This dynamic poses both dangers for stability and opportunities for progress.
But that final reckoning lies in the future, and in the meantime, scholars see large opportunities for progress.
The climate bill may end up advocating inadequate targets, and missing clear, politically feasible opportunities for progress.
'Both President Bush and Prime Minister Sharon have demonstrated committed leadership, working closely together, to create new opportunities for progress in the Middle East,' said the executive director Howard Kohr.
A statement by the American Embassy in Israel said General Zinni's meetings showed that "while serious challenges remain, there are real opportunities for progress".
ANTHONY ZINNI, America's Middle East peace envoy, ended his latest mission to Israel and the occupied territories on January 7th expressing the belief that "alongside serious challenges, it is clear there are real opportunities for progress".
Nations need to commit the resources and political will to enforce the laws they have adopted to promote gender equity and act against the obstacles that still persist.Advances in technology open up unprecedented opportunities for progress.
I said in the interview that, from the perspective of my dual role as vice-chairman of DA Israel and co-editor of the Palestine-Israel Journal, Obama's victory creates new opportunities for progress in the Middle East, and in the Israeli-Palestinian and Israeli-Arab peace process.
But the right wing's hard-line stance leads the government to ignore genuine opportunities for progress toward peace, such as the successful state-building enterprise of the Palestinian Authority's prime minister, Salam Fayyad, in the West Bank, or Syria's repeated offers to renew a peace process that could, if successful, strike a blow against Iran and its proxies.
"There are really exciting opportunities for progress," Lubchenco says.
