If it decides not to, the country which has led Europe in designing and implementing criminal-justice policies risks losing not only rapid co-operation and information but also influence over a fast-growing body of EU law.
The bureau, based at London's City University, is an independent body and a not-for-profit operation.
Before it gets to the climax, however, "Body of Lies" offers a long, elaborate setup -- involving ingenious computer hackery and a not very believable sting operation that creates a rival for Al-Saleem.
At the micro-political level, co-operation between angry Muslims and secular socialists is not always smooth.
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development does not exactly have a shining record as a forecaster.
Already before his death, Yassin indicated there was potential for political co-ordination - although not field co-operation - between Palestinian militant groups and those in Lebanon and Iraq.
He says shared values and interests, and long experience of co-operation, not least in intelligence, matter more.
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Turkey said its support for a US-led operation would be limited and was not committed to allowing the US to use its facilities.
This might not encourage co-operation and goodwill within a federation.
"The breathing insufficiency that emerged post-operation persists, and the tendency has not been favourable, so it is still being treated, " Mr Villegas said in a televised statement.
It is important for the public to know -- the public, by and large, is not particularly aware of this matter -- that every document related to the Fast and Furious operation has long since been provided to congressional investigators.
In these circumstances, it appears that you failed to ask even the most basic questions about who was involved and the handling of an operation with the obvious potential to create considerable controversy and undermine public confidence - questions which would not have impinged in any way on the police carrying out a proper investigation.
Federal authorities say the year-long operation focused on the five suspects and had not targeted the broader Occupy movement.
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"The deployment will be defensive only and will not support a no-fly zone or any offensive operation, " it added.
"The London attacks were a classic al Qaeda operation and not the work of self-starting terrorists, as has been repeatedly suggested in the media, " Bergen says.
Much will depend on the attitude of union leaders, who do not enjoy a reputation for co-operation and compromise.
Even on the question of the third pillar, which governs co-operation in justice and home affairs, Britain is not isolated.
He told the BBC the family felt they should have known the hospital's record prior to the operation - and if they had, they may not have gone ahead.
However, lawyers for Mr Rodney's family have already argued in court that the inquiry may fail to properly explore what happened if it does not examine how the operation was planned - and whether there could have been an opportunity to arrest the men without opening fire.
For Ms Merkel, China and Russia are competitors as well as partners: co-operation does not preclude criticism.
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Opening a debate on 7 July, he told MEPs that he was keen to see greater economic governance and said that monetary union could not survive without "political co-operation".
To do this, co-operation with others may be necessary, and we should not flinch from it - after all, we have spent decades opposing tribal politics and saying that parties should co-operate more.
Because the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) did a study not long ago about the nations with the greatest social mobility, and the list reads shockingly close to the one Chris quoted.
Miroljub Labus, the Yugoslav deputy prime minister, has said he believes it should be possible to negotiate some sizeable debt relief within four months, but not if the country is again isolated because of its lack of co-operation with the court at The Hague, and not if a complex divorce with Montenegro also has to be arranged.
Without Pakistan's co-operation, though, talks between India and the Hurriyat will not get far.
But not everything can be solved by co-operation, and so the third safeguard is to bolster deterrence.
In 1996, Severson had an opportunity to take over an existing car-towing operation and secured a loan from FNBB where Mark Hardyman was not only the president but was intimately involved with making loans for the bank.
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"There is a tradition of policing in the UK, policing by consent, not by force, policing with the support and the co-operation of the public, " said Mr Paddick, the Liberal Democrat candidate in the 2008 London mayoral elections.
He said the solution with Iran was "not military", and progress with Tehran depended on international co-operation.
Anyway, legal co-operation in Europe is not that inefficient: the arrest and evidence warrants were both approved, albeit in diluted form.
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