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That passivity continued after World War II, not only in Latin America, but also in US
interventions
around the world – Korea, the Balkans, Lebanon, Somalia, and now Libya.
In light of the costly
interventions
in Iraq and Afghanistan, the US should give careful thought to its plans – and consider limiting its involvement as much as possible.
But
interventions
at the individual level must be complemented with assistance at the level of local economies.
Addressing them will require a broad range of policy
interventions.
Yet the report fails to identify those interventions, which is not surprising, given that the State Council has not yet specified the policy tools it will use.
A seminal study from Jamaica suggests that early childhood
interventions
can make a world of difference.
The key to educational progress is to focus on
interventions
backed by credible scientific evidence.
A well-functioning water sector already attempts to balance complementary
interventions.
The question is whether there is an optimal mix of environmental protection and direct health
interventions
on which policymakers can rely to maximize investment returns for both.
But, if that is true, we have yet to determine at what point reforestation becomes a better investment than improving sanitation, let alone increases the returns of other health
interventions
by the highest possible amount.
In all of these cases, finding the best option requires knowing not just the relative contribution of different interventions, but understanding their complementarity.
Following World War II, its successor, the Soviet Union, and its Cold War rival, the United States, began their multiple
interventions.
America’s effort to maintain decisive influence in the region was then supplemented by its close security partnership with Israel, and finally by the two large military
interventions
of the two Gulf Wars against Saddam Hussein’s Iraq.
In 2007, Russian President Vladimir Putin famously used the MSC to present his stark worldview, in a speech that presaged Russia’s
interventions
in Georgia and Ukraine.
And large-scale market
interventions
funded and guided by the Treasury never came to pass on a sufficiently large scale to have any tangible effect on jobs.
It stated that
interventions
aimed at objectives inconsistent with economic fundamentals were futile and counter-productive.
There was apparent agreement on a new wave of coordinated interventions, but the agreed exchange rates did not hold.
The army command must finally recognize that repeated military
interventions
have not served the country well.
All scientific studies of such
interventions
prove that fortification of basic foodstuffs works.
Moreover, these essential
interventions
cost little and deliver a lot: to enrich cooking oil with Vitamin A costs less than $0.10 per liter, and fortification in general has a benefit-to-cost ratio of at least eight to one.
Success would be a sign of Pakistan’s ability to conquer complex challenges, and it would provide a blueprint for further development
interventions.
First, US interventions, which have cost the country trillions of dollars and thousands of lives over the past decade, have consistently destabilized the Middle East, while causing massive suffering in the affected countries.
After decades of cynical and often secret
interventions
by the US, Britain, France, Russia, and other outside powers, the region’s political institutions are based largely on corruption, sectarian politics, and brute force.
As a result, policymakers should begin to consider direct policy
interventions
to accelerate social progress, with a particular focus on human development and gender inclusiveness.
The US Treasury welcomed government intervention in exchange rate markets, and encouraged the IMF to support such
interventions
with mega-billion dollar loans to crisis countries.
To help fill these critical gaps, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has created a three-year, $80 million initiative to generate more reliable data that can improve the design and targeting of programs and policy
interventions.
The refugee crisis, for example, demands policy
interventions
in areas as diverse as defense, development aid, European integration, domestic security, and social-welfare policy.
On the military front, Germany has beefed up its contribution to NATO measures to bolster defenses in the Baltic region and Central Europe, and it has become increasingly open to contributing military forces to
interventions
in crises outside the alliance’s area.
Yet solving it poses much more difficult challenges than the kind of successful public-health
interventions
of the last century, including near-universal vaccination, fluoridation of drinking water, and motor-vehicle safety rules.
Indeed, we know which viruses, bacteria, and parasites we need to target; which
interventions
are likely to work; and which countries need them the most.
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