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Even if this were an accurate assessment of China’s
intentions
(and even Chinese cannot know the views of future generations), it is doubtful that China will have the military capability to make this possible.
Most importantly, the US and China should avoid developing exaggerated fears of each other’s capacities and
intentions.
Two years on, are good
intentions
the best that Obama’s new policy has to offer?
Good
intentions
count for little in life – and for less in politics.
Other countries will work with the US government to counter the next recession only if they trust its judgment and
intentions.
But
intentions
matter.
Thus, the prime minister’s office will more closely resemble the US White House, which he hopes will enable both countries to communicate their
intentions
continuously and reliably.
On the Israeli side, the new dynamics include loss of public confidence in the peaceful
intentions
of the Palestinians.
Likewise, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a proposed mega-regional free-trade deal from which China has so far been excluded – has fueled concern in China regarding US
intentions.
It cannot be assumed, as some do, that Iran’s
intentions
and behavior will moderate over the next decade or 15 years.
But the road to hell is paved with good
intentions.
Wary of Russia’s influence and uncertain of China’s intentions, these forces have supported a continued Western orientation in economic and political ties.
Indeed, many of the Middle East’s most powerful actors – including Turkey and Saudi Arabia – are suspicious of China’s long-term
intentions.
The UN's
intentions
may be nobler, but 19 th -century European administrators also believed that they were bettering the lot of indigenous populations, making them "fit" for self-rule.
Of course
intentions
and results are two different matters.
But he did so without ever seeming to despise his opponents or disparage their
intentions.
Had Bush, former Vice President Dick Cheney, former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, and their neocon allies been forthright about their
intentions
– to bring down Saddam Hussein by means of war, thereby creating a new, pro-Western Middle East – they never would have received the support of Congress and the American public.
Unfortunately, in the aftermath of the Cold War, it has often been assumed that Russia’s hostile
intentions
have disappeared, and foreign policy toward Russia has been conducted as if traditional diplomatic considerations no longer apply.
He is suspicious of Iran’s
intentions
and wants its nuclear power plants to be completely dismantled.
We must now conjoin self-interest with good intentions, especially because leaders in some countries (particularly the United States) seem afraid of competition from emerging markets even without any advantage they might receive from not having to pay for carbon emissions .
These facts beg the question: are Iran’s declared
intentions
serious, or are they simply slogans aimed at reinforcing national unity?
Given its size and importance, and regardless of its intentions, China will, perhaps inadvertently, destroy the international system if it does not either actively endorse and work to maintain it, or reframe it for the greater common good.
So far, Erdogan has played the European card skillfully, reassuring Turkey's western allies and boxing in the Turkish military, which remains skeptical of his party's
intentions.
But, if a few relatively anodyne words can spark such a powerful reaction, then investors evidently remain uncertain, if not confused, about the Fed’s
intentions.
Likewise, it is not unconscionable to devote intelligence resources to revealing the military capabilities and
intentions
of states that are not fully transparent, to obtaining better information about potential sources of crisis and conflict, or to getting a better handle on specific potential risks to vital national interests.
Russia has done little to alleviate fears among its neighbors and former allies about its
intentions.
This is out of line with the
intentions
of the ECB’s Governing Council, as enunciated in 2003, after an evaluation of the previous four years of monetary policy.
In some cases, good
intentions
may even aggravate the status quo.
Whether or not it is advisable to use criminal law in such a way, there is no doubt about the
intentions
of the people behind such efforts: to protect the memory of the victims, while acknowledging shared responsibility and regret for the misdeeds of the past.
But poverty and ignorance can thwart even the best
intentions.
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