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But then Bellamy stretches liberalism too far, saying that a similar "peace" can be achieved in debates over even bitterly divisive subjects like abortion.
One can master all the political tricks of the trade to survive parliamentary debates or interrogations by committees.
This contrast between the simple and the complex is an obvious and important reason why economists often lose public debates.
As a well-known skeptic about booming housing prices, I have been asked on several recent occasions to participate in debates with one or another of the authors.
But, as I have said in my debates with the authors, if one reads their paper carefully and thinks about the issues, one would see that there is no reason at all to draw such a conclusion.
More recently, with the death last December of the Emir, Sheikh Jabir al-Ahmad, parliamentary approval was exercised a key role in resolving succession debates among factions of the royal family.
Inside Germany, there used be endless debates about German identity – what one historian called “the continual dispute about what being German might mean.”
The Makings of a 2020 Recession and Financial CrisisNEW YORK – As we mark the decennial of the collapse of Lehman Brothers, there are still ongoing debates about the causes and consequences of the financial crisis, and whether the lessons needed to prepare for the next one have been absorbed.
Part of the problem may be that Trump has come out on both sides of most major debates, championing a brand of politics that privileges intensity over consistency.
Russia’s Imperial InstinctWASHINGTON, DC – Russia is once again at the center of policy debates in many Western capitals.
In the last debates before the vote, Fillon presented himself as a credible alternative to Juppé and Sarkozy.
Heading into the election campaign, Fillon may run on a pro-European platform, as evidenced by his pivot during the second-round debates, when he suggested that he favors forming a eurozone government.
With their important role in modernization, applied scientists engage in cultural debates as well.
Such choices are directly connected to debates over the direction the whole society should take.
As the historian John Bew observed in his 2016 history of the term, the pendulum swing was to be expected: “Our foreign policy debates follow cycles, in which policymakers declare themselves more idealistic, or more realistic.”
Yet, this is where all debates about Europe and its future should begin.
Under his watch, distinctions between legal and illegal immigration have been cast aside, along with wonky debates about the need for skilled workers in certain sectors or locales.
Indeed, earlier this year, Moscow was roiled by debates about whether or not to build a statue to the dead dictator.
The GST bill that eventually emerges from this standoff will be better for having gone through these detailed, if time-consuming, debates.
As a result, the Saudi security services have a feel for the pulse of jihadi debates, as well as for the radicals’ recruitment strategies.
Ideally, policy debates should acknowledge this reality.
Amid heated debates over whether monetary policy is too tight or too loose, a more grounded approach based on the “do no harm” principle has received little attention.
Indeed, the debates’ high ratings had the unintended consequence of allowing the Socialist party to dominate France’s media landscape for weeks.
I believe the UN should push for an immediate de facto suspension, without waiting for the debates to begin on legal reforms in the respective countries.
After 1997, Hong Kong's government made doubly sure that legislators' already limited powers to initiate debates, legislation, and amendments to laws were further restricted.
Debates about mining and the environment are often framed in terms of a “nexus” between extraction of a resource and the introduction of other resources into the extraction process.
Yet, in debates in the Diet, our parliament, neither Prime Minister Koizumi nor the Foreign Minister utter anything more than such tepid responses as: "Japan cannot respond to a hypothetical situation;" or "Japan cannot take a definitive stance without assessing the results of the inspections;" and "It is in Japan's national interest not to declare whether or not it supports the use of force."
Much of today’s debates about the future of old-age pensions hinges on this uncertainty.
The revelations and resulting debates in recent months have shown that many US politicians are also uneasy about the liberties taken by the secret services.
The correct policy is to engage with Europe, to make it clear that Britain intends to be a strong participant in debates about Europe’s future, to build alliances, and to shape an outcome that is consistent with the right way forward, not just for Britain but for Europe as a whole.
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