自己保住自己to preserve oneself

• 野田出于“自保”决定不参拜靖国神社。

  Noda decided not to visit Yasukuni Shrine out of self-preservation.

• 欧元区现在恐怕只能舍弃希腊以求自保。

  Now, it seems as if all the Eurozone can do is abandon Greece in an attempt to preserve itself.