The official story line portrayed a virtuous circle of nation-building, one that could eventually lead to a democratic Iraq, allied with the U.S. In fact, we seem to be faced with a vicious circle, in which a deteriorating security situation undermines reconstruction, and the lack of material progress adds to popular discontent.
He accused Qatar of being a "funder of terror at a very high level" and demanded that the tiny, energy-rich nation cut off that money flow to rejoin the circle of responsible nations.
Without the central bank's usual presence in the markets, bond prices fell and yields rose, and investors appeared to worry that a widening circle of European nations could be dragged into the Continent's problems.
But the sanctions have been consistently violated by Mr. Savimbi and a circle of compliant nations or individuals, including diamond traders in Belgium, the international center of the diamond trade.
Taking the young couple of Michelle then-Robinson and Barack Obama under her wing nearly two decades ago, Jarrett put a face, demeanor and thought process behind the inner circle of this nation's President.
Tuesday's win indeed served notice that Korea has joined the inner circle of powerful baseball nations.
Its annual revenues hover just above $1 billion, earning it the title (in most circles) of the nation's second largest coal producer.
He points out the circle of codependency between the nations and their banks: the nations support the banks to keep them from falling prey to markets, but the banks support the nations, too, by buying their debt.
For countries that are not in the front rank, it raises the question of whether they should import high-technology products or attempt to enter the circle of the most advanced nations.
