The Navy chose to negotiate the current settlement, recognizing that it "faced the real possibility that the Court would stop critically important training and testing," if the case continued, Navy Lieutenant Commander Matt Knight, a spokesman for the U.S. Pacific Fleet, wrote to ScienceInsider in an email message.
What is not yet clear, however, is whether the new team in Washington recognizes that it is facing an actor in Pyongyang that is possessed of, and guided by, a strategy or whether the Obama administration is ready to devise an effective strategy of its own for countering North Korean nuclear proliferation.
The administration recognized the threat that it faced, and within three months it had adopted legislation in the Military Commissions Act which created an immunity for any person who was involved in the interrogation of al-Qahtani, as well as many other people.
The administration clearly recognized in recent weeks that it faced political unrest on its right, after what Mr. Keene described as "a short period of denying the problem existed".
It is well recognized that vulnerable populations face a "triple threat" – they are more likely to get ill, more likely to have difficulty accessing care, and when they do receive treatment, they are more likely to receive suboptimal care [ 54].
In his speech last week, President Obama invited the American public to reclaim its pre-9/11 equilibrium — not by assuming that the country faces no threat at all, but by recognizing that the threats it faces have been and can be managed smartly.
It's about recognizing that women face a gender-based lack of opportunity, which manifests itself in many ways - from unequal pay to that of men, to, in some cases, great vulnerability to violence.
You'll also recognize that it's possible to break effective face-to-face networking down into three component parts: Meeting the Person(s), Establishing Rapport, and Communicating Effectively.
Recognizing that we face an enemy who will strike wherever there is a vulnerable target is not politics as usual -- it is reality.
"He recognizes that UNAMID faces unique challenges owing to its complex mandate and operating environment.
