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Time and again, Europe paid a high price for policies of compromises with evil that were dictated by economic interests or the illusion that evil can be appeased and will disappear of its own
accord.
But the loosely worded
accord
soon collapsed, and North Korea refused to return to the talks until the US stopped shutting down bank accounts suspected of counterfeiting and laundering money for Kim’s regime.
According to the Mecca accord, Hamas agreed “to respect international resolutions and the agreements [with Israel] signed by the Palestinian Liberation Organization,” including the Oslo Accords.
The Saudis view this
accord
as the prelude to the offer of a peace settlement with Israel, to be guaranteed by Saudi Arabia and other Arab countries.
But the nuclear
accord
reached last month is the product of a different political context: President Barack Obama was eager to make a deal with Iran part of his legacy, and this time, Rouhani, as President, was able to negotiate with the full backing of Khamenei, with whom (unlike Khatami) he has worked closely.
And it is why it finds itself not only signing a nuclear
accord
with the Great Satan but also tacitly cooperating with it against the Islamic State, their common enemy.
But boldness and adaptability do
accord
with Schumpeter’s emphasis on forming new combinations and doing things in new ways.
Saying No to the WarmongersNEW YORK – The
accord
struck in Vienna to rein in Iran’s nuclear activities has warmongers fulminating.
Today, the warmongers are trying to scuttle the Vienna
accord.
There is no political system to back up any accord, nor an effective state mechanism, created by the political system, to control the process of reforms.
The issue has little to do with the insignificant
accord
that Prime Minister David Cameron recently reached with his EU colleagues.
Though one should not conclude from this that growth and inequality are either unrelated or positively correlated, the unqualified statement that inequality is bad for growth does not really
accord
with the facts.
MEXICO CITY – The Colombian government’s peace agreement with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) will be signed on September 26 and decided by the Colombian public in a referendum on October 2.The
accord
ends a war that neither side could win, and helps to secure a future for Colombia that would have been impossible with continued conflict.
The G-7’s Sustainability MissionFRANKFURT – In six months, representatives from countries around the world will gather in Paris in an effort to reach a global
accord
to fight climate change.
Now it is Obama’s turn, and he should push for a UN Security Council resolution that establishes new parameters for a future peace accord, and replaces UN Security Council Resolution 242, which dates back to the 1967 Six-Day War between Israel and Egypt, Jordan, and Syria.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump doesn’t even mention a two-state solution in his platform; and Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton has assured American pro-Israel advocacy organizations that she opposes any new Security Council resolution to lay the foundation for a future
accord.
All of this is implicitly recognized in the newly ratified India-US accord, which survived tough bilateral negotiations, codification of its provisions into US law, and unanimous approval in August by the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Germany had its turn at the head when hard money was the issue of the day; today it is trailing because the restructuring mode does not
accord
well with its traditions of pay without work and disciplined followers without courageous leadership.
The idea that voters will turn against protectionism and populism of their own
accord
may be no more than cosmopolitan wishful thinking.
As Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz has pointed out: “[T]he extent to which the global economy and polity can be shaped in
accord
with our values and interests will depend, to a large extent, on how well our economic and political system is performing for most citizens.”
The countries that signed on to that
accord
committed themselves to sharing the risks and benefits of a global economic and technological transformation.
Given how many contentious issues remain unresolved, an
accord
is unlikely during the summit.
Profiles in European DenialATHENS – Europe’s establishment is luxuriating in two recent announcements that would have been momentous even if they were only partly accurate: The end of Greece’s debt crisis, and a Franco-German
accord
to redesign the eurozone.
French President Emmanuel Macron’s election seemed the last hope for the new Berlin-Paris
accord
needed to prevent a suffocating Italy from triggering the next – this time lethal – domino effect.
But it also brought about a new political accord, negotiated in Doha, Qatar, providing for election of a president after a long stalemate, formation of a national unity government, a new election law, and a return to a national dialogue over relations between the state and non-state actors, particularly Hezbollah.
But, as with so many peace processes, finding a balance between creating a stable
accord
and acknowledging the terrible injustices that occurred during the conflict can be difficult to achieve.
It may well be resolved with different answers that
accord
with different countries’ traditions, although tax credits and similar additions to people’s incomes are more compatible with free societies.
Trump claimed that the Paris
accord
would cut US GDP by $3 trillion by 2040.
But ever lower fossil-fuel prices could seriously undermine progress toward the Paris accord’s objectives, by slowing (though not eventually preventing) the decarbonization of energy supply, and by inducing demand “rebound” effects, with consumers using cheap, abundant energy wastefully.
But Iran’s lack of diplomatic relations with the US means that it is not involved in trying to structure a viable peace
accord
to stabilize Afghanistan after the withdrawal of Western troops.
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