In one corner, the powerful negative forces of debt deleveraging will continue to pressure the economy, employment, and income growth in a potentially negative way.

FORBES: The Deleveraging Conundrum

Dogs are said to have an instinctive ability to detect the demonic spirits that are so significant to Balinese beliefs, their barks being welcomed at night as they chase negative forces away.

BBC: High spirits in Bali

It is furthermore clear today that building a culture to support press freedom is generally a lengthy process, while what has been won for press freedom can also be lost in a matter of months when negative forces gain control of a country.

UNESCO: World Press Freedom Day 2013

In one scenario, he said, Dundee examines all the forces that will be negative to gold.

FORBES: INTERVIEW: Inflation Should Not Be A Problem For U.S., Canada, Gold Prices To Rise -- Dundee's Murenbeeld

"This accelerated drawdown of troops in 2013 will be very unhelpful and will have far-reaching negative consequences for the growth of Afghan security forces, " said Hanif Atmar, an opposition leader and former interior minister, citing adverse effects on this year's fighting season and elections planned in 2014.

WSJ: Obama to Draw Down Troops in Afghanistan

Such a study can lead to only one conclusion: U.S. forces on the Golan Heights would make a net negative contribution to regional peace and security and to other U.S. national interests.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Policing the Golan? No

U.S. armed forces in Afghanistan and Iraq learned that the positive or negative impacts of an operation on the local population are an important metric of mission effectiveness.

CNN: Bring drones out of the shadows

International law provides only a negative description: someone who is not a member of the armed forces, who does not carry a weapon, who does not take part in hostilities.

ECONOMIST: Civilians in war

The Balkans is at a critical stage, when negative signals from Brussels could seriously set back reforms and encourage nationalist and extremist forces.

BBC: NEWS | Europe | EU leaders cautious on enlargement