Legacy
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Poland’s centralism comes close, but strong regional differences persist – a
legacy
of the three large and quite different imperial systems that encompassed today’s Poland in the nineteenth century.
Overcoming the
legacy
of centuries of slavery and racism to elect a black president in 2008 and again in 2012 seemed to embody the country’s capacity to reinvent and renew itself.
With Trump’s election (and given America’s checkered foreign-policy legacy), we must discard this belief.
But neither solution addresses what is really driving events in Libya: the
legacy
of Qaddafism.
Given that Qaddafi ruled Libya for more than four decades, his is a
legacy
that cannot simply be ignored.
The most important positive component of Qaddafi’s legacy, however, was the partial emancipation of women.
Libya’s leaders – and their Western benefactors – have no choice but to consider and address the effects of Qaddafi’s
legacy
on public attitudes and official behavior.
Afghans’ fears and concerns are focused on what
legacy
will be left behind, and whether the Afghan state can provide security, justice, and good governance, which it has so far been unable to deliver in the face of an insurgency whose strength is not significantly weakened.
The US president can and should, by executive order, terminate CIA covert operations – and thereby end the
legacy
of blowback and mayhem that they have sustained, most notably in the Middle East.
The reunification of Europe was to overcome the
legacy
of Yalta and ensure peace, security, democracy and development.
And when it comes to preserving national “face,” Russia and India are perhaps touchier than most countries;Russia has always felt looked down upon by western European powers, and India is still reckoning with a
legacy
of colonial humiliation.
The Battle for Germany’s SoulSTOCKHOLM – One year after the death of former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl, the country he led for 16 years seems to be struggling with whether or not to follow his
legacy.
A Germany that abandons Kohl’s
legacy
would suddenly become a source of deep uncertainty, rather than a bastion of stability at the center of Europe.
German wavering on Kohl’s
legacy
is a trend that is larger than any single issue.
Throughout the region, a history of conflict and a
legacy
of poor governance have fueled a deep distrust of governments and state institutions, as indicated in a 2012 Afrobarometer survey.
But, while South Korea’s geostrategic location and historical
legacy
– together with the enduring nationalist sentiments, alliance politics, territorial disputes, and superpower rivalries at play throughout the region – have generated a persistent security dilemmas, the country’s closest neighbor poses its defining security challenge.
But the truth is that Trump’s agenda has plenty of momentum; it is just focused on demolishing Obama’s
legacy.
This
legacy
shaped the intellectual environment in which the father-and-son team of William and Lawrence Bragg were trained, and where Lawrence Bragg--first as an undergraduate and then as a research student--developed in 1912 the ideas that led to X-ray structural analysis.
This
legacy
has nurtured a passionate fear and loathing of dependency on stronger countries.
The first such cause is the
legacy
of colonization.
Given this, the
legacy
of the Cold War should give way to issues like ensuring that China’s rise remains peaceful, preventing the current chaos in the Arab world from spreading beyond the region, limiting the scope of nuclear-weapons proliferation, and contributing to global efforts to address climate change, water scarcity, food security, and cyber-crime.
Moon will affirm that
legacy
and attempt to revive another, an updated and renewed version of the Sunshine Policy, which embodies South Korea’s most fundamental long-term aspiration.
Presidents’ futures – their ability to win re-election, to accomplish other policy goals, and to leave a respectable
legacy
– hinge on the economy’s strength.
The postcommunists know that they can no longer live off their
legacy
of organization and discipline, so they have chosen a clever and attractive 34-year-old leader.
During the early transition years, the lack of an effective monetary-policy framework reflected the challenge of establishing new institutions and regulations, as well as the difficulty of overcoming the
legacy
of central planning, under which budget and credit financing were indistinguishable.
The New Year provides a perfect opportunity for Jean-Claude Trichet to resolve that, despite the more trying circumstances in which he must operate, his own policies and procedures will more faithfully reflect Duisenberg and his
legacy.
Not interested in geopolitical power – a
legacy
of its Nazi past – Germany was content to back France’s ambitions as long as the Common Market allowed it to be Europe’s economic powerhouse.
If the world is to make it through its various crises successfully, his
legacy
must remain alive.
First, Arafat’s
legacy
left Fatah and the PLO completely undisciplined.
But adapting this Western
legacy
for the contemporary Arab world, while recovering Arabs’ own medieval heritage of tolerance and scientific excellence, will be difficult.
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