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The chairman of China Investment Corporation, Jin Liquin, commented skeptically on a proposed Chinese bailout of Europe, which he called “a worn-out welfare society” with “outdated” welfare laws that induce
dependence
and sloth.
But greater
dependence
on networked computers and communication leaves the US more vulnerable to attack than many other countries, and cyberspace has become a major source of insecurity, because, at this stage of technological development, offense prevails over defense there.
The CRA – intended to lessen the BRICS’
dependence
on the Fed and the dollar – is another story.
China’s financial
dependence
and the EU’s security
dependence
on the US mean that America wields ultimate control over Sino-European relations.
In the long term, the best course of action will be to reduce European
dependence
on Russian energy.
China, especially under Xi, has often used aid, investment, and other economic leverage to compel its neighbors to deepen their economic
dependence
on – and expand their security cooperation with – the People's Republic.
The alternative to this price-oriented approach – continued
dependence
on the quota system – would incur considerable administrative expenses, efficiency losses, and social costs stemming from rent-seeking and corruption.
A year after the 1992 treaty, President Bill Clinton tried to pass an energy tax that would have helped the US to begin reducing its
dependence
on fossil fuels.
Political analysts know that the votes will depend on individual senators’ ideologies, states’ voting patterns, and states’
dependence
on coal relative to other energy sources.
But, though 20 OAS member states supported the resolution, ten did not, owing to their
dependence
on Venezuelan oil and financing.
Communism can be understood as an attempt to eliminate
dependence
on these elites by organizing production through the state.
Since 2010, coal
dependence
has risen even in Europe, where some countries are phasing out emission-free nuclear power and no natural-gas boom has materialized (though CO2 emissions remain far higher in the US than in Europe).
Steps that reduce global
dependence
on the region’s energy supplies (including improvements in fuel efficiency and development of alternative sources) also make great sense.
Some observers detect a new “Geo-Green” coalition of conservative foreign-policy hawks, who worry about America’s
dependence
on Persian Gulf oil, and liberal environmentalists.
This will delay a full debt write-off for up to three years, exclude Somalia from long-term development finance, and reinforce its
dependence
on emergency aid.
Yet the crisis also intensified government and household
dependence
on leverage, causing debt levels to continue to rise – a trend that, left unchecked, will lead to more crises in the future.
This has some theoretical validity, but ignores malaria’s
dependence
on poor infrastructure and health care.
The War for OilFor decades, through Democratic and Republican presidential administrations, America has pursued a set of straightforward energy policy objectives: keep world oil prices as stable as possible; reduce domestic consumption of oil as painlessly as possible; reduce
dependence
on foreign imports whenever possible; and diversify the sources of imported oil.
This, in turn, would mean an increase in US
dependence
on imported oil, especially from the Middle East.
Cyprus is a crucial staging post for American security operations in the eastern Mediterranean, and the gas fields off the Cypriot coast might be developed as an energy source that would – at least after 2017 – reduce European
dependence
on Russian supplies.
Our responsibility for the ocean’s health is as deep, fundamental, and permanent as our
dependence
on it.
The supply-siders, for their part, seem utterly oblivious to the
dependence
of private investment on complementary public investment and a clear policy and regulatory framework.
The erosion of business models and growing
dependence
on third-party digital distributors – like Facebook and Google – have handcuffed news organizations and cut deeply into their profits.
All of these initiatives are aimed at reducing
dependence
on the dollar both at home and abroad by encouraging importers, exporters, and investors to make more use of China’s currency.
The term "drug
dependence"
was also redefined, to propose that loss of personal autonomy could never arise in a therapeutic setting.
The ubiquitous term "discontinuation symptoms"--Orwellian newspeak for withdrawal--implied that anti-depressants carried no risk of
dependence.
At the same time, China’s declining
dependence
on export-led growth is reducing its vulnerability to the whims of those who control access to global markets.
With this approach, policymakers could use the market to help propel their economies away from
dependence
on fossil fuels, redistributing producer surplus (profits) from oil producers to the treasuries of importing countries, without placing too large or sudden a burden on consumers.
But the greatest reasons for disruption have been rooted in the inability of Arab governments and societies to manage effectively the changes sweeping the region, and their excessive
dependence
on foreign countries to ensure their security.
European growth, with its heavy
dependence
on trade, received a special boost, as did emerging markets.
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