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America will never accept the jurisdiction of an independent international court over its political leaders and military forces.
The US also is set to become energy independent, owing to the rise of shale oil and gas, with diminishing reliance on coal already bringing down per capita carbon emissions.
Independent economists are surely right that it will not deliver the growth boost that the coalition has promised.
If civil society is too weak, parties will seek to dominate institutions that should remain independent.
Equally important is the fact that for the first time since 1989, civil society has found a voice independent of President Havel.
For most Russians, the emergence of an independent civil society and the first fluttering of an inconstant democratic wind could not balance the deep national frustration felt over the loss of empire and shattered status.
All the demonstrators had asked for was free speech, dialogue with the government, independent unions, and an end to official corruption.
On May 15, two small independent energy companies (Turkey’s Genel Enerji and Canada’s Addax Petroleum) became the latest foreign firms to begin drilling in Kurdish-controlled territory under an agreement with the regional government.
The creation of an independent fiscal council to vet official budgetary projections would also help in meeting fiscal targets.
All forms of religious fundamentalism rely on the notion of a "pure" religion independent of cultural variations and influences.
So he or she might advocate making the central bank independent in order to reduce political meddling, and changing the framework for managing fiscal policy – setting up fiscal rules, for example, or allowing only an up-or-down legislative vote on budget proposals.
Orphan IdeasCHICAGO – Since the United States Supreme Court’s “Citizens United” decision, which prohibited the government from restricting independent political expenditures by corporations and unions, concern about business interests’ influence over US elections has been growing.
But there remain profound monetary ties between big banks and people who purport to be independent analysts providing expert opinions.
Germany’s success in maintaining low inflation in this environment was explained by the fact that the Bundesbank was de facto independent from the German government.
But this is not surprising, given that these countries’ central banks have never actually been independent.
This means that the BOJ can pretend to be independent, but only for as long as the government permits.
By law, the European Central Bank is among the world’s most independent.
Given that they all have an equal say in ECB decisions – and that, since 2008, majority voting has replaced unanimity in ECB decision-making – the ECB has begun to resemble the Banca d’Italia far more than the fiercely independent Bundesbank.
Independent central banks are becoming a relic of the past.
As a result, even ostensibly independent or private activities can carry political and reputational risks for Western organizations, which may be accused of acting as “agents of influence” for China.
Speaking at the UN General Assembly on September 23, 2010, Obama said that he hoped that “when we come back here next year, we can have an agreement that will lead to a new member of the United Nations – an independent, sovereign state of Palestine, living in peace with Israel.”
The 1993 Oslo accords set in motion a peace process that was supposed to last five years, with the end goal being an independent Palestinian state and a safe, secure, and recognized Israel.
The Kurds – a people without a state – have proven to be reliable fighters against ISIS and want to use their new political and military clout to make progress toward autonomy, or even an independent state.
The NIH will retain only one colony, comprising roughly 50 chimps, and any research carried out on these apes will have to be approved by an independent committee that will include public representation.
Here are three:An independent central bank is necessary for sound macro-economic policy.
The truth: countries that do not have an independent central bank, like India, manage to contain inflation as effectively as those with independent central banks.
In Russia, an independent central banker, Viktor Gerashencko, could not be removed for years, though he tolerated both inflation and corruption.
More generally, there is little evidence that countries with independent central banks grow faster, have higher wages, or generate higher incomes--indeed, that they perform better in any real sense--than those that do not.
On the contrary, she supports an independent ECB and has let Germany’s trade unions and companies know that they will have to live with a strong currency and an anti-inflationary monetary policy.
Fortunately, we have a good independent test.
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