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Similarly, the West should find ways to re-engage with Iranian society, a major obstacle to which is the absence of diplomatic relations between the United States and Iran.
But Saudi Arabia continues to be deeply wary of any sort of change, and thus remains a huge and seemingly immovable obstacle to region-wide reform.
In only one area – politics – do these energies face a serious obstacle.
Given today's legal ambiguity, there appear to be few obstacle to moves by the Kosovars to establish their own governing institutions.
Perhaps the greatest obstacle will be the huge legacy of public debt, which now averages about 110% of GDP in the advanced economies – the highest level since World War II.
Indeed, the secular decline in the proportion of national income accounted for by wages and salaries over the last 10 years in nearly every EU economy is a major obstacle to a recovery in private consumption.
In fact, so far, lack of adequate financing is the main obstacle to implementation of successful programs in any of the frontline countries, particularly in Turkey.
The first obstacle to a “phoenix miracle” is that governments remain in austerity mode.
In the meantime, Colombia’s main obstacle to growth, which arguably is the lack of export dynamism, given the fall in oil prices, has not been addressed.
But, even for South Korea’s most highly educated and capable female workers, child rearing is a major career obstacle.
Many in his administration regard the World Trade Organization’s principles and procedures as an obstacle to bilateral negotiations.
The first obstacle is international law’s lack of enforcement authority.
The second major obstacle is the intellectual demise of what could be called “the science of economics.”
The third major obstacle to global peace and prosperity is the disappearance of ethics from the functioning of states and markets.
Because poverty was an obstacle to moral behavior, they believed that the state should be vitally concerned with eliminating it.
And Israel’s emphasis on its Jewish identity has become a formidable obstacle to peace with the Palestinians.
The ultimate obstacle for any cryptocurrency is that eventually there has to be a way to buy a range of goods and services beyond illicit drugs and hit men.
The preeminent obstacle to peace is Israel’s colonization of Palestine.
Down through the years, I have seen despair and frustration evolve into optimism and progress and, even now, we need not give up hope for permanent peace for Israelis and freedom and justice for Palestinians if three basic premises are honored:1.Israel’s right to exist – and to live in peace – must be recognized and accepted by Palestinians and all other neighbors;2.The killing of innocent people by suicide bombs or other acts of violence cannot be condoned; and3.Palestinians must live in peace and dignity, and permanent Israeli settlements on their land are a major obstacle to this goal.
Of course, the biggest obstacle to health care in Uganda – like everywhere else – is money.
Even the nationalization of Yukos’s assets may reflect little more than the absence of alternative buyers, given the obvious political obstacle passing those assets on to other domestic private-sector players (i.e., oligarchs), and the legal and reputational barriers to foreign investors.
But they also saddled governments with large deficits, which soon came to be viewed as an obstacle to recovery – the opposite of what Keynes taught.
Ironically, bad memories of the IMF’s first, premature attempt to promote long-term capital market liberalization remain an obstacle today.
Weak financial systems in emerging markets are a major obstacle to balanced development.
But there is one potential obstacle that cannot be avoided: the May presidential election.
Rules that impede business start-ups may be an even more important obstacle to making monetary expansion effective.
The only obstacle remaining to Palestinian leaders are the Americans.
Instead, the Americans have their own ideas about how to achieve a breakthrough, especially with Israel, which the Obama administration believes is now the major obstacle.
Finally, for many women, the biggest obstacle to employment is also one of the least discussed: transportation.
Ultimately, entrenched social and cultural norms remain the most intractable obstacle to female leadership in Asia.
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