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In 2001, then-US Ambassador to Haiti Dean Curran publicly and explicitly linked the withholding of IDB loans to the demand that Haiti’s political parties reach a compromise that America wanted.
The implementation and impact of Syriza’s agenda, especially its decisive economic program, will depend on the new government’s ability to maintain support at home and compromise with Greece’s creditors abroad.
Inter-sectarian dialogue in Iraq and a regional compromise with Turkey and the Gulf states does not necessarily translate into a loss of Iranian influence.
Yet all politicians know that ambiguity and compromise tend to prevail over universal truths.
He is not naive, and knows that patience, compromise, and a policy of small steps are often needed.
But, without compromise, a democracy becomes ungovernable.
Indeed, the regime has hinted that it may be willing to compromise on the issue – the delineation of the 1967 border along a tiny piece of land on the Eastern shore of the Sea of Galilee – that wrecked the negotiations eight years ago.
The Jamaica parties have a responsibility to get behind Merkel, and to compromise as necessary to form a government.
Such an arrangement can establish the strong popular legitimacy that the Palestinians will need at the negotiating table in order to make any real compromise.
If it becomes a clash between religions as well, compromise will become nearly impossible, even without further radicalization.
If Europe is to act responsibly, three key concepts should define its policy toward Russia: firmness, clarity, and a willingness to find an acceptable compromise.
A compromise must be reached.
As long as Russia remains intent on achieving unacceptable outcomes, accompanied by hints of nuclear saber rattling, reaching a compromise will be difficult.
Any compromise will have to address the future of Crimea, now under Russian domination, and maintain Ukraine’s independence.
This is where Europe’s experience in compromise and harmonization is essential.
Unless the democratic world understands that now is not the time for faith in diplomatic compromise, and that it must respond strongly enough to stop Putin’s imperial designs, events could follow a logic that is too dreadful to contemplate.
But, while the AU’s dispatch of Mbeki demonstrates serious engagement, it should not lead to a negotiated solution or a compromise that thwarts the wishes of a majority of Ivorians.
He implacably opposed joining the European Union (then the European Economic Community) on the grounds that doing so would compromise British identity and sovereignty.
Moreover, any compromise would be fiercely contested within both camps, possibly leading to serious domestic political conflict.
To achieve a sustainable compromise that all sides accept (even if with gritted teeth), the negotiations must be accompanied by diplomatic steps aimed at building trust both in the region and beyond.
Prime Minster Theresa May secured a compromise deal with the EU, but, facing a resounding defeat in Parliament, was forced to postpone a vote on it until January.
What he chose was a compromise: to make clear his disdain for the agreement without leaving it or reintroducing sanctions that were removed as part of it (a step that would be tantamount to US withdrawal).
Even more than in Albania, opportunities to develop the habits of compromise that make democratic politics workable are denied to the people.
Yet, in today’s polarized environment in Washington, Republicans and Democrats are unwilling to compromise – or at least to compromise “too early.”
The overwhelming – and sensible – expectation is that the two parties will compromise and raise the debt ceiling before inflicting serious economic and financial dislocations.
A compromise would allow both parties to declare partial victory, for it would likely entail commitments to cut spending and some steps to make taxation more socially just.
Two scenarios for the timing of an interim compromise are possible, depending on whether it is a one- or two-step process.
The baseline expectation, albeit subject to risk, is that Democrats and Republicans will find a way to avoid disruptions that would damage the fragile US economy, but that the compromise will not meaningfully address the need for sensible medium-term fiscal reforms.
An environment of compromise requires a regional environment devoid of threats and blackmail.
While the move has angered China’s leaders, there remains room for compromise, especially if the system’s deployment is made temporary and linked to North Korea’s denuclearization.
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