Words in the News hawk faucon As the late 2014 deadline for an agreement with Iran drew close, hawks in the US and Israel expressed their concern that too many concessions were being made to ensure that the Islamic republic could not become a nuclear state. hawkish interventionniste, radical One columnist pointed out during the 2016 primaries campaign that although Bernie Sanders's foreign policy pronouncements remained vague, he would be even warier than Obama about the use of force, whereas Hilary Clinton would be more hawkish. hazard risque, danger Environmentalists note that common problems of private water management, such as tariff hikes and environmental hazards, have persuaded many cities and communities around the world to "re-municipalise" their water systems over recent years. head off écarter Middle East watchers noted that a few days after the March 2015 general election, Israeli prime minister Netanyahu backtracked on rejecting a two-state solution so as to head off an escalating diplomatic crisis. headwinds résistances When president Obama put forward proposals in November 2014 to regulate broadband, one commentator wrote that they were likely to face strong legal and political headwinds. 70