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Mindless subsidies that we cannot afford will not create a green economy; what will is investment in research and development to bring down costs, so that green energy eventually can outcompete gas.
I do know that the world cannot afford to rely again on America’s press for its information: fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me.
Even with discussions set to continue next week, the talks’ outcome remains far from certain – and world leaders cannot afford to become distracted.
Not surprisingly, G20 member states are now working together to regulate cryptocurrencies and eliminate the anonymity they supposedly afford, by requiring that all income- or capital-gains-generating transactions be reported.
The fact is that most environmentally friendly technologies demand significant upfront investment, meaning that “going green” remains a privilege reserved for the few countries that can afford it.
Of course, at the end of the London summit, the assembled leaders will agree on a joint statement, because nobody can afford failure.
At a time when a slowing economy is creating greater uncertainty for China, it cannot afford to provoke tensions with the US over anything that is not in its direct interests, such as its territorial claims in the South China Sea.
When then-Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin – who had presided over budget surpluses, helped to build up the reserve fund and cut state debt considerably – argued that Russia could not afford such an increase, he was fired.
If Russia could not afford a 4%-of-GDP defense budget in good times, it cannot possibly manage such a high rate of military spending now, when it confronts rock-bottom oil prices, Western sanctions, and economic recession.
Without a framework for more centralized supervision of a limited number of major international banks, the cost of a future cross-border crisis involving one of them is likely to be larger than Europe’s economy can afford.
Another implication is that the politics of the center cannot afford to be bloodless and technocratic.
When Wall Street melted down in 2008-2009, only governments that had their fiscal houses in order could afford stimulus packages that allowed them to retain political support.
But can Italy afford another year without an effective government?
Indeed, as in Ukraine, Georgia is undergoing a test of democracy that Europe cannot afford to ignore.
African farmers know that they need fertilizer; they just can’t afford it.
Unhealthy, processed foods are more readily available now than ever before, and rising middle classes in China, India, and throughout the region can better afford them.
At the same time, we in Europe cannot afford to dismiss Africa’s troubles as if they had no impact on our own societies.
Trump’s rhetoric notwithstanding, America could no longer afford to be “first” – or perhaps even second or third.
The talks being held now are an opportunity that neither side can afford to miss.
Even in an advanced economy such as the United States, over 40% of California’s population cannot afford decent housing at market rates.
On the other hand, can it afford to grant Russia the de facto right to control, directly or indirectly, countries like Georgia today and Ukraine tomorrow?
An expensive handcrafted mechanical watch may tell time no more accurately than a cheap quartz model; but, because few people can afford one, buying it signals that the owner is rich.
But the question remains: What will these countries produce and export – besides primary products – to be able to afford the imported cellphones?
With the strength of its economy and the superiority of its navy, the United Kingdom could afford to avoid entanglement in others’ affairs.
While this brutally matter-of-fact tone can make readers uneasy (indeed, it was one reason why I took so long to read the book), we cannot afford to be ignorant of the truth, even – or perhaps especially – if it makes us squirm.
The EU cannot afford any more cracks.
The US cannot afford to make the same mistake.
Developers can boost the pace of adoption by creating more standardized systems that are easier to use, truly interoperable, and afford patients greater access to and control over their personal health data.
But we cannot afford efforts to address one challenge that end up aggravating the other.
Faced with the current slowdown, China can afford to stay the course, at least for the time being.
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