Concerns that the Ikhwan might be seeking to monopolise power were heightened when they announced they would field a candidate in the presidential election, despite having previously promised they would not.
According to Mr. Ketcham, the War of 1812 was significant because it established American naval power and heightened the country's international prestige.
Tensions around the handover of power, already heightened because of the partisan nature of the recall, were expected to be worse than usual because of the rare occurrence in California of a governor being forced from power by the electorate.
But it seems he concentrated on America's agenda climate change, IS and Ebola rather than Jokowi's, or on how America might assist his shaky new administration.Softly, softlyPlaying down contentious issues of domestic politics in favour of international co-operation seems to make sense at a time of shifting global power and heightened tension.
Where the two beams intersect, the power is heightened.
The event related potential P300, which is associated with vigilance, had a shortened latency following chewing gum [ 8], and frontal and temporal beta power were heightened by chewing gum following performance of a sustained attention task [ 9].
They worry that it will lead all too easily to suspicions and rivalries among the big powers, and heightened danger for the world at large.What is more, treaties already signed now seem in danger of unravelling.
"People are increasingly separated by economic and political power, inevitably heightening social tensions and increasing the risk of societal breakdown".
Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, has the power to heighten the conflict there at any time, doing further damage to the economy.
Performed by nine actors, under Dominic Cooke's brisk, clear direction, the play solves nothing, but shows theatre's power to heighten consciousness and articulate moral outrage.
