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The failure for more than a year to make any progress in negotiations with Israel has convinced Abbas and his colleagues to pursue the UN option.
Abbas, whose bid is supported unanimously by the Arab and most Islamic countries, is convinced that the Arabs will stand with the Palestinians, regardless of the consequences.
Indeed, Hamas is convinced that any success for Abbas and the Palestinian Authority will further discredit its rule and increase its isolation in besieged Gaza.
Moreover, Palestinians are not convinced that UN recognition will change their daily lives as long as the international community takes no action to end the Israeli occupation on the West Bank and the siege and blockade of Gaza.
At any rate, both sides convinced themselves that the other represented an existential threat, and they both built up colossal arsenals to guarantee their security.
But, based on more than a decade of study and debate, I am convinced of the compatibility between Islam and democracy.
But, while the worldwide recession of 1981-2 brought inflation down rapidly, nominal long-term interest rates did not fall immediately, for the world’s markets were still not convinced.
As a result, markets seem convinced that the US will gradually exit its prolonged period of excessive reliance on unconventional monetary policy, replacing it with a mix of looser fiscal policy and pro-growth structural reforms – an approach much like that pursued by former US President Ronald Reagan.
And it was viewed as benign by central banks convinced that the attainment of price stability was sufficient to ensure a lasting “ Great Moderation” of economic volatility .
I am not convinced that this is a realistic option.
While the West, which much prefers the Kurds to ISIS, welcomes Kurdish gains, Turkey is watching them with anxiety, convinced that they prefigure a bid for Kurdish independence.
He apparently remains convinced that the West needs him – both to control NATO’s southern flank and to filter and stem the flow of Syrian refugees toward Europe – more than he needs the West.
In particular, Hamilton was convinced of the importance of a sophisticated banking system to support the growing economy.
In the late 1990’s, the US hedge fund Long-Term Capital Management convinced the world that its partners were masters of the universe.
This shift in focus has convinced markets that Trump may well decide not to follow through on the more growth-damaging measures he suggested during his campaign.
Although the Governing Council seems convinced that expansionary policies remain vital to support GDP and employment growth, and to keep deflation at bay, that seems unlikely.
But, while the total reflects bilateral deficits with just about everyone, the US Congress is obsessed with China, and appears convinced that the primary cause of the problem lies in Chinese manipulation of the renminbi’s exchange rate.
Though our work has only just started, we are convinced that within a generation we can redefine capitalism and build a sustainable and equitable global economy.
Hemmed in by the Americans and the Russians in the final days of World War II, Hitler convinced himself that he had two armies in reserve to mount a counter-attack and win the war.
As long as each remains convinced that no alternative to cooperation exists within the EU, and that European cooperation remains a priority for both, it should not be overly difficult to restore their leadership.
Before starting down that road, the US should be convinced that military action would not require US ground forces in Syria.
A decade of stellar political and economic performance had convinced many analysts that the country could be an inspiration, if not a model, for the rest of the Muslim Middle East.
For starters, Germans are convinced that they have weathered the crisis extraordinarily well.
America, eager to bring both Ukraine and Georgia into NATO, felt scant need to consider Russian concerns, convinced that the Kremlin would have no choice but to bow to the inevitable.
Because Putin respects strength, and wants to be treated by the US on equal terms, he could well be convinced to become part of the solution.
They were convinced that Germany and the US were growing stronger year by year, while British power would erode.
But, while it is true that much policy attention has been devoted to fighting financial fires, this is not a sufficient answer: since the summer of 2012, when ECB President Mario Draghi convinced markets that the eurozone would not break up, Europe has had enough breathing space to address the growth imperative, but has barely done so.
I am not so convinced.
These sacrifices have convinced many Westerners that the Middle East is not beyond redemption, and that the region’s people should be given a chance to enjoy the same liberty that they do.
It may seem surprising, but I am convinced that what I have recommended here opens more space for executing the will of individual nations and an enhanced assertion of their identity.
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