The effects of television and other mass media are erasing regional dialects and localisms with a startling force.

* 1969 – Israeli commando force penetrates deep into Egyptian territory to stage a mortar attack on regional Egyptian Army headquarters in the Nile Valley of Upper Egypt.

Former President Miguel Ángel Rodríguez recently proposed the abolition of all Central American militaries and the creation of a regional counternarcotics police force in their stead.

Many analyst like Amin Saikal describe the Taliban as developing into a proxy force for Pakistan's regional interests which the Taliban decline.

Each noble had his own lands, his own network of regional connections, and his own military force.

This account frequently invokes the slogan of " avenging the blood of Naboth " (, 25, 26 ), whose vineyard Jehoram's father Ahab had taken by force (); this fact suggests that perhaps the burden of making the northern kingdom a regional power had grown too heavy for its citizens, and Jehoram's defeat at Ramoth-Gilead gave them an opportunity to throw this burden off.

Many analysts like Amin Saikal describe the Taliban as developing into a proxy force for Pakistan's regional interests.

The UN Secretary-General commended the African Governments who have contributed to UNMIL, as well as the United States for its support to the regional force.

Britain has closed its embassy ; ECOWAS has declared an embargo against Mali, aiming to squeeze out Malinese oil supplies ; closed Mali's assets in the ECOWAS regional bank and has prepared a potential intervention force of 3, 000 troops.

Other regional powers such as the Abyssinian, Ghassan, and Lakhm were in decline leaving Meccan trade to be the primary binding force in Arabia in the late 6th century.

For example in the UK policing is primarily the responsibility of a regional police force ; however specialist units exist at the national level.

Good relations are also maintained with the United States ; the US is perceived as a stabilizing force in the region to counterbalance the regional powers.

It also assures the independence of the judiciary, which in turn is protected by a judicial committee ; b ) a three-tier judicial system including a supreme court, a court of appeals, and courts of first instance ( either divided between district and regional courts, or a single court per region ); and c ) the laws of the civilian government which were in effect prior to the military coup d ' état that saw the Barre regime into power remain in force until the laws are amended.

Many analysts like Amin Saikal describe the Taliban as developing into a proxy force for Pakistan's regional interests.

Northumbria is also used in the names of some regional institutions: particularly the police force ( Northumbria Police, which covers Northumberland and Tyne and Wear ) and a university ( Northumbria University ) based in Newcastle.

The territorial organization represents the core of the institution ; it contains 80 percent of the force and is organized hierarchically in five inter-regional, 19 regional and 102 provincial commands.

Since the early 1990s, the Egyptian national handball team has become a growing international force in the sport, winning regional and continental tournaments as well as reaching up to fourth place internationally in 2001.

Malmstrom Air Force Base is a driving force in the regional economy.

This would have involved establishing a force of 140, 000 paid soldiers, supported by equitable taxes from across the Empire, and has been termed ' the most far-sighted proposal of any statesman of the age '; in practice, however, it met fierce opposition from the various regional assemblies and the plan was withdrawn.

To carry out this strategy, Perry thought it necessary to maintain a modern, ready military force, capable of fighting two major regional wars at the same time.

The Philippine Constabulary Rangers, or PC Rangers, were independent light infantry companies which served as a counter-insurgency force similar to United States Army Rangers and were organized into 12 large regional companies.

These new government bodies were put under the military regional command structure, that under Suharto was given a " dual function " as both a defence force and as civilian administrators.

From there, he was able to undertake a buildup of the regional navy, which was later used to confront the Japanese invasion force.

Ron Chenow points to the example of regional oil monopolies in Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. where Rockefeller receives a message from Colonel Thompson outlining an approved strategy where oil in one market, Cincinnati, would be sold at or below cost to drive competition's profits down and force them to exit the market.

Gabon has been a strong proponent of regional stability, and Gabonese armed forces played an important role in the UN Peacekeeping Mission to the Central African Republic ( MINURCA ).

* Active participation in the work of international organizations, UN and its specialized agencies, WTO – and at the regional level – OSCE, Council of Europe against global threats: terrorism, proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, global warming, organized crime, damages to the environment, economic and social issues, disrespect for human rights etc.

Lim had said Malaysia must play a proactive role in pursuing regional initiatives to bring about a change in Burma and support efforts to bring the situation in Burma to the UN Security Council's attention.

The institute acts as a resource for the UN system, with particular links to the UN bodies dealing with regional integration, and works in partnership with initiatives and centres throughout the world that are concerned with issues of integration and cooperation.

It is responsible for coordinating the economic, social and related work of 14 UN specialized agencies, their functional commissions and five regional commissions.

In cases where direct UN involvement is not considered appropriate or feasible, the Council may consider authorizing regional organizations such as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization ( NATO ), the Economic Community of West African States, or other coalitions of willing countries to undertake peacekeeping or peace-enforcement tasks.

As a regional organization, CIS participates in UN peacekeeping forces.

The United Nations considers NATO to be a " regional arrangement " under UN Article 52, which allows them to deal matters relating to the maintenance of international peace and security as are appropriate for regional action provided that such arrangements or agencies and their activities are consistent with the Purposes and Principles of the United Nations.

However, the UN policy on military intervention by regional arrangements in UN Article 53 states the Security Council can, where appropriate, utilize such regional arrangements or agencies for enforcement action under its authority.

With the UN actions being seen as ineffective, and further UN resolutions likely to be vetoed by Russia, who considered Yugoslavia to be within its sphere of influence, and with the expanding action threatening regional stability ( for example, the flood of Albanian refugees presented a very real threat to the stability of the fledgling Republic of Macedonia ), NATO decided to intervene.

It is responsible for coordinating the economic, social and related work of 14 UN specialized agencies, their functional commissions and five regional commissions.

The UN, the World Trade Organization, and many other intergovernmental bodies, both international and regional, are kept in touch with the views of international business through ICC.

Holbrooke also secured membership for Israel in the UN's Western European and Others regional group, ending Israel's historic exclusion from regional group deliberations and allowing it to, for the first time, stand for election to leadership positions in UN sub-bodies.

Israeli garrison units placed in the disputed territories of Judea and Samaria / West Bank are recognized under UN Resolution 242 as occupied pending peaceful recognition by all regional combatants.

Multilateralism may involve several nations acting together as in the UN or may involve regional or military alliances, pacts, or groupings such as NATO.

These are then reflected in attempts to influence the policy debate at UN and regional decision-making levels.

Papua New Guinea belongs to a variety of regional organizations, including the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation ( APEC ) forum ; the ASEAN Regional Forum ( ARF ) ( Papua New Guinea is an observer member of the ASEAN ); the South Pacific Commission ; the Pacific Islands Forum ; the Melanesian Spearhead Group and the South Pacific Regional Environmental Program ( SPREP ).

Though most international observer organisations have a mandate to observe parliamentary elections, the Congress of the Council of Europe, in cooperation with the Venice Commission, is specifically mandated to monitor local and regional elections and is unique in this regard.