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Indeed, so far, Iran has kept its promises, though its leaders do have a tendency to push the limits, such as when it conducted a test of medium-range ballistic missiles in January.
This approach severely
limits
rival states’ options by confounding their deterrence plans and making it difficult for them to devise proportionate or effective counter-measures.
Regardless of which route we choose, the world’s current predicament
limits
our room to maneuver.
Or could the series – in which violence often begets more violence, but does not necessarily get the characters what they want – actually be highlighting the
limits
of force?
Under this plan, policymakers would establish a ceiling for the trade deficit each year and impose
limits
on trading partners’ surpluses.
Because CFT imposes
limits
just on the trader’s surplus, any attempt by the surplus country to decrease the value of its imports from the US would automatically decrease the value of its allowed exports.
Global finance would have to operate within the
limits
that a balanced payments system establishes.
First, there are
limits
to how many trillions of dollars China can, and should, put into US Treasury bills.
The premise of the green economic agenda is that we have reached the ecological
limits
of our current growth model, and that we will need to find ways of living that reduce demands on non-renewable sources of energy.
China’s hard bargaining with Russia has exposed the
limits
of the two countries’ bilateral cooperation, which has important geo-strategic consequences for Asia and the world.
Once again, the two countries have forged a "coalition of the unwilling"--this time against the sanctions mechanism of the European Stability and Growth Pact, which
limits
the size of euro members' budget deficits to 3% of GDP.
By treating eurozone-government bonds as risk-free, permitting commercial banks to hold them without any capital provision, and failing to apply
limits
on large-scale credit exposure to sovereign debt, the system encouraged undercapitalized banks to increase their bond purchases.
Furthermore, government bonds should no longer be treated as riskless, and they should be subject to the
limits
for large-scale credit exposure.
Others, such as Dani Rodrik, have always been more cautious, arguing that much of the past rapid growth in major EMDEVs was due to a period of technological “catch-up” growth in manufacturing, which was reaching its limits, and could not be easily extended to the large service sector or other parts of developing economies.
The same night that Germany was thrashed by the Italians in the championship’s semi-finals, German Chancellor Angela Merkel ran up against the
limits
of her own powers at the eurozone leaders’ summit in Brussels.
Solutions do exist: mandatory voting, term
limits
for elected officials, and youth parliaments or special bodies to examine intergenerational issues, for example.
As African officials gather in Washington, DC, on August 4-6 for the first US-Africa Leaders Summit, it is worth considering the basis – and the
limits
– of the continent’s progress.
The current moment of American weakness coincides with a substantially changed international political environment, defined largely by the
limits
of US power, Europe’s ineffectiveness, and the emergence of new global giants like China and India.
And, just as ASEAN has been unable and unwilling to stand up to China over its encroachment in the South China Sea, the EU is already discovering the
limits
of its soft-power, consensus-driven approach to Russia.
There are
limits
to what outsiders can do.
Policymakers must recognize their
limits.
The Trump administration also takes issue with the time
limits
on the JCPOA, with some provisions – such as strict
limits
on research and development of advanced centrifuges – in effect for just ten years.
Trump’s denunciations of the deal have fueled debate over the appropriateness of the time limits, though such discussions often fail to recognize that Iran agreed to adhere to International Atomic Energy Agency standards, including its advanced inspection protocols.
The system is cracking, but only because of the
limits
of its absorptive capacity, not because of its core principles.
This approach
limits
gains from trade.
For example, stricter loan-to-value-ratio
limits
and higher capital requirements for banks could slow credit growth when housing or commercial real-estate markets are overheating.
This
limits
China’s soft power.
The European election’s outcome also has a powerful message for Ukraine: there are
limits
to its European prospects.
If the US wants to place size
limits
and tighter capital requirements on banks, it should be free to do so.
They even manage to tighten the loan
limits
or tax measures counter-cyclically, which is the recommended way to help stabilize the housing cycle.
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