This month at a Senate hearing on possible intelligence failures before the Sept. 11 attacks, much of the discussion was devoted to ways to reduce the rivalry between the agencies.
In this respect, this week's agreement represents a positive step – one that will reduce political rivalry and tension between the two respective governments, both of which will have much to gain from oil revenues when the deal is put into practice.
Since the murders of 17-year-old Letisha Shakespeare and 18-year-old Charlene Ellis in 2003, Birmingham police – in conjunction with community mediators – have successfully adopted tactics to reduce gang rivalries that often spring up for no real reason at all.
Here, Foer makes his most interesting point, that modernization, economic rebirth and a general rise in sophistication have not reduced tribal rivalries in all highly advanced societies, that pointless internecine warfare is almost a hobby for some people.
The shift is intended to promote better rivalries, reduce long trips across time zones and give fans a chance to watch the Blue Jackets play at more reasonable hours of the night.
The goal was to end long-term rivalries, reduce gang violence, promote peace and security, and pursue economic interests.
The least successful goals were the attempts to reduce between-professional rivalries, improve communication between the professions and improve inter-professional trust, which are core goals of IPC.
At the team level, the pressure from rivalry may even reduce individual members' incentive to free ride (Erev et al. 1993).
Least support was given for having achieved the goals of reduced between-professional rivalries and improved communication and trust between the professions.
U.S. and Russian officials are not convinced that Pakistan would reduce its nuclear weapons, given its fierce rivalry with India.
Mikhail Gorbachev, the new leader of the Soviet Union, introduced a series of unilateral measures to reduce tension emanating from the Cold War rivalry, especially in the areas of disarmament and arms reduction.
