The prospect of international isolation has put Ukraine's president, Viktor F. Yanukovich, in an extraordinarily difficult spot.
The prospect of British isolation as the only naysayer looms ever larger.Yet the British could still play an enlargement card.
that Russia did not face the prospect of international isolation because many countries understood its point of view.
The prospect of inflation in the future.
The decision to allow the contact follows what Mr. Bush and other administration officials have described as a strategy to intensify sanctions and other punitive measures while offering Iran the prospect of easing its isolation.
Now the prospect of Belarus-style isolation could change the calculations of those round Mr Yanukovych whose fortunes are tied to the West.Even if Mr Yanukovych manages to clear Kiev of protesters, which is far from certain, he will find himself more cornered and isolated than ever.
North Korea faces the prospect of further international isolation after the United Nations Security Council imposed new sanctions after its fourth nuclear test in January, and a long-range rocket launch in February.
Many local businessmen, eager to break into European Union markets, are horrified by the prospect of Serbia retreating into isolation if its government is led by nationalists.Politics in Sandzak is dominated by two parties that emerged from the wartime nationalist movement.
The merchant class is up in arms at the prospect of suffering even greater international isolation.
Some leaders are appalled at the prospect of Cambodia's return to isolation.
