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The
persistence
of civil wars, periodic failure of ceasefires and mediation efforts, and protagonists that are sometimes warlords and rapacious militias – rather than states capable of making rational decisions – all add to the difficulty of conflict resolution by diplomatic means and traditional peacekeeping.
The
persistence
of the Zimbabwean crisis profoundly damages South Africa’s claim to leadership of efforts at African transformation via organizations such as NEPAD, which is largely dependent on Western aid.
These tasks call for largesse, both financial and otherwise (opportunities to travel, for example, were of vital importance in locking in the democratic aspirations of East Europeans after 1989), and they require decades, not years, of
persistence.
This empowerment of an effective local leadership was done with much
persistence
– and little fanfare.
With the
persistence
of Europe’s sovereign-debt crisis, safe-haven effects have driven the yield of ten-year US Treasury bonds to their lowest level in 60 years, while the ten-year swap spread – the gap between a fixed-rate and a floating-rate payment stream – is negative, implying a real loss for investors.
Now, however, policymakers admit that it was precisely the
persistence
of secular Arab autocracies that encouraged Islamist terrorism.
This effort requires
persistence
and a long official attention span, which in turn presupposes bipartisan support.
But the
persistence
of these difficulties sheds light on why the eurozone was established in the first place.
The
persistence
of the dark-matter conundrum, in combination with these considerations, might alter our fundamental ideas and predictions about what might follow the discovery.
France’s profound political shift reflects the
persistence
of the economic crisis that began in 2008.
Russia’s
persistence
in its self-defeating occupation is surprising.
In fact, the persistence, intensity, and frequency of protests – exemplified in September, when local militia in Benghazi killed US Ambassador to Libya J. Christopher Stevens – demonstrate the role that the culture and psychology of crowds are playing in determining the Arab world’s trajectory.
So if the correlation makes sense given the fundamentals, it seems sensible to bet on its
persistence.
People like me, who study the tactics of Arab dictatorships and the causes of their persistence, are less surprised, if at all, by this turn of events.
The
persistence
of ISIS underscores three strategic flaws in US foreign policy, along with a fatal tactical flaw.
In Europe, bickering between leaders revealed the lack of solidarity underpinning European ideals and gave full view to the
persistence
of national egoisms against which the European project had managed to define itself since the end of World War II.
When one considers that large swaths of society still struggle daily with the forces of institutionalized racism, the
persistence
of large health disparities would seem to be a foregone conclusion.
Yet, the ability of European institutions to accommodate deeper and broader integration is increasingly undermined by the
persistence
of a contradictory and long-obsolete ideal: the nation-state as the basis of political legitimacy and sovereignty.
The same
persistence
and determination will be sorely needed in the years ahead.
Sarkozy has now broken with this so-called “Gaullist- Mitterrandist” orientation, which was based on the
persistence
of a belief in French “exceptionalism” in the field of foreign affairs.
Without these five components, any immigration proposal will not cut back on the number of deaths among those seeking to cross the border, or the existence of an abused underclass, or the
persistence
of temporary and legal employment that becomes permanent and illegal employment.
Use may not increase immediately, but it will over time, because marijuana will become more freely available, much cheaper (in order to discourage the
persistence
of a black market), and its use will be implicitly condoned.
Indeed, they compound other threats: food insecurity, volatile energy and commodity markets, and the terrible
persistence
of poverty.
On the contrary, Russia’s imperial ambitions persisted, and
persistence
has paid off.
Her qualities of courage and
persistence
– of being “not for turning” – provided a living example for us of a type of leadership that does not buckle at moments of political peril.
With Litvinenko scheduled to provide official evidence to a prosecutor in Madrid just one week after his poisoning, the apparent haste and
persistence
of Lugovoi and Kovtun is easy to understand.
So what underlies the
persistence
of gaping inequality and stalled progress?
Yes, post-crisis spending headwinds are an important impediment to growth, partly owing to their
persistence.
It also highlighted the rapid pace of epidemiological transition in middle-income countries and the
persistence
of communicable, maternal, newborn, and nutritional disorders in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Yet there are major barriers to boosting school enrollment – beginning with the
persistence
of child marriage.
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