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As such, its development into ever longer spans is following the historic pattern that in the past has led to failures.
A quarter-century ago, South Africa embarked on its extraordinary transition away from nearly 50 years of stifling apartheid, by following Nelson Mandela’s principled vision to “forgive but never forget.”
Indeed, following Singapore’s example, China has developed a sophisticated and comprehensive system for selecting and promoting political leaders that involves decades of training and a battery of exams for officials at various stages of their careers.
The following year, he wrote a seminal essay, “The Power of the Powerless,” in which he described Czechoslovakia’s post-1968 “normalization” regime as a morally bankrupt system based on all-pervasive lying.
The recurring criticism directed at President Barack Obama for not following through on his threat to attack Syria if it used chemical weapons completely misses the point.
Like Bo, both men had been members of the CCP Central Committee, the Party’s inner circle – a status that allowed them to escape a death sentence (unlike the lower-ranking former Minister of Railways Liu Zhijun following his conviction on similar charges of corruption and abuse of power).
The EU's foreign policy should be guided by the following goals:fight terrorism;prevent local conflict;promote human rights and democracy;oblige unpredictable countries to become responsible;maintain close cooperation between Europe and the US;help poor countries.
Even Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was probably more than a little surprised by Rowhani’s first-round victory, following a campaign that began with eight candidates.
Beginning with the sharp monetary-policy easing that occurred following the 1987 stock-market crash, monetary policy has been used aggressively in the face of every economic downturn (or even anticipated downturn) ever since – in 1991, 1998, 2001, and, with a vengeance, following the events of 2007.
Following last year’s bailout, Italy’s Treasury owns about 70% of the bank.
In the years following the collapse of the Soviet Union, Eastern Europe did seem to be integrating itself into Western political culture.
GDP per capita was US$67 in 1953, immediately following the Korean War, and rose to only US$79 in 1960.
The requirement that evictions take place only for a valid “public purpose,” with fair compensation, and following consultation of those affected, is honored more in the breach than in the observance.
Fortunately, this backing appears to have declined in the last year or so, following improvement in Colombia’s relations with these countries.
Syria and its regional allies are determined to protect a new regional balance of power that shifted in their favor following the US-led invasion of Iraq.
Given the magnitude of the contraction in credit supply following the financial crisis of the late 1990’s, it is no surprise that government spending failed to restore growth.
Some talk about “deregulation” – a word that has rightly fallen into disrepute following the global financial crisis.
In doing this, he seemed to be following the credo of Stanislav Strumilin, a mastermind of the Soviet "War Economy" in the late 1920s, who said: "I'd rather stand for high rates of growth than sit [in jail] for low ones."
The opinion also included the following remark: " modern biotechnology, as a technique used in food production, cannot be regarded in itself as ethical or unethical ."
Similarly, the cost of the public's aversion to air travel following the September 11 th terrorist attacks would have been much higher for the economy as a whole if the airline industry had been allowed to collapse.
If Trump starts a trade war – by, say, following through on his vow to impose a 45% tariff on imports from China and to build a wall on the US border with Mexico – the economic impact will be even more severe.
Now, three years after thwarting Singh’s efforts, the BJP has taken over India’s government, following its resounding electoral victory in May.
And, in Central Asia, India has projects at Ayni Air Base near Dushanbe in Tajikistan, including a functioning field hospital (where the late Ahmed Shah Massoud, the leader of Afghanistan’s anti-Soviet war, died following an assassination attempt on September 9, 2001).
One can well imagine Chinese shopkeepers, butchers, and health-care workers following this example.
Ethics and InfrastructureATHENS – Following the publication of the International Monetary Fund’s latest World Economic Outlook, high-profile economists like Olivier Blanchard, Larry Summers, Mario Monti, and Reza Moghadam have come out in favor of revising the eurozone’s fiscal rules to allow for public investment aimed at accelerating its economic recovery.
Navalny was registered as a candidate in the election and joined the campaign a day after being released from jail, following his conviction – and five-year prison sentence – in a completely fabricated case.
What neither Friedman nor anyone else anticipated in 1998 was that the first serious downturn following the advent of the euro would coincide with the mother of all financial crises.
Following Obama’s re-election, in 2012, Republican leaders commissioned a study that showed that the party’s nominee will have to win more Latino votes than ever to win the White House.
They are instead pursuing fiscal consolidation, following the immense explosion of public deficits and debt in the 2008-09 recession, and have called for cutting deficits in half by 2013 and stabilizing the government debt-to-GDP ratio by 2016.
In remarks following the press conference, he praised Trump as “a very colorful, talented person” and the “absolute leader of the presidential race.”
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