Indeed, China had shunned Japan s 1997 proposal to create an Asian Monetary Fund precisely because it worried that it would play second fiddle.

Germany must commit itself to the strengthening of the EU's role as a global player.

Of course, democratization does not automatically guarantee better behavior on the world stage.

Unfortunately, recent events in the international arena show that the new international order is indeed precarious.

All that has changed is that both countries have been downgraded to smaller roles on the world stage.

The relationship between States and other actors on the international scene has changed, too.

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America's armed forces are an essential background to much of what the US accomplishes internationally.

What implications does China s emergence onto the global stage hold for southern Africa?

And Japan s external position was strong, just as China s is now.

China understands that India s position on the world stage has been strengthening since the beginning of this century.

But it also demonstrates the robust assertion of national interest by new players on the global scene.

Will we be able to make the United Nations system a more effective actor on the world scene?

It was an important moment in China s evolution from a defensive to an offensive player on the international scene.

The EU already possesses ample resources to make an impact on the world stage

Russia is not alone in seeing oil as a means to transform its global standing.

Obama blundered when he dismissed a 2010 deal on Iran s nuclear program mediated by Brazil and Turkey (despite having earlier endorsed the talks).

Did he wish to impress voters back home with a starring role on a world stage?

For example, an emerging power such as Brazil wants more respect on the world stage.

Parallel to the heart warming transformations on the world political arena, there are some significant economic indicators.

Today, with Europe increasingly seen as the sick man of the world s economy, even the whole continent s renunciation of nuclear energy would have little to no reverberation on the world stage.

Team NoA was a professional Counter Strike team who are as well known for setting precedents as they are for being a successful team.

The European Union, after a three year spat with President Bush, is keen to be regarded as a world player to be reckoned with.

As America s legitimacy diminishes, new actors are appearing on the world stage or returning for an encore.

China and India, which together account for about 40 of the world's population, will begin to play much larger roles on the world scene.

Brazil is a significant political and economic power in Latin America and a key player on the world stage.

Perhaps more important than John Paul II's action on the world stage was the profound effect he had on individuals.

The world scene has since changed and the time has now come to examine new, alternative approaches.

The process of dialogue that is overtaking affairs on the world scene could not fail to make an impact on this seemingly intractable problem.

States will remain the dominant actor on the world stage, but they will find the stage far more crowded and difficult to control.

The CAP consumes about half of the Union's budget an unimpressive symbol for a community that aims to become a player in world politics.

Today's world lacks irreconcilable conflict among the main concentrations of world power Europe, Russia, China, Japan, and the US.

Certainly, women must take their place on the global stage to shape global governance and international agendas.

14. The historic accord between Israel and the PLO was the most recent development in the drama of global change.

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The 2008 financial crisis, which destroyed the mystique of Western economic prowess, led to a marked a shift in China s global strategy.

Worse, while promoting multilateralism on the world stage, China has given the cold shoulder to multilateral cooperation among river basin states.

But now, England and Wales outside the EU and led by little Englanders will see British influence in the world diminish further.

12. Mr. NAGY (Hungary) said that the changes that had occurred in the global political environment had to be reflected in the work of the Committee.

While recent polls suggest that Japan retains substantial soft power globally, this is not the case in its immediate neighborhood.

Nonetheless, Turkey s bout with political instability has damaged its foreign policy and international standing.

But the real question now is whether America is still able and willing to uphold its global pretensions.

I was told that Britain would be never be ready for the Games and that we would be embarrassed on the world stage.