Compromise
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As political scientist Kevin O’Brien has argued, China’s increased readiness to
compromise
with some domestic protesters, rather than treat all forms of collective action as subversive, can be seen as reflecting a growing sense of security.
In an ideal world, where
compromise
is unnecessary, US fiscal policy would maintain the commitments embedded in the social-welfare system, even as demographic and other forces drive up costs (especially for health care).
As welcome as Clinton’s recent clear words were on the need to defend the right of countries to decide their own fate, you don’t have to go very far in Europe to hear whispers that some kind of new “Finlandization” might be a reasonable
compromise
for countries like Ukraine and Georgia.
But the episode left the Saudi leadership far more inclined to
compromise
with, and even directly assist, Islamist radicals and extremists.
But it may be too late for political compromise, and the Maliki government may not be capable of a broad non-sectarian policy.
This means that the Hu Jintao administration could well have its hands tied, and find itself unable to pursue some kind of
compromise
solution to a situation that is already fraught with nuance and complexity, and which shows no sign of getting easier to manage with the passage of time.
As a result, we are committed to dialogue and
compromise
as the only way to balance the many competing demands and opinions that pervade public affairs.
Inevitably, this will often involve
compromise.
These are values that we simply will not
compromise.
This demands a strong international governance framework in which conflicts are resolved by negotiation and compromise, though strong defenses – both traditional and non-traditional (for example, cyber security) – will also have an important role to play in guarding against major threats.
In Iraq, sectarian power-sharing will remain less formal, and
compromise
won’t come easily to many of the country’s elected leaders.
In addition, the Kurds will expect to retain a veto over any proposal that might
compromise
Kurdish autonomy in the northern provinces.
Against this background, the smartest move for Xi would be to attempt to secure India’s help in finding a face-saving
compromise
to end the crisis.
And whether one uses “Yangon” or “Rangoon” to identify Myanmar/Burma’s capital, the place still remains what the British travel writer Norman Lewis described as “imperial and rectilinear…built by a people who refused
compromise
with the East.”
Alternatively, with neither of the larger parties able to declare real victory, they could decide as a
compromise
to indicate preference for one of the other leaders who had campaigned – perhaps Verhofstadt, the liberal centrist.
A minority coalition that included the Greens would force the CSU to
compromise
on migration issues and climate policy, which would be unnecessary otherwise, given the inability of the SPD, Die Linke (The Left), and the Greens to block legislation.
This would also mean, however, that Germany’s European partners would struggle to force
compromise
upon the German government.
Germany was also forced to
compromise
in 2012, when Merkel was pushed into agreeing to a banking union and the ECB’s “outright monetary transactions” program, which effectively turned European government bonds into Eurobonds.
In the 1990’s, differing visions of European integration led to a problematic
compromise.
Mechanisms aimed at solving a problem in one system should not be allowed to
compromise
another system’s resilience.
In developing countries, military intervention in national politics undermines long-term prospects for democracy, because it impedes the development of the necessary “culture,” including habits of moderation and
compromise
among competing civilian groups.
If negotiations between the “troika” (the European Commission, the ECB, and the International Monetary Fund) and the new Greek government succeed, the result will be a face-saving
compromise
for both sides; if no agreement is reached, Greece will default.
A
compromise
would de facto result in a loosening of austerity, which entails significant domestic risks for Merkel (though less than a failure of the euro would).
As is always the case in peace negotiations, both sides must be willing to
compromise.
This would not be all that the Umbrella Movement has demanded, but it should encourage the protesters to reach a
compromise
without departing from their longer-term goal.
That is why Leung should embrace dialogue and
compromise.
But Trump may be psychologically incapable of that, because he predisposed to attack, rather than
compromise.
Whatever one thinks about the war in Iraq, the US presence there has helped Lebanon to ward off Syrian efforts to reverse its withdrawal, as well as Arab efforts to compel the Lebanese to
compromise
with a regime that loathes Lebanese sovereignty.
This attitude implies a willingness to reach what Syriza calls a “dignified compromise” with its European partners.
Taxpayer bailouts, on the other hand, are seldom smooth and inevitably
compromise
central bank independence.
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