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  • S.me analysts say that would be a good thing because it would "multilateralize" a testy bilateral dispute and stave off broad protectionist moves by the U.S. Congress.

    Moneycontrol Top Headlines Moneycontrol.com editor@moneycontrol.com 2010

  • "Our goal is to multilateralize," a senior Obama administration official said on Sunday as Clinton headed for Europe.

    Clinton goes on diplomatic offensive against Gaddafi 2011

  • "Our goal is to multilateralize," a senior Obama administration official said on Sunday as Clinton headed for Europe.

    Clinton goes on diplomatic offensive against Gaddafi 2011

  • Given this impulse to multilateralize the use of force and link it to the rule of law as well as to self-interest, the administration would have a hard time attacking Iran without Security Council backing.

    If Iran came close to getting a nuclear weapon, would Obama use force? Steven Simon 2010

  • So what we probably should do, instead of lifting our own sanctions is multilateralize the sanctions and start pressuring Iran on weapons of mass destruction and terrorism and make others that do have full economic relations with them base their relationship with Tehran on their behavior, such as terrorism and weapons of mass destruction.

    CNN Transcript May 29, 2003 2003

  • The second alternative is to multilateralize the U.S.

    NZ On Screen 2010

  • The deal for existing advanced nuclear states should be: if you want the newcomers to comply with a newly strengthened global regime that was not in place when you first acquired nuclear energy, you have to multilateralize the fuel cycle and disarm yourselves of nuclear weapons.

    Marketwire - Breaking News Releases 2010

  • You have to get started now talking to them about transparency, confidence-building issues, and China's own willingness to come aboard on the CTBT if the Americans take the lead on that, plus the larger issues of how you multilateralize the disarmament process.

    Arms Control Association - The authoritative source on arms control since 1971. 2009

  • By all means, spread out over time the achievement of industrial-scale capacity, and by all means try to multilateralize the process to some extent with the kind of consortium arrangements that the Iranians themselves still seem prepared to sign up to. [

    Arms Control Association - The authoritative source on arms control since 1971. 2009

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