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Owing
to massive dollar purchases, emerging economies have for too long supported the credit culture in the United States that ultimately led to this crisis.
Owing
to political control and inadequate professional development, government-run research institutions can seldom provide the high-quality, unbiased analysis of global issues on which sound policymaking depends.
Education in social sciences and humanities is particularly deficient,
owing
to lack of investment in these disciplines and excessive political control of curricula.
Yet aid from Africa’s traditionally generous foreign donors, including the United States and Europe, is now set to shrink,
owing
to political and economic constraints.
Yet the trend over the past century has been towards a continuous increase in the number of small states, mainly
owing
to nationalist revolts against multi-national empires: the latest bout of state creation followed the disintegration of the USSR.
But they also have a historically ingrained sense of insecurity,
owing
to frequent conquest and domination, which is being aggravated today by the presence of American troops to their west in Iraq and to their east in Afghanistan.
The fear inspired by the Fukushima Daiichi disaster will be reflected in soaring costs for nuclear power worldwide, largely
owing
to demands for improved safety and the need to pay more to insure the potential risks.
But the organization was weak and inefficient, largely
owing
to the United States’ refusal to ratify its charter.
When a family’s income is insufficient to pay school fees for every child, girls are typically denied an education,
owing
to the traditional belief that marriage is a girl’s final destiny.
She was also the most divisive British prime minister of modern times, admired and reviled in equal measure,
owing
as much to the self-righteous way she pursued her policies as to the policies themselves.
But, even if Moon becomes president, the new strains in South Korea’s relationship with Japan,
owing
to the revival of historical issues, may not be easy to mend.
China certainly experienced a turbulent summer,
owing
to three factors: economic weakness, financial panic, and the policy response to these problems.
The old Middle East, formed out of the remains of the Ottoman Empire after World War I, is clearly falling apart, owing, in no small part, to America’s actions in this conflict-prone region.
America’s withdrawal, nearly coinciding with the outbreak of the Arab Spring and the eruption of the Syrian civil war, and its persistent passivity as the regional force for order, now threatens to lead to the disintegration of Iraq,
owing
to the rapid advance of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, including its capture of the country’s second-largest city, Mosul.
A Fiscal Reality Test for US RepublicansNEW YORK – US President Donald Trump’s first major legislative goal – to “repeal and replace” the 2010 Affordable Care Act (“Obamacare”) – has already imploded,
owing
to Trump and congressional Republicans’ naiveté about the complexities of health-care reform.
Owing
to this risk, Republicans will have to finance any tax cuts with new revenues, rather than with debt.
In any case, the two sides have wasted so many opportunities in the past decades –
owing
in part to leaders characterized by what might best be described as “competitive mediocrity” – that it is difficult to see a miracle in the horizon.
The need to revive multilateralism is all the more important given that EU-US negotiations will likely be difficult and prolonged,
owing
especially to resistance from European and American regulators.
Last year, Japan’s committed investment projects in China fell 24% from 2006, while actual investment volume decreased by 25%, partly
owing
to regulatory changes in China regarding foreign investment.
No longer the G-8,
owing
to Russia’s suspension, the forum is again composed exclusively of traditional Western powers.
African countries are particularly vulnerable to violent ideologues,
owing
to the prevalence of weak institutions and ungoverned territory where extremist groups can germinate.
Canada’s transatlantic partners, for their part, have similarly high hopes for Trudeau and his administration, particularly
owing
to his commitment to pursue more ambitious emission-reduction targets at the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference in Paris.
A decade on, it bears mentioning that many “global cities” like London, New York, Sydney, and Hong Kong now have home prices that only a very small minority of their permanent residents can afford,
owing
to the growing demand from wealthy investors abroad.
Even Saudi Arabia, despite its vast oil and financial reserves, has come under strain,
owing
to a rapidly rising population and higher military spending associated with conflicts in the Middle East.
From Terror to Counterterror in North AfricaFEZ – Over the past several months, an encouraging trend has begun to emerge in North Africa: the number of jihadi recruits for Daesh (the pejorative Arabic acronym for the “Islamic State”), particularly from Morocco, has begun to diminish,
owing
largely to the implementation of rigorous security measures.
The Russian economy is weakening, despite the high price of oil,
owing
to the flight of capital and talent.
While China is more likely to have a bumpy landing than a hard one, investors’ concerns have yet to be laid to rest,
owing
to the ongoing growth slowdown and continued capital flight.
Weaker growth, lower inflation
(owing
to a further decline in oil prices), and tighter financial conditions (via a stronger dollar, a corrected stock market, and wider credit spreads) now threaten US growth and inflation expectations.
Sixth, global banks are challenged by lower returns,
owing
to the new regulations put in place since 2008, the rise of financial technology that threatens to disrupt their already-challenged business models, the growing use of negative policy rates, rising credit losses on bad assets (energy, commodities, emerging markets, fragile European corporate borrowers), and the movement in Europe to “bail in” banks’ creditors, rather than bail them out with now-restricted state aid.
The policy mix is suboptimal,
owing
to excessive reliance on monetary rather than fiscal policy.
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