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If, in a world of scarce jobs, those with political connections get them, and if, in a world of limited wealth, government officials accumulate masses of money, there will be justifiable outrage at such inequities – and at the perpetrators of these “crimes.”
Slowly, hands were raised: by my count, more than half of the Germans present (government officials, journalists, businessmen) raised a hand: they, or their families, had been Vertriebene --expelled from their ancestral homes in Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, and Yugoslavia after World War II.
Bush administration officials argue that the new plan is “not an open-ended commitment: we are putting real, specific requirements and expectations on the Iraqi government.”
But, under orders from senior government officials, the Jordanian Press and Publications Department recently blocked nearly 300 news Web sites.
Some US officials are now reportedly considering an alliance with Assad to fight the militant Islamic State, whose rise was enabled by the US-backed insurrection.
Mainland officials justify the law in terms of clarifying their policy and establishing a legal premise for invading the island.
That may sound disingenuous to some, but Hong Kong’s officials share a common mission to maintain the stability and prosperity of our city.
But, above all, it is an honor and a privilege to play such a role in our society, and I know that the vast majority of officials, legislators, judges, and civil servants with whom I’ve worked would agree.
Elected and unelected government officials alike, including cabinet ministers, members of parliament, and civil servants, were implicated in corruption scandals.
Top Chinese officials, however, did not accept Noda’s explanation, and interpreted the purchase as proof that Japan is trying to disrupt the status quo.
First, Pentagon officials are professionally biased with respect to national-security threats.
That is India’s situation today, as many high officials display willful disregard for the letter of the law and flaunt their defiance of its spirit.
In May, at the World Health Organization’s annual World Health Assembly, officials from dozens of countries discussed how to achieve universal health coverage through the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
For decades America seemed to dominate manufacturing, so US officials focused on liberalizing trade in manufactured goods.
In particular, the 2008 global financial crisis and the subsequent eurozone debt crisis have forced Chinese officials to forge a new path for future growth.
Although Russian officials continue to express support for a negotiated solution, rather than the regime’s overthrow (which they claim would not end the violence), it is increasingly clear that they recognize that Assad’s downfall is only a matter of time.
Arab League officials approved the proposal.
Senior officials from the ministries of commerce, defense, and foreign affairs will meet in the next two months followed by a meeting of the foreign ministers.
In short, the report says, officials can do what they like, unbound by law or transparency.
Almost all judges believe that the PiS is violating the constitution, which is why Duda is filling the newly created chambers with PiS Ministry of Justice officials and MPs instead of actual judges.
The shift in fortunes can perhaps best be seen on the boarding passes of International Monetary Fund officials.
Greek officials have given the Ministry of Migration 30 days to improve conditions in the camp or close it down.
Politicians, functionaries, army officials – usually coming from the right – introduced into Israeli political life the disgraceful norms in force in the occupied territories.
And EU officials would most likely drive a hard bargain indeed, in order to deter other countries from contemplating exits of their own.
In a non-democracy, officials are held accountable to their superiors, not to voters.
If citizens are storing up for the worst case, are their leaders – even officials concerned about the cyclical management of aggregate demand – justified in throwing caution to the wind?
And, if government officials are worried about future conflict, they may have greater incentive to push real interest rates lower through “financial repression,” so that they have sufficient budget space to prepare.
Confronting them effectively will require root-and-branch change in order to inspire Russian security officials to take the initiative.
One specific suggestion is that governments, on both sides of the Atlantic, set up a Standing Conference of senior officials to identify potential problems before they become sources of difficulty.
With a few rare but laudable exceptions, officials at multilateral institutions have not questioned these unconventional monetary policies, and have largely been enthusiastic about them.
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