Finland is proof that it's possible to staunch the flow of fake news, to a degree: between a "self-regulating media landscape" and considerable trust in national media outlets, the country has largely been able to resist the more damaging side effects of fake news.
It is also possible that a staunch nationalist like Mr Abe may play a "Nixon in China" role and reach out to the antagonists, much as he did when in power briefly in 2006-07.More probably, though, the political cycle will further inflame tensions.
To be sure, there were a few staunch fans who lamented the team's possible move to Brooklyn after its sale late yesterday to the developer Bruce C. Ratner.
Desperate to staunch the losses, biologists are trying out possible vaccines and treatments with beneficial bacteria.
Also used as a deodorant, and a possible treatment for acne, alum staunches small nicks and cuts with a magical effortlessness that evokes the tooth fairy (bless her soul).
A staunch privacy enthusiast, Levison resisted as long as legally possible, until ultimately being forced to deliver access for Snowden's account, but not before shutting down the rest of his ten-year-old service in an attempt to protect the privacy of his other clients — a move he says he didn't take lightly.
Once part of the Soviet Union, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are now among NATO's staunchest members, and have urged the European Union to take the toughest possible line on Russia for its actions in Ukraine.
The other possible successor is Bruno Gollnisch, a 56-year-old staunch Catholic who has been Le Pen's right-hand man for 24 years.
The United States, normally eager to cast its staunchest ally in the war on terrorism in as favourable a light as possible, admits in its annual report on terrorism, published this week, that questions remain about whether Pakistan will honour fully its pledge to oppose terrorism against India.Pakistan must now lay those questions to rest.
Indeed, while neither candidate wants to commit the US militarily to Syria, this probably is not possible - esp. if the conflict expands to Turkey and Jordan, our staunchest allies in the Middle East.
