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Financial regulation entered a new, much more contested
phase
in 2010 – at least in the US.
Instead, the US should undertake three things: aggressive testing of various architectures for a missile defense system, including sea-based systems that could intercept missiles in the immediate post-launch, boost
phase
before warheads and decoys can be released; careful study of the consequences of moving to various mixes of offensive and defensive systems; and intense consultations with Russia, China and America's allies in Europe and Asia about how to maintain strategic stability in the post-Cold War era.
Moreover, the role and attitude of a rising China must be assessed on a regional basis, particularly given that the long-standing dispute over islets in the South China Sea may be entering a new
phase.
Before dreaming of Magna Helvetia, Germany briefly passed through a
phase
in which it saw itself as a “second France” – a country dominated by the pursuit of national interest, with Europe the continuation of that pursuit by other means.
Meanwhile, in America, active campaigning by the Humane Society of the US has led to about 50 major pork buyers announcing that they will
phase
out their purchase of pork from suppliers who use sow stalls.
At the 2009 G20 summit in Pittsburgh, member governments agreed to “rationalize and
phase
out over the medium term inefficient fossil-fuel subsidies that encourage wasteful consumption.”
Three and a half years after the dawn of the “Arab Spring,” there is a real possibility that we are witnessing the early
phase
of a prolonged, costly, and deadly struggle; as bad as things are, they could well become worse.
One cooperative decision that world leaders can take when they meet again in Rio de Janeiro is to reduce or
phase
out the more than $500 billion of global fossil-fuel subsidies, the benefits of which reach less than one-tenth of the poorest 20% if the world’s population.
Committing to
phase
out fossil fuels would strengthen incentives for technological innovation; and if consumer preferences are socially determined, even unsaintly consumers would lose nothing in the long term.
It will be essential, after Bali, to reflect seriously on the next
phase
for the WTO and its role in the international trading system.
The Syrian Game ChangerWASHINGTON, DC – Reports that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s government may be preparing chemical weapons for deployment, presumably against its citizens or neighbors, have triggered alarm bells worldwide, and thrust Syria’s civil war into a new, more dangerous
phase.
In an earlier
phase
of the crisis, Russia gave Cyprus a $3 billion credit.
But bailouts for Portugal and Spain are only the next – and not necessarily final –
phase
of the crisis.
Likewise, kneejerk decisions by Merkel – such as her move to
phase
out nuclear power within a few months of the Fukushima accident in Japan, or to allow refugees to enter Germany from safe third countries – will now be impossible.
The preceding
phase
envisages only providing the existing AU force with extra logistical support from non-African countries, such as engineers from China.
Meanwhile, excessive income and wealth inequalities are weakening the fabric of societies; persistent joblessness in advanced countries is undermining productivity and skills; policy effectiveness and flexibility are deteriorating; and the world economy is facing increasing challenges in accommodating the development breakout
phase
in systemically important emerging economies.
China’s recent move marks the beginning of a new
phase
of its financial-market development, in which green-finance goals are central, rather than an add-on, to relevant initiatives.
A substantive and successful dialogue with the government would not require the protesters to call off their campaign for democracy; it would simply end the current
phase
of a campaign that eventually will succeed.
But now, just as the West began to understand decades ago that the natural environment has limits, China is showing the first signs of entering a post-industrial
phase.
But Britain (and Denmark), in a groundbreaking departure from the principle that all members take part in all common policies, demanded -- and got -- the right to opt out of the final
phase
of EMU, the single currency.
In the first phase, during the war itself, aid is for humanitarian relief, focusing on food, water, emergency medicine, and refugee camps.
In the second phase, at the war’s end, aid remains mainly humanitarian relief, but now directed towards displaced people returning home, and to decommissioned soldiers.
In the third phase, lasting three to five years, aid supports the first
phase
of post-war economic development, including restoration of schools, clinics, farms, factories, and ports.
In the fourth phase, which can last a generation or more, assistance is directed to long-term investments and the strengthening of institutions such as courts.
For starters, countries should
phase
out the production of water-intensive crops.
A divided US public will need to be kept on board throughout the retaliatory phase, which will lead to higher prices and, in some cases, greater job insecurity.
Macri will
phase
out, albeit gradually, the stringent price and capital controls favored by the Peronists.
Many countries – including the European Union and the United States, as well as Belize, Burkina Faso, Colombia, Egypt, Serbia, and Yemen – already recognize these far-reaching benefits and are taking unilateral action to
phase
out HFCs.
In the private sector, retail giants such as Walmart, Nestle, and Tesco have joined the Consumer Goods Forum, a cooperative climate initiative, and agreed to
phase
out products with HFCs.
But they did pave the way for religious reformers to carry the revolution into its next
phase.
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