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Japan’s national government and local communities had no emergency plan for the situation that they faced in the contaminated areas, resulting in ad hoc responses marked by inefficiency and poor communication, particularly with regard to radiological risk.
A Climate Apollo ProgramLONDON – In 1961, when the United States was faced with the threat of falling behind the Soviet Union in the space race, President John F. Kennedy called for a program – eventually known as Project Apollo – to put a man on the moon before the end of the decade.
India, by contrast, comes across as a land that has faced, and is still surmounting, problems rather like those confronting its beneficiaries.
Whereas China’s omnipresence has provoked hostility in several African countries – a presidential candidate in Zambia even campaigned on an explicitly anti-Chinese platform – Indian businesses have faced no such reaction in the last two decades.
Under the Iraqi Hashemite monarchy, the Assyrians faced persecution for co-operating with the British during the First World War.
Bush literally laughed in his face, saying not to worry, that he, too, faced political pressures.
And now, in addition to the string of “black swan” events that advanced economies have faced this year, monetary and fiscal stimulus has been removed in most of them, or soon will be.
Even if our challenges are different from those faced by Havel, the importance of living in truth has not changed.
Yet the battles that we face – against powerful corporate lobbies, relentless public-relations spin, and our governments’ incessant lies – are a shadow of what Havel, Michnik, Sakharov, and others faced when taking on brutal Soviet-backed regimes.
And, faced with today’s tight budget constraints, the inclination to favor projects that have demonstrable short-term returns is arguably stronger now than in the past.
Faced with a growing infrastructure-investment gap, cities will need more private investment.
This threat must be faced.
Faced with a sustained influx of refugees and migrants, primarily from the Middle East and Africa, European voters have transformed a series of recent elections into popular referenda on immigration.
If current fossil-fuel reserves are exploited, we will be faced with potentially catastrophic global warming of 4ºC over the course of the twenty-first century.
Instead, the administration faced issues that were completely unforeseen, including Afghanistan and Iraq, and that consumed it for the next eight years.
What, then, will they do when faced with a political nightmare?
Of course, faced with the Chinese economic challenge, America would be happy to forge a united front – especially in matters of trade – with the continent that is still the world’s leading commercial power.
Faced with looming chaos and increasing devastation in Europe and beyond, I say to myself, and must say aloud: Benalla is a small fish.
When faced with acute, seemingly overwhelming threats like Islamic terrorism, Russian adventurism, and demagogic populism, the best refuge can be fundamental principles and values – complemented by a little common sense.
It is hard to listen to one’s conscience when one is faced with so much incredible temptation.
But, like any family secret that would cause us discomfort if faced directly, we Western women turn a blind eye to it.
Moreover, the power of America’s presidency, and of the United States, has undergone dramatic shifts in recent years, making our era unlike earlier periods when the world was in flux and a new American president faced deep challenges.
Yet many studies used by advocates of green jobs have not addressed these costs at all – overlooking both the cost of investment and the price hikes to be faced by end users.
China has lately faced a surge in capital outflows, which has created substantial downward pressure on the renminbi’s exchange rate.
Meanwhile, US states have been faced with massive revenue shortfalls, exceeding $200 billion.
Regrettably, unless the United States and other advanced industrial countries make much greater progress on financial-sector reforms in 2010, we may find ourselves faced with another opportunity to learn them.
These are the social and institutional imperatives that shape the incentives faced by individuals.
Russia faced a similar challenge in the 1970’s and 1980’s – and, like Putin today, its leaders failed to do what was needed.
Unfortunately, this is a rational response to the uncertain future faced by the majority of Chinese families, underscored by the lack of a reliable social safety net.
But let’s not wait: faced with predictions of the West’s relative decline, the US and the EU must commit themselves to more union, more cooperation, and more prosperity.
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