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From its own experiences in the twentieth century, Europe knows what catastrophes can result when concessions are made to evil.
Opponents of Mr. Kim's policy point out that the South keeps making concessions without gaining anything from the North in return.
His motivation is not difficult to discern: his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) hopes that such concessions will help it to wrest control of Maharashtra, India’s main sugar-producing state, from the UPA in the upcoming state assembly election.
With these concessions, the US has revealed to the Taliban – and the world – its desperation to achieve a face-saving settlement that would enable it, at long last, to escape the Afghan quagmire.
If the late-stage expansion continues, as it did during the NAFTA renegotiation, Trump may be inclined to accept cosmetic concessions, which he can characterize as the “largest, most significant, modern and balanced trade agreement in history.”
These roving bands don't appear to spend their time and energy on acquiring money, or receiving concessions, or fighting for high positions.
The rules of the game are supposed to be like this: the side that loses recognizes that it is weaker and makes a deal involving concessions to avoid another costly conflict.
Similarly, because Santos had wagered his presidency on reaching an agreement, the FARC insisted on concessions that previously would have seemed unrealistic.
Two concessions, in particular, have set the terms of the current debate in the run-up to the referendum.
A sensible US policy on China may be to accept gradual currency appreciation, rather than a large revaluation, as America’s economic vitality stems from its own innovation rather than from concessions by the Chinese government.
Despite receiving no concessions from Trump on fundamental differences regarding the party’s program (particularly on trade agreements and entitlement programs, such as Social Security and Medicare), or even on toning down his rhetoric, on June 2, Ryan wrote an unenthusiastic op-ed saying that he would vote for Trump.
In fact, Europe’s financial crisis and its looming energy crisis can be tackled with one program: converting existing debt into renewable-energy concessions.
By lending small areas of their territory for renewable-energy concessions, these countries would benefit in the short term by reducing debt and stimulating their economies.
Consider a scheme in which such concessions’ size is commensurate with that of a country’s debt.
On the contrary, concessions for projects could be distributed more widely among smaller areas.
Beyond reducing debt, renewable-energy concessions would stimulate troubled eurozone economies by employing people to construct and maintain the projects – thereby helping distressed countries to reduce their record-high youth unemployment.
Turkey, which for nearly two decades has proclaimed its support for Azerbaijan, publicly conditioned rapprochement with Armenia on Armenian concessions to Azerbaijan.
Governments can choose household-level technologies or village-level micro-grids; involve aid donors or use other modes of financing; offer subsidies to encourage private entrepreneurs or energy-service concessions to existing utilities; lease the equipment by providing consumer credit or sell it up front.
To grant easier terms would immediately force matching concessions to Switzerland and Norway.
The EU must promote democratic development in neighboring countries without expecting or demanding reciprocal concessions.
Today, however, the EU must take the initiative and offer incentives; concessions could then be withdrawn if expectations are not fulfilled.
But Xi is unlikely to make any concessions, because doing so could damage his political standing within the CCP and undermine a central component of his political vision: the reassertion of political control over a dynamic society.
They are determined to limit Hindu Tamil power in Sri Lankan affairs and encourage the country's leaders to make few concessions to Tamil autonomy.
Apparently, the goal is to secure the best possible trade terms, without offering any concessions on free movement of labor or the authority of the European Court of Justice.
Indeed, a “coalition of the unwilling” is finally forming to counter increasingly dominant Euro-skeptics, reflecting observers’ growing anxiety that Cameron’s risky strategy – which requires a delicate balance between demands and concessions – might fail, and that the UK will eventually leave the EU.
In the ongoing power struggle between President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, each is more likely to out-tough the other than to propose concessions to the West.
Netanyahu’s provocative policies and statements, which have undermined support for Israel among even its closest allies, would be supplanted by a willingness to negotiate in earnest and make genuine concessions.
Initially, it looked like Obasanjo would weather the storm and serve out his last term without making concessions to his opponents.
It is possible that all parties will agree to pull back from the brink in exchange for cosmetic concessions.
Britain offers generous tax concessions for oil and gas exploration, including bumper deals for companies involved in fracking.
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