Words in the News unfettered liberalism libéralisme sauvage syn. free-wheeling liberalism Analysts note that the contrast between Atlanticist unfettered liberalism and continental wariness of globalised markets, albeit* dimmed by time, still matters in the relationship between Europe and the United States. * Pronounced "all be it" upbeat positif, optimiste Political observers noted that Justin Trudeau's* 2015 election campaign remained consistently upbeat and scornful of all that was "negative and divisive" during his Conservative predecessor's decades-long rule. * Canadian Liberal Party leader uphold défendre International observers underlined that Russia's annexation of Crimea in March 2014 breached the very same international law that Mr Putin said he was upholding in Syria. up the ante mettre la barre plus haut, intensifier syn. raise the ante, raise the stakes International observers said the launching of attacks in urban areas in late summer 2015 was evidence that the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) was upping the ante in the conflict with Turkey. urge exhorter, inciter In the run up to Shanghai Expo 2010, the CHRD* network urged the government to stop the practice of placing "troublemaking" individuals under surveillance. * Chinese Human Rights Defenders 146