the stature they need.

And, by remaining on the sidelines, Khamenei may have been seeking to show the IRGC that there are limits to its power.

But their successors are as different as the procedures that brought them to power.

The country's authorities have allowed migrants to enter Croatian territory and have provided them with transport from there to the desired country.

They also went after social media, which has been central in driving support for the disobedience and documenting its consequences.

Officials have blamed the Taliban for these incidents.

It is beyond my power.

From People Power to Putin Power

Others, such as Robert Dahl, argue that democracy requires smaller communities based on shared interests and personal relations. For them, Europe may be too big to forge truly democratic institutions.

The authorities also sacked prominent professors who had influenced and supported the students.

For them, Europe may be too big to forge truly democratic institutions.

There have been various petitions to reform Article 112 but authorities have rejected these proposals.

The gangs are now more organized in El Salvador because the authorities confine many of them in separate jails according to their specific group.

Nor is there any official authority to protect children and defend their rights in case of incapacitation or sickness.

The fact that so many problems persist despite tens of billions of dollars of assistance and years of effort is a sad reminder that aid can allow governments to undertake foolish investments that accomplish little, or can easily be siphoned off by corrupt officials. Moreover, aid is inherently uncertain, leaving Africans at the mercy of outside forces beyond their control.

Moreover, aid is inherently uncertain, leaving Africans at the mercy of outside forces beyond their control.

Al Qaeda lost its base in Afghanistan when the Taliban government that had provided it sanctuary was ousted from power. Osama bin Laden was finally found and killed by US Special Forces in the suburbs of Islamabad.

Al Qaeda lost its base in Afghanistan when the Taliban government that had provided it sanctuary was ousted from power.

Tajiks and other Dari speaking ethnic minorities fear that the language will dominate theirs as a result of Pashtun political power.

Authorities claimed there were four attacks, but social media users counted more than twice as many.