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It is true that the compelling cold war need for peacekeeping forces to keep regional conflicts out of the orbit of East-West hostility no longer exists.
"These offices are strong symbols of provincial sovereignty, and by seeking to shut them down, the central government is trying to keep regional officials from lobbying too hard for local interests".
Well, listen, I strongly believe we need to have a military presence in the Korean peninsula not only to keep the peace in the peninsula but to keep regional stability.
Several far-flung islands, some of them rich in natural resources, are now trying to wrench more political power from the centre.Mr Habibie has promised more autonomy to the regions, but many non-Javanese are suspicious that this too is just a sop to keep regional revenues flowing to the capital.
In 1998, the Union of French Democracy, a conservative group backing Mr. Chirac, was shaken by the decision of five leading members to accept support from Mr. Le Pen's followers in order to keep regional assembly presidencies that otherwise would have gone to the Socialists.
According to the latest investigation by Russia's anti-corruption campaigner, Alexei Navalny, and his team, the sons of the country's general prosecutor, Yuri Chaika, have amassed a huge business empire, thanks at least in part to their father's position and their ability to keep regional prosecutors onside.
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Keep regional differences in mind, and remember that engineers typically get paid more than English majors, even if they handle the same job.
The problems in Aquitaine were closely connected to general unrest among the magnates, who wished to keep the regional king under their control.
Even his fiercest critics acknowledge he has excelled largely by doling out favors and cash to keep ethnic, regional and personal rivalries in check and bring old warlords into line.
He has helped lure a company to build some low-income housing in the central city, smoothed the way for the first new downtown office building in 20 years -- a modest six-story structure -- and persuaded the Federal Bureau of Investigation to keep its regional headquarters here, instead of moving to Henderson.
"In parts of North Jersey, the new money is in advertising and financial services, and you have folks who may be social moderates but for whom the impulse is to keep the regional economy going," said David Rebovich, a political scientist at Rider University.
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