Champion
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Decades ago, when intelligent machines and androids were found in science fiction rather than the real world, Milton Friedman, a
champion
of free-market capitalism, recommended a negative income tax to help the poor without undermining their incentive to work.
The European Commission’s failure to
champion
the $50 billion merger of the Franco-German European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS), owner of Airbus, and the United Kingdom’s BAE Systems is being seen as a crucial factor in the deal’s collapse.
My experience is that Britain does best when it works to bring people together, set the agenda, promote its values, and
champion
change.
Represented by the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD), the accommodators
champion
democracy, the rule of law, and human rights; but, like China, they oppose Western interference.
The Clinton Administration has failed to pay U.S. back dues to the U.N., partly because of Republican opposition in the Senate, but partly because the Clinton administration simply hasn't been willing to
champion
worthy U.N. activities as a priority for the U.S. On the one side the U.S. presses for reforms at the U.N. agencies, but when they happen, as at the WHO, the reforms are met with U.S. calls for still more budget stringency.
Democratic presidents favor the supposed Keynesian “stimulus” of tax cuts, while Republicans
champion
their alleged “supply-side” effects.
Crown Prince Abdullah, Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler in place of his incapacitated half-brother King Fahd, is keen to be seen as a
champion
of reform.
Zuma RisingThe anxiety over Jacob Zuma’s election as president of South Africa obscures a significant milestone: for the first time in decades, a sub-Saharan nation has at its helm a
champion
of ordinary people.
Now a decade has passed since that bold pledge, and it is official: Europe is the world’s growth laggard rather than its
champion.
And by appealing to the WTO, it positions itself as a
champion
of free and open trade.
Other members
champion
the cause of a much smaller government and welcome the deep spending cuts that are scheduled to take effect in 2013, even if they trigger a recession.
Mobile-phone
champion
Nokia, one of Europe’s biggest technology success stories, was no exception, losing its market share in the space of just a few years.
After the war, under America’s protection and initial guidance, Japan emerged as a
champion
of a rule-based international system.
But in its absence, we can nonetheless aim to promote Britain as a
champion
of green technology and a hub for green enterprise.
If it were to overcome them, it could be the
champion
of multilateralism we need; for now, however, it is too divided.
It is a classic prisoner’s dilemma: all countries are better off if they contribute to a common cause, but the pressure of national elections impedes politicians’ ability to
champion
that cause.
And Jaising has another brave young attorney to champion: a former law intern who has alleged sexual harassment against retired Supreme Court judge Swatanter Kumar.
They knew that Germany, an enthusiastic
champion
in the fight against AMR, would be chairing the G20 this year, and could be expected to bring bold proposals to the table.
After all, this is the same crowd that kowtowed to Chinese President Xi Jinping last year, when he fraudulently positioned himself as the world’s new
champion
of globalization and the rules-based international order.
They see the US as simultaneously the
champion
of democracy in the region and as the culprit in their economic woes because of its insistence on the sanctity of capital.
The apparent demise of the Trans-Pacific Partnership has created unease in Asia and South America about US predictability and about whether the US will remain a
champion
of global trade or embrace something closer to protectionism.
This is a startling reversal for the United States, which has served as the world’s main
champion
of free trade since the 1930s.
With the United States about to come under the leadership of a president who loudly touted an “America First” outlook, they looked desperately for a new
champion
of globalization.
France, uniquely in Western Europe, built its own independent nuclear deterrent, and has been a
champion
of creating a European military capacity outside NATO.
Finally, to account for changing political priorities and personalities, we need a constant
champion
in the fight against AMR.
At the elite level, the difference between being a
champion
and an also-ran is so miniscule, and yet matters so much, that athletes are pressured to do whatever they can to gain the slightest edge over their competitors.
Someone with such contempt for the democratic rights of his own people is unlikely to
champion
them abroad.
America must become the
champion
of a new global trade deal.
As Trump threatens to renegotiate NAFTA “forever,” slashes foreign aid, and plans border walls, his counterpart is emerging as the global
champion
of free trade and multilateral cooperation.
It used to be the
champion
of rules; it is unprepared for the new, transactional game of geopolitics.
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