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The lesson that Schroeder drew was to
insist
that Germany could no longer be taken for granted and would demand a role commensurate to its size and weight.
As revenues fall and the deficit widens even faster, they will
insist
on spending cuts to return the debt trajectory to its previous path.
Foreign donors must
insist
that Pakistan reform its economy in order to escape the moral hazard implied by continued dependence on aid flows.
As the Soviet Union crumbled and Yeltsin’s new, independent Russian government attempted radical reform, the G7 countries’ sent a bunch of deputy finance ministers to Moscow to
insist
that Soviet era debts be honored.
In exchange for participating in the institution, the Obama administration could and should
insist
that the AIIB focus on financing infrastructure projects that reduce carbon-dioxide emissions and meet the highest environmental standards.
For the markets, this is a disappointment, but there is no other way for these countries to rebuild themselves than to
insist
patiently on a phase of debt discipline and an end to lax budget constraints.
But having failed to
insist
on an up-front restructuring, the IMF will face problems.
But the Arab states nonetheless
insist
that, even before the end of conflict, Israel unilaterally must give up its (undeclared) nuclear capabilities.
Moreover, Hamas is well aware that their attacks cause Israel to
insist
even more strongly on security as the centerpiece of any agreement.
Since then, it has continued to
insist
that its arguments for invading Iraq are beyond criticism, while making a mess of the postwar administration by refusing to share authority.
In short, the troika will
insist
that Greece honors its prior commitments.
Yet, instead of urging schools and teachers to compete with each other on behalf of students (tomorrow’s workers), many
insist
on defending teachers’ monopoly over access to education – that is, access to investments in income-boosting human capital.
It is critically important that all UN members, whether big or small,
insist
that these global agreements still direct the world’s actions, regardless of what Trump does.
But, again, it makes no sense to
insist
that Europe become more self-sufficient while at the same time pushing it to become more dependent on American-made arms, equipment, and technology.
Hensarling expressed deep disappointment with the Treasury’s conclusion, and he and his colleagues continue to
insist
that Dodd-Frank is an example of inappropriate government meddling that raises the risks of taxpayer-funded bailouts.
In exchange for giving back the occupied Golan Heights, Israel and the US will
insist
on the disarmament of Hezbollah.
SCAF, fearing an Islamist takeover ahead of the presidential election, dissolved the parliament in June, following a judicial decision that they (and the court)
insist
must be upheld.
Yet some US officials
insist
that this likely reflects a shift toward more centralized, practiced, and sophisticated attacks by a smaller number of actors.
Despite his best efforts to
insist
on a term longer than three months and the ability to appoint some members of his cabinet as conditions for accepting the premiership, in the end he won neither demand.
(Germany and its northern European allies, however,
insist
that this be an alternative to some form of debt mutualization, rather than a complement to it.)
If conservative politicians and economists in Europe’s north continue to
insist
on the wrong overall macroeconomic policy mix in Europe, they could yet bring about the end of the eurozone, and, with it, the end of the European project of peace and integration as we have known it for decades.
Other rebel factions demand Assad’s resignation; we
insist
on no such preconditions.
So far, China’s reaction to all of this new activity has been to dig in its heels and
insist
on addressing its territorial disputes with ASEAN’s militarily inferior members on a bilateral basis.
It is true that sometimes a country may have no alternative to fiscal “consolidation,” if its creditors
insist
on it, as has been the case with Greece and some other eurozone members.
Of course, those who claim such authority, including Trump, hasten to
insist
that there will be no reason to use it.
Nor, Trump’s attorneys insist, can the president be subpoenaed to appear before a grand jury – a scenario that they are frantic to avoid, in order to prevent their client, an inattentive, compulsive liar, from testifying under oath and possibly facing a perjury charge.
Germany will
insist
that all new programs be housed within EU structures, while demanding parliamentary approval for all operations.
Those who defend such widespread use of prescription drugs
insist
that a significant part of the population is under-treated and, by inference, under-medicated.
The US should
insist
on a substantive agenda as a precondition for any Obama visit.
For the sake of humanity, let us
insist
that rhetoric is turned into real financial support to organize efforts to save millions of lives in the poorest countries.
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