Coercion
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158 examples of Coercion in a sentence
America’s chimerical dream of democratizing overnight a deeply divided society accustomed only to violence and
coercion
has unleashed a terrifying array of political demons.
Second, they must not use force or
coercion
to press their claims.
Avoiding coercion, premature elections, and hypocritical rhetoric should not preclude a patient policy that relies on economic assistance, behind-the-scenes diplomacy, and multilateral approaches to aid the development of civil society, the rule of law, and well-managed elections.
Germany's historical experience had demonstrated that freedom without order led to chaos, and order without freedom resulted in
coercion
and the renunciation of democracy.
Power in a global information age, more than ever, will include a soft dimension of attraction as well as the hard dimensions of
coercion
and payment.
But its idea of freedom is what Isaiah Berlin called negative liberty: freedom from government coercion, excessive regulation, or punitive taxes.
Eleven former CIA directors and deputy directors, as well as 70 former senior CIA officers (including me), said as much last week, criticizing the unprecedented revocation as political
coercion
and accusing Trump of misusing presidential powers, damaging national security, and threatening current and former officials’ right of free speech.
In this and other matters, Turkey strives to act as a “virtuous power,” which requires us to align our national interests with values such as justice, democracy, and human dignity, and to achieve our foreign-policy goals through mutual cooperation rather than
coercion.
Because it controls the means of
coercion
and levies compulsory taxes, its dark doings need to be exposed by fearless investigative journalism.
But here lies the rub: if the architecture of choice is truly so important in determining outcomes, does it really matter if manipulation rather than
coercion
is used to make us choose what someone else has decided is ultimately good for us?
But perhaps the most important shift made in the Paris agreement is from selective
coercion
to collectively supported competition.
We assumed that family ties and non-directedness would preclude
coercion
and commerce.
They did not allow certain forms of
coercion
to interfere with the donor’s consent.
The new concept also made clear that international protective action meant military
coercion
only in extreme and unavoidable cases.
It is too late now for non-military tools of
coercion
to have much effect, although Security Council threats of International Criminal Court prosecution for atrocity crimes – including any use of chemical weapons – must remain on the table .
Mongolia became a classic case of such geo-economic coercion, after it hosted the Dalai Lama last November.
No one wants to legalize coercion, violence, or fraud in the sex industry, or the use of sex workers who are not adults.
Where
coercion
exists, rights are violated, and these violations must be condemned whatever the traditional justification.
Coercion, not culture, is the test.
In the autumn, the shootings and deportations resumed, complemented by economic
coercion.
Simply put, women must be allowed to decide, free of
coercion
or violence, about their sexuality and health; if, when, and whom to marry; and whether and when to become a parent.
The state's role is not to ensure social justice and the rule of law, but to create opportunities - even through
coercion
- for believers to find salvation.
Change in Iraq was imposed from the outside by force, whereas change in Egypt has come from within and has largely been accomplished by consent rather than
coercion.
This is also a chance, once and for all, to put an end to the export of wars and coercion, and to become an example of peaceful collaboration.
The bad news is that he still does not understand soft power – the ability to get what you want through attraction rather than
coercion.
Moreover, the country has weaponized transborder river flows and used trade as an instrument of geo-economic
coercion
against countries that refuse to toe its line.
It is a stark reminder of what colonialism truly was: shameless subjugation, coercion, and misappropriation.
Who Lost the South China Sea?SINGAPORE – US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has spoken out against China’s strategy of “intimidation and coercion” in the South China Sea, including the deployment of anti-ship missiles, surface-to-air missiles, and electronic jammers, and, more recently, the landing of nuclear-capable bomber aircraft at Woody Island.
The only viable option is a credible strategy that pushes back against China’s use of
coercion
to advance its territorial and maritime revisionism.
A country can compel others to advance its interests in three main ways: through coercion, payment, or attraction.
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