Alternative
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Of course, the
alternative
to Trump – Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton – may not have been much better for Palestinians.
The
alternative
scenario can be called Blueprints , which resembles a cautious ride, with some false starts, on a road that is still under construction.
But, in a less favorable economic climate, printing money becomes a handy
alternative
to difficult decisions and painful adjustments, such as tax hikes and deep cuts in government spending.
As a result, many Western policymakers are seeking
alternative
solutions – many of which can be classified as financial repression.
Once again, Palestinians accepted Obama’s formula, while Netanyahu publicly rejected it, leaving Palestinians with no other nonviolent
alternative
but to go to the UN to seek a state based on the 1967 borders.
Cash-strapped Armenia had no
alternative
but to hand over the shares, which it did in a 2002 treaty candidly titled “Possessions in Exchange for Debt” – a reminder of the infamous “debt-for-equity” swaps of the Yeltsin years (another Chubais invention), which spawned Russia’s oligarchs.
Having abandoned the framework for influencing Iran by diplomatic and economic means, the Trump administration’s only
alternative
now is regime change.
In the US, as elsewhere, debates about fiscal policy should be open, with clear statements of
alternative
goals and balanced assessments of how best to pay for what government does.
But the
alternative
is a European Disunion that no one will take seriously as a player in world politics.
For one thing, unlike gold – which has always had other purposes and today is employed widely in new technologies from iPhones to spacecraft – Bitcoin has no
alternative
use.
My view is that we had no
alternative
but to resist the Troika’s plan.
The
alternative
– a Middle East in which several governments and, through them, militias and terrorist groups have access to nuclear weapons and materials – is too horrific to contemplate.
Steps that reduce global dependence on the region’s energy supplies (including improvements in fuel efficiency and development of
alternative
sources) also make great sense.
There is an
alternative
to IMF-sponsored inertia on debt relief.
Given all this, it might seem that Uruguay’s carefully constructed social-democratic
alternative
could unravel.
Debt capital markets provide an important asset class for institutional investors, and give large corporations an
alternative
to bank loans.
An approach based on sanctions that target the Russian economy (and therefore its people) is the preferred
alternative
of those with the least at stake (US politicians).
I don’t see any
alternative
to our determination, in 2001, to drive the Taliban from control of Afghanistan.
As always where demand exceeds supply, people may not accept waiting their turn – and other countries and other peoples’ bodies give them the
alternative
they seek.
Over time, even legitimate actors will find
alternative
commercial and financial channels if they come to feel that dollar access is conditional on not running afoul of US interests.
Despite a 10-year military presence, involving the deployment of more than 100,000 troops at a cost of $550 billion, the US still has not succeeded in creating a credible
alternative
to the Taliban.
The
alternative
is either a sovereign-debt crisis, followed by a destructive spike in borrowing costs, or a growing burden for subsequent generations of taxpayers.
Without disregarding logic and ethics – areas where the liberal world order continues to outshine the
alternative
– liberals must connect with people on an emotional level.
Whereas Trump admires Putin’s muscular nationalism and authoritarian decisiveness, Kissinger has long believed that there is no better
alternative
for Russia.
Virtuous though democracy is – and as Tunisia has shown, it is far better than the
alternative
– we should remember the failures of those who claim its mantle, and that there is more to true democracy than periodic elections, even when they are conducted fairly.
The
alternative
approach – dismantling the eurozone to allow for external devaluations – has thus become the playground of hitherto marginal political parties, which are now surging ahead in opinion polls.
The victory of black and yellow has, moreover, defined the alternative: red, dark red, and green.
The obvious
alternative
to import tariffs is plain-vanilla fiscal policy – tax cuts and increases in public spending.
While this responsibility often lets others become “free riders,” the
alternative
is no ride for anyone.
An
alternative
approach is to treat these illnesses as a single, comprehensive problem.
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