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Of course, the logic behind calls to restrict our freedoms has a simplistic appeal: extremists use our freedoms to commit their crimes, so preventing the abuse of freedom requires curtailing freedom’s scope.
Far from keeping that possibility open, as Prime Minister Theresa May’s government has done, the UK and the EU must commit to establishing a clear agreement on regulatory issues, thereby ensuring that companies on both sides of the English Channel can continue to do business.
It may sound daunting, but the reality is that these challenges are surmountable – if, that is, our leaders commit to tackling them.
The US wants to resolve the global crisis by providing substantially more financial help, which Europe is refusing to commit, preferring to focus on financial regulatory reform.
So far, G20 governments have done what governments do best: commit money.
No sane politician will commit to another decade of structural reforms that will test the patience of ordinary Latin Americans beyond the limits of electoral survival.
Both sides should commit to an end to assassinations, shelling, bombings, and any other form of attacks on the other side’s military targets and citizens.
Alas, there is no consensus on what this would require, and even where some agreement exists, sufficient will to commit the required military and economic resources does not.
The United States and Europe (both European Union member governments and the EU itself) are the largest contributors to the UN High Commission on Refugees, but many other governments are unwilling to commit their fair share.
The political reality, though, is that most governments are unwilling to commit to take in any specific number or percentage of the world’s refugees.
As Refugees International observes: “The government is more likely to take action against those who report and document rape than those who commit it.”
In Rawls’s formulation, those who commit acts of civil disobedience should be prepared to accept the penalties for doing so.
Denial, the last bastion of those who commit genocide, disrespects the victims and their communities and lays a foundation of lies for a future that is likely to be characterized by even more conflict and repression.
The rich world should commit to financing a massive program of technology development – renewable energy, fuel-efficient cars, and green buildings – and to a program of technology transfer to developing countries.
Yet neither the countries of Western Europe nor the United States are ready, willing or able to commit themselves to such cooperation.
In the latter case, however, they must commit not to run large current-account surpluses and accumulate excess foreign-exchange reserves.
The Clean-Energy MoonshotNEW YORK – In May 1961, President John F. Kennedy stirred America and the world with these words: “I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the Earth.”
It is time for world leaders to commit to the planet-saving clean-energy moonshot.
If, however, they commit to the experimentation, evidence collection, and evaluation that all smart public spending requires, sports-based investment can go a long way toward strengthening communities and enabling young people to live healthier, happier, and more productive lives.
If world leaders are serious about reducing inequality and eradicating poverty, they must commit to creating a just and transparent tax system.
But, almost a year into the negotiations, the government is still not ready to commit to concrete action.
This week, we commit the US and the EU to combat illegal fishing, to strengthen our monitoring, and to enforce management measures in our role as parties to regional fishery organizations and to various international treaties.
In the meantime, the UK must commit to securing an interim agreement with the EU.
We can thus comprehend why children born into such circumstances have more problems in school, are more likely to commit crimes, and are more prone to heart disease, diabetes, and a host of other physical and mental illnesses later in life.
Having used fiscal spending aggressively to avoid a depression, the US must now commit to a credible medium-term path of fiscal consolidation.
Democratizing the EurozoneATHENS – Like Macbeth, policymakers tend to commit new sins to cover up their old misdemeanors.
But improved cooperation with non-member states could spur others to follow suit, while encouraging members to commit greater resources to the Alliance.
In his first press conference as president, he shocked the world with his depiction of the Soviet Union, with which a détente had been emerging, as willing “to commit any crime” to gain an advantage over America.
As for Sahar Gul, her case must be thoroughly investigated, and the police and judiciary must commit to bringing her torturers to justice.
But it also seemed to me that a world short of risk-bearing capacity needed virtually anything that induced people to commit their money to long-term risky investments.
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