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But there is an important caveat, which has largely been ignored in public discussions: if this funding is senior to private debt (as IMF funding typically is), it will be harder for these countries to regain access to markets.
So the noisiest are often rewarded with a megaphone, while less polarizing, less privileged voices are drowned out, even if they are providing the smart and nuanced perspectives that can truly enrich public
discussions.
Two key questions are shaping
discussions
about Afghanistan’s post-2014 trajectory.
Still another, more accurate definition encompasses all countries with international influence – that is, any country whose identity and sovereignty is recognized, and that chooses to participate in global
discussions
and decision-making.
One way of doing so would be to stop preaching at one another, and instead engage in constructive and open-minded
discussions.
Discussions
on this front should be informed by lessons from other regions, such as the EU.
For example, ongoing World Trade Organization
discussions
about the rules that will govern the digital economy should be expanded to include strategies for leveling the global playing field.
One of the possibilities raised in the
discussions
on monetary union in the early 1990’s was that a common currency might not mean a single currency.
Though it is premature to enter into such
discussions
now, the issue should not be taken off the table.
Another restriction has been recently adopted in the United States, where the issue was explored by the National Biomedical Ethics Advisory Commission in extensive hearings and
discussions
with ethicists, religious leaders, scientists and physicians.
Following these discussions, the US National Institute of Health (NIH) promulgated guidelines that allow the use of government funds for stem-cell research but, in their present form, prohibit federally-funded investigators from creating new stem cell lines.
The nature of these institutions is evident in
discussions
about privatization.
Its emergence and the reactions to it have been the dominant theme of policy
discussions
since 2009.
There are also other signs of awakening civic engagement, which are particularly evident in Internet discussions, which the Kremlin cannot control in the same way that it does other Russian media.
Embryos, Justice, and Personal ResponsibilityAMSTERDAM/MONTREAL – A Chinese scientist’s claims to have created the world’s first genetically edited babies have injected a new sense of urgency into the
discussions
about ethics and social and personal responsibility surrounding the capacity to create and genetically modify human embryos.
We at the Review on Antimicrobial Resistance (which I chair) have already recommended such a role for China, including in
discussions
with some Chinese policymakers.
If Europe’s leaders want to show that they are seriously considering it, they should agree to launch concrete
discussions
on key parameters, giving their ministers a mandate to produce results by autumn.
Kashkari is now proposing exactly the right approach: to hold public conferences and extensive
discussions
to evaluate whether large banks should be broken up, whether they (and other financial institutions) should be forced to fund themselves with more equity and less debt, or whether there should be a debt tax to discourage excessive leverage.
In today’s Europe, the conflict between creditors and debtors takes a more civilized form, seen only in European Council resolutions and internal ECB
discussions.
Although cuts in CO2 emissions and agreement on funding and finance are necessary goals, the geopolitical reality is that climate change cannot be decoupled from trade or
discussions
on exchange rates, the IMF, reform of the UN, and so on.
To be sure, the dominant themes that are emerging in the UN
discussions
– jobs, economic growth, infrastructure development, and poverty reduction – are all still desperately needed across the continent.
These
discussions
are often politicized and involve high-level government interventions.
As previous experience has shown, internal
discussions
on constitutional competences – essentially political navel-gazing – can distract attention from the far more pressing issues of economic growth and jobs.
Given preceding discussions, the most plausible such something was the tariff.
The tremors in global financial markets set off by
discussions
earlier in 2013 of tapering QE highlighted the extent of interdependence in the global economy.
Previously, companies were largely able to avoid thorny
discussions
about ethics and morality, if they just followed the law.
One trend that is rarely mentioned in migration
discussions
is the rise in the share of men among refugees and asylum-seekers.
In December 2001, the attack by the Pakistan-based militant groups Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) on India’s parliament wrecked unofficial
discussions
between the BJP government and Musharraf’s military regime.
This episode suggests a revival of earlier
discussions
among Chinese officials in the post-World War II era, which also situated the origins of Chinese civilization in the West.
Issues concerning security and governance have dominated
discussions
of cyber policy over the past few years.
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