"From a strategic point of view, it's (of) extraordinary importance having such a harbor which is connected with all of Europe, " Basescu said.

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"From a strategic point of view, the logic of a deal looks indisputable, " Deutsche Bank analyst Marc Greenberg wrote in a note to investors.

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Yet even from a strategic point of view, buying whole companies is not such a brilliant idea when the economy could be drifting into trouble.

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Because here are the two major powers of East Asia who get along, if you like, economically, and are interdependent economically, and yet they have no way of dealing with each other from a long-term strategic point of view.

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From a conceptual point of view, the Ryan plan embodies two strategic errors.

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