Last December the Greek-Cypriot government, under American pressure and mindful of EU nervousness at bellicosity between Greeks and Turks as the Kosovo crisis worsened, called off a plan to put Russian missiles on Cyprus.
Perhaps because of this, Pyongyang is now trying out a new style of tough talk.The North's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), whose legendary bellicosity has spawned such mocking tributes as this "random-insult generator", is now naming individual targets.
The rebel leader, Velupillai Prabhakaran, approved of Mr Rajapakse's bellicosity; he had also had enough of foreign peace efforts.
But neither side has an interest in forcing the issue.In this section Cat and house Build it and they might come Anarchy in the PRC Thunder out of China ReprintsNow above all, when China is embroiled in the other disputes, and the region is tense because of North Korea's erratic bellicosity, it seems incomprehensible that China should want to resurrect yet another squabble.
His opponent's bellicosity may boost his chances of finding recruits for this in the centrist PRI.
For sure, Israel was bound to react with horror to Mr Ahmadinejad's bellicosity; across the political spectrum, Israelis regard Iran's nuclear programme, secretly developed over the past 19 years, as an existential threat.
In his talks in the White House, Mr Chirac tried hard to avoid the verbal bellicosity of his host.
The perception of Chinese bellicosity damages its interests elsewhere.
Capitol Hill is up in arms at Beijing's recent bellicosity, which seems suddenly more ominous following the election as Taiwan's president of Chen Shui-bian, who until recently had openly supported independence from China (see article).
Their bellicosity led Britain to send a force of 300 troops, followed by a squad of London policemen who were promptly photographed paddling on an idyllic Caribbean beach.On May 30th, Anguilla will mark the 40th anniversary of its revolution with a holiday and a round-the-island boat race.
Last month they sent another, with additional signatories.Mr Ahmadinejad's mounting bellicosity on the international stage his threats against Israel, questioning of the Holocaust and nuclear defiance has also run into robust internal criticism.
