But in their first interview with the British press since the start of the talks, Farc leaders warned that the process risked breakdown if the US-backed Colombian government believed it could achieve the guerrillas' surrender, refused to guarantee the rights and security of the opposition or continued to kill guerrilla commanders in the field.
Obligation without reciprocity risks breakdown even faster where one side is pressed to protect the civilians of both sides put at risk because that's how the other side deliberately wages war, not merely from indifference to them.
Sooner or later, in my view–I don't speak for Professor Blank here, and she can't be held to my commentary the formal recitation that the rules of war apply equally to both sides, while in actual fact pressing one side to internalize all the costs of protecting civilians, risks breakdown in the rules themselves.
They also argue that Trump's action risks a breakdown in global norms, giving a green light not just to Russia's seizure of Crimea, but wars of conquest around the world.
Based on the analogy with work breakdown structure (WBS), the model of risk breakdown structure is proposed.
The risk breakdown structure (RBS) is a useful tool to structure hierarchical sources of risks and simplify and systematize the analysis.
Cagliano et al. (2011) used risk breakdown structure to identify risk sources.
Tah and Carr (2001) described risks based on a hierarchical risk breakdown structure, where generic risks and remedial actions can be stored in catalogues.
"The Dutch," reported the Times of London, "said it was important not to risk a breakdown in dialogue". So much for European solidarity.
European Union leaders set a two-week deadline for Turkey to drop trade curbs on Cyprus or risk the breakdown of its European Union membership bid.
"If you're enabling new models of service delivery for citizens, you need secure and reliable IT because you can't risk service breakdowns and the wrath of the information commissioner.
