Both sides justify their intransigence with one sided interpretations.

Kremlin support has made Serbia s nationalist intransigence over Kosovo effective.

The prejudices against Québec exist due to its linguistic intransigence.

Unfortunately, even the promise of additional funding cannot overcome governmental intransigence.

We recognize that an unstable government can swing back to uncompromising intransigence.

The EU s handling of relations with Serbia in the past only encouraged intransigence.

True, the intransigence of the two belligerents frustrates the intervention of most outside powers.

But he cannot conceal realities, or mask the intransigence of the Greek Cypriot side.

In Syria, Russian and Chinese intransigence have frustrated its efforts to find a diplomatic solution.

Given this, and both sides intransigence, many would withdraw and try to forget the conflict altogether.

First, the world was sufficiently united that it forced the United States to end its intransigence.

But that was only after five years of intransigence by Europe s even more powerful farm lobbies.

History offers little consolation. The EU s handling of relations with Serbia in the past only encouraged intransigence.

But there is a real danger in conflating criticism of Israeli intransigence and extremism with anti Semitism.

Provoked, in part, by Arab neighbors hostility and Palestinian leaders intransigence, Israel began to turn sharply to the right.

And Chinese intransigence over the South China Sea is a direct result of the economic bonanza it suspects lies on the seabed.

Aristide distrusts the rich because of their support for the coup that ousted him, and because of their traditional intransigence against reform.

It is not hard to imagine Greece s brash new leaders underestimating Germany s intransigence on debt relief or renegotiation of structural reform packages.

He warned that Iranian intransigence would doom the talks to failure, raising the prospects of yet another military confrontation in the Middle East.

Could it be that a willingness to flout the law and circumvent the Constitution tends to produce not nimbleness, but obduracy and intransigence?

The bad news, then, is that the conflict will go on for decades, owing to intransigence and growing chaos on the Palestinian side.

Chávez responded with intransigence, seeming to think that his hold on power depended on whether he could still turn out a big crowd.

Chávez responded with intransigence, seeming to think that his hold on power depended on whether he could still turn out a big crowd.

The 12 year judicial journey that we have made in pursuing her case underscores the intransigence, rather than the retreat, of the old order.

His Victory Day celebration with its display of advanced weaponry, underpinned by increased military spending will serve as a demonstration of Russian nationalism and intransigence.

Both sides endorsed something like the pre 1967 borders, yet the deal was not quite struck, with each side claiming intransigence by the other on one or another point.

This, too, is rooted in American and Israeli intransigence specifically, their refusal to accept Hamas s victory in the 2006 election and recognize the group as the legitimate Palestinian representative.

But America's intransigence in this area is sparking protests in countries facing the threat of such an agreement, such as Morocco, and is forming the basis of long lasting resentment.

As the EU s Russia policy is blocked by the Polish government s intransigence, Russia blithely continues to sign more bilateral treaties with individual EU member states, most recently with Greece and Bulgaria.

Not only does it tie America's Middle Eastern policy to the intransigence of Sharon and the death wish of Palestinian suicide bombers, it also weakens the international coalition against Al Qaeda.

Brazil, frustrated with America s intransigence, brought a case against US cotton subsidies before the WTO, which ruled as almost any economist would the subsidies distort world trade and are therefore prohibited.

Its geopolitical architecture is being shaped by the North African revolutions, Turkish assertiveness, Iranian intransigence, and the Iraq debacle. The West will not find the resulting strategic terrain easy to navigate.

As long as it lacks the strength to achieve its more ambitious objectives, its intransigence in no way precludes negotiations with Israel or even peace treaties, as long as such agreements advance its long term goals.

While this is a reasonable demand, the rest of the Middle East and, indeed, much of the world, including Europe regard the root cause of the conflict as Israeli intransigence and arrogance, together with America s blind support for it.

They were confident that Americans would forget how the Republicans deregulatory zeal had brought the economy to the brink of ruin, and that voters had not noticed how their intransigence in Congress had prevented more effective policies from being pursued in the wake of the 2008 crisis.

But the hints of d tente with America that emerged since Khatami's inauguration could be undermined by domestic perceptions either of US intransigence (e.g. over sanctions) or that well intended US engagement is interference in Iran's internal affairs. Seemingly balked on political reform, President Khatami should focus on economic renewal which, when it comes, might revive his political agenda too.

Perhaps most worrying of all, if the stalemate over Cyprus continues, it could end Turkey s chances of joining the EU, as Greek Cypriot intransigence has given succor to other member states that want to keep Turkey out. It might also prevent rapprochement between Greece and Turkey, despite the hopes raised by Greek Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis s recent visit to Turkey the first in almost a half century.

While this is a reasonable demand, the rest of the Middle East and, indeed, much of the world, including Europe regard the root cause of the conflict as Israeli intransigence and arrogance, together with America s blind support for it. Both America and Israel have cited foot dragging in implementing UN Resolution 1559, which calls for disarming all non state actors in Lebanon and the deployment of government forces all the way to the southern border.