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But, as it turned out, developed countries did have options for reducing their
dependence
on Arab oil.
Nor does Armenia’s continued
dependence
on Russia bode well for regional co-operation, given deep resentment of Russian meddling in neighboring Georgia and Azerbaijan.
Moreover, while sugar does not exhibit classic withdrawal symptoms, it does lead to tolerance and
dependence
that can cause bingeing, craving, and cross-sensitization to narcotics.
Once freed from the flawed CAP, Brexit’s proponents argue, the UK will be able to build a more competitive agricultural sector that better serves farmers and agricultural workers, including by reducing
dependence
on distorting subsidies.
Reducing farmers’
dependence
on rainfall is essential.
This helps to explain why so many companies continue to hoard cash, rather than investing domestically, and why a growing number of countries want to diversify gradually away from
dependence
on the dollar as the reserve currency and on US financial markets for intermediation of their hard-earned savings.
The best-known feature of China’s macroeconomic imbalances is heavy
dependence
on exports for growth, which is typically attributed to weak domestic demand: as a middle-income country, China lacks the purchasing power to consume the goods that it produces.
If this view is right, the solution is straightforward: China can correct its imbalances by increasing its citizens’ incomes (by cutting taxes, raising wages, or increasing social spending), so that they can consume more, thereby reducing the economy’s
dependence
on exports.
But there is another explanation for China’s excessive export dependence, one that has more to do with the country’s poor political and economic institutions.
Specifically, export
dependence
partly reflects the high degree of difficulty of doing business in China.
Above all, though energy
dependence
is a key element of US policy in the region, it is far from being the only factor.
Even when its energy
dependence
on the Middle East was at its peak, the US rarely altered its policy of support for Israel.
At the London Conference, world leaders should support the counter-narcotics strategy recently approved by the Afghan government, which would reduce economic
dependence
on opium production, punish traffickers and dealers, and provide sustainable economic alternatives for poppy farmers.
Fracking would also be a strategic boon, because it would diminish the country’s
dependence
on Russia for gas.
The reason for this is clear: China’s
dependence
on Middle East energy imports means that it is almost certain to seek to fill any regional security vacuum.
Such platforms may have reduced the cost of political organizing, and thus candidates’ overall
dependence
on money, while providing an efficient alternative fund-raising channel.
Second, their enormous financial reserves allow them to finance their domestic and international activities for an extended period of time, as they seek to transform their economies to reduce their
dependence
on oil revenue.
This has led to greater use and dependence, especially among the region’s young people.
Moreover, despite South Korea’s
dependence
on exports, domestic consumption is robust.
Efforts to reduce Europe’s
dependence
on Russian supplies have so far failed to yield impressive results, though Europe is in a slightly better position than it was a few years ago.
Today is Europe’s moment of maximum flexibility; as
dependence
on Russian energy supplies grows, the EU’s leverage weakens.
A viable Russia policy for Europe must recognize Europe’s growing
dependence
on Russian energy resources.
But nicotine is only partly responsible for tobacco
dependence.
Other substances from tobacco smoke – such as monoamine oxidase inhibitors, which have antidepressant effects –reinforce tobacco dependence, but are absent from vaporized nicotine.
Nabucco would reach Europe via Turkey and would drastically reduce Caspian supplier countries’
dependence
on Russia’s pipelines, and the new southeastern EU members’
dependence
on Russian gas supplies.
Two other developments promise to prevent increased European
dependence
on Russia: massive expansion of liquefied gas imports into the EU and – linked to this and to deregulation of the European gas market – the transition from long-term supply agreements and the oil-price peg to market-dependent spot prices.
During this time, India weaned itself from
dependence
on aid, preferring to borrow from multilateral lenders and, increasingly, from commercial banks.
More importantly, the crisis highlighted the risks associated with high
dependence
on foreign capital.
In addition, the US must rebalance its regional posture by reducing its
dependence
on Pakistan’s military.
Declining
dependence
on external sources, properly pursued, is an important development.
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