Defender
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In terms of international diplomacy, Trump’s trade war will help China present itself as the
defender
of the rules-based international order and multilateral institutions such as the World Trade Organization.
Likewise, they won over newly enfranchised women voters by portraying themselves as the
defender
of traditional German womanhood and the family.
Moreover, the EU’s image as a
defender
of human rights around the world will be tarnished by its inability to hold member states to its own standards.
But a way forward can be found in T. H. Huxley, Darwin's fabled public
defender.
Thus, President Vladimir Putin’s Russia, like that of Nicholas I, proclaims itself the
defender
of the Orthodox faith and the Russian (similar to the nineteenth-century Slavonic) “world.”
As the Economist put it recently, Germany “saves too much and spends too little,” making it “an awkward
defender
of free trade.”
But Abe was also sending a message to Japan’s main ally and defender, the United States.
And, indeed, it is that history and those values that Macron attempted to invoke, as he established himself as a
defender
of liberal democracy and internationalism, with language and vision marked by American-style optimism.
Some see a
defender
of the poor, others a critic of liberation theology.
He has declared himself a
defender
not only of Russian citizens, but of all ethnic Russians, Russophones, and even Orthodox Christians.
For, in the immediate aftermath of World War II, most Europeans viewed the United States as both its
defender
against the Soviet Union’s expansionist aims and the key external actor for their deeply wounded continent’s moral and economic reconstruction.
We continue to view the press as our
defender
against an over-mighty state, despite politicians’ often-craven performance in the face of media pressure.
Germans may be pleased to see Chancellor Angela Merkel referred to by American media as “the liberal West’s last defender” – an island of stability in an ocean of chaos.
In the physical world, governments have a near-monopoly on large-scale use of force, the
defender
has an intimate knowledge of the terrain, and attacks end because of attrition or exhaustion.
Even such a great
defender
of freedom as Abraham Lincoln suspended habeas corpus under the extreme conditions of the American Civil War.
In my view, it needs not only to shun its traditional role as
defender
of pegged rates but actively to support (dirty) floating rates for most nations.
It is hard to imagine how Kim Jong-un, as the divine
defender
of his people, could be persuaded by such bluster to negotiate.
And Russia’s refusal to hand over Snowden, under the pretext of strict adherence to the law, has allowed Putin to poke Obama in the eye once again – this time while posing as a
defender
of legality and human rights.
But the proposed secrecy law is utterly at odds with this initiative, and with South Africa’s reputation as a
defender
of freedom.
Farmers are well organized politically, and the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries (MAFF) has been a fierce
defender
of agricultural protectionism.
And, in fact, while the move has probably reinforced Iran’s claim to be the true
defender
of Jerusalem and Palestine, the biggest gains for Iran will likely be emotional.
Chancellor Angela Merkel has emerged as a staunch
defender
of the country, exemplified in a 2008 address to the Knesset (Israel’s parliament), in which she identified Israel’s security as an essential feature of Germany’s Staatsraison.
Here, the European Union – one of the world’s largest economies and a key
defender
of liberal values – has a vital role to play.
What is occurring in the region is a clash within a civilization; to enable IS to portray it as a conflict between civilizations – and itself as the true
defender
of Islam – would be a grave strategic mistake.
The European Commission, once the EU’s source of visionary creativity, has become a fanatical
defender
of existing rules and regulations, however irrational and destructive, on the grounds that any concessions will beget more demands.
In his address to the Federal Assembly, Putin positioned himself as a
defender
of conservative values against “tolerance, neutered and barren” (a euphemism for gay rights) and a champion of morality and traditional family values.
Starting in the 18 th century and continuing into the middle of the 20 th , the Left defined itself as the
defender
of knowledge, science, secularism, progress, skeptical thought and universal (not relative) freedoms.
The EU-Turkey deal has also dramatically diminished the EU’s credibility as a
defender
of freedom of speech and press freedom.
Trump and his populist allies in Europe have denounced globalization, while Xi now stands as its principal
defender.
China’s new leaders should first reassert the Party’s role as
defender
of the general interest by creating an environment in which narrow interests, seeking to protect their growing influence and wealth, do not taint complex policy choices.
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