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Finally, long-term mismanagement and international sanctions have pushed the North Korean economy to the
brink
of collapse.
With the world on the
brink
of another revolution in connectivity, especially in terms of infrastructure that will fundamentally change the way we connect with each other, the lessons of this experience should not be ignored.
But it was too late: Sri Lanka’s government was already on the
brink
of default.
Add to that the American financial sector’s untenable subprime and securitization activities, and it is not surprising that the next two years brought the global financial system to the
brink
of outright collapse.
But today we are on the
brink
of a binational state, and many experts argue that the process cannot be stopped at this stage.
Last year, the London G-20 summit recognized that the global crisis required coordinated spending to pull economies back from the
brink.
Indeed, Lebanon, following the collapse of Najib Mikati’s government, is already on the
brink
of civil war, as direct intervention in Syria by Hezbollah, Iran’s Lebanese proxy, to prevent Assad’s overthrow has exacerbated the country’s own longstanding sectarian tensions.
With youth unemployment at 40%, only a bold reformist president could pull Egypt back from the
brink
of economic disaster.
Policymakers managed to pull the global economy back from the brink, using massive monetary stimulus, including quantitative easing and near-zero (or even negative) interest rates.
Forces loyal to Assad were again pushed to the
brink
in July 2015, when opposition forces advanced on the regime’s coastal strongholds, specifically the port city of Latakia.
Iran and Syria, which have played a spoiler role in Iraq up to now, may also now be anxious to find a way to pull the country back from the
brink.
Of course, no one should think that America’s shale-gas revolution (which has brought it to the
brink
of energy self-sufficiency) means that its Bahrain-based Fifth Fleet will lift anchor any time soon.
For, although the surge was important, two other factors played a critical role in bringing Iraq back from the
brink.
Likewise, in the fall of 2008, the threat of financial Armageddon brought not just Germany but the whole world to the
brink
of disaster.
Korea's Economy Remains a Prisoner of Korean PoliticsSEOUL: Despite World Bank emergency grants and IMF rescue funding of $57 billion, Korea's economy, the world's 11th largest, remains on the
brink
of collapse.
By the early 1840’s, eight of the 26 US states then in existence (along with the territory of Florida) had gone bankrupt as a result, while several others teetered on the
brink.
In fact, China already experienced the impact of deleveraging late last year, when the European financial system seemed on the
brink
of collapse.
Building a Safe Nanotechnology FutureWe are living – according to some – on the
brink
of a nanotechnology revolution, where matter is engineered at a scale thousands of times smaller than the eye can see, and familiar materials behave in unexpected ways.
The authorities have pulled the eurozone back from the
brink
before.
As Brazil teetered on the
brink
the IMF sounded as if it was in as much self-denial as the Brazilian finance minister - no problem, no overvaluation, everything will work out.
But support for enlargement is fading everywhere, right on the
brink
of accession.
The coal industry is seeking to burden developing countries with the same unsustainable growth model that has brought the earth to the
brink
of climate disaster.
Once the extent of Greece’s financial crisis and the difficulties encountered by other member states became known, the eurozone economies found themselves on the
brink
of disaster.
Other states in the region have been teetering on the
brink
of failure from the outset.
Europe is back from the
brink.
Greece, Ireland, and Portugal, which is now teetering on the
brink
of insolvency, account for less than 6% of the eurozone economy.
Leaders in Tehran, Riyadh, Washington, and other key capitals must realize the costs of further mismanagement, step back from the brink, and work toward cooperative solutions before it is too late.
Indeed, managers’ irresponsible focus on advancing shareholders’ immediate interests, thereby maximizing their own bonuses, contributed significantly to bringing the global financial system to the
brink
of collapse in 2008.
Those conduits are now showing gigantic losses that have to be covered by the parent banks, some of which are being driven to the
brink
of bankruptcy.
Farther east, Afghanistan is suffering its second decade of violent conflict, while Pakistan seems to be chronically on the
brink
of war, civil war, or social breakdown.
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