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A concert of powers is only as strong as its weakest pillar, and requires a great deal of self-discipline and restraint.
While much has been said and written about America’s call for China to become a global stakeholder, China will not simply sign on as a
pillar
of an American-defined world.
Intelligence and military analysts debate how much of the violence is due to the presence of foreigners, though it is widely conceded that most of the attacks can be attributed to what American officials call “former regime elements,” with the Iraqi Sunni community the main
pillar
of the resistance.
Yet Hatoyama dithers, undermining the most important
pillar
of peace and security in the Pacific, the Japan-US alliance.
Such efforts have been pursued by each separately: China led the establishment of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, while the EU has the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Fund for Strategic Investments (which forms a
pillar
of the Juncker Plan).
To strip him of his post negates a basic
pillar
of democracy and sets a dangerous precedent.
So a new
pillar
has now been added to the European edifice.
With NATO’s European
pillar
strengthened, the US will have an even more reliable defense partner, one that is equipped with cutting-edge capabilities and technologies.
The reforms of the IMF, another
pillar
of global financial management, cannot be implemented until the US Congress approves them – and there is no sign of that.
Little wonder that Iranian envoy Saeed Jalili, after meeting Assad in Damascus recently, announced that “Iran will absolutely not allow the axis of resistance, of which it considers Syria to be a main pillar, to be broken in any way.”
Finally, the fourth
pillar
of Putin's edifice is his control over the Duma.
Likewise, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) will remain a central
pillar
of my economic policies, and we will press ahead with the Japan-European Union Economic Partnership Agreement.
It was both the glue that held society together and a
pillar
of political power, so maintaining a monopoly over the dissemination of that knowledge was critical to maintaining the authority of Ottoman leaders.
Discretionary employer retirement plans are a major
pillar
of America’s retirement system.
Personal retirement savings, another
pillar
of the US retirement system, are woefully inadequate for most households, partly because the decades-long stagnation in median wages has made it difficult to save.
Rajan calls community the “third pillar” of prosperity, as important as the other two pillars – the state and market.
Europe’s Harmony OverdosePRAGUE – One
pillar
of the European Union’s single market is harmonization.
Successful pension systems often have a solidarity
pillar
(public) and a contributory
pillar
(private).
One is that some policymakers think that fiscal balance really is the main
pillar
in a growth strategy: Deleverage quickly and get on with it.
The final
pillar
of Xi’s strategy for solidifying the Communist Party’s authority is to replace Deng Xiaoping’s cautious foreign policy with a muscular one.
In the Gulf, Iran has tried to reassure its Arab neighbors that Iranian power is not aimed at them and can in fact be a
pillar
of gulf security.
The continent’s third pillar, South Africa, will spend 2008 mired in an escalating political feud between Thabo Mbeki, the lame-duck president, and Jacob Zuma, a former deputy who is the newly elected leader of the ruling African National Congress and the leading candidate to succeed Mbeki, his bitter rival, next year.
The United States’ partnership with the United Kingdom is one forged in war – and a
pillar
of the West for more than a half-century.
Some of the old relationship must be restored if Pakistan – until lately a
pillar
of US and NATO policy, but now with diminished relevance – is to have the confidence it needs to save itself.
As a result, Chinese leaders and citizens are more convinced than ever that government by a strong single party is an essential
pillar
of stability and growth.
The Bacille de Calmette et Guérin (BCG) vaccine – the only one available for the disease, and the main
pillar
of TB prevention – is only partly effective.
And that could happen sooner rather than later: France cannot and will not give up on the Mediterranean region, so the exit fantasies entertained by rich northern Europeans (Germans, above all) endanger the Franco-German
pillar
of European peace.
One reason for this failure is that
pillar
1 of the Basel II Agreement, which outlines how banks around the world should assess credit risks and determine the size of capital buffers, makes no explicit allowance for long-swing fluctuations in asset markets.
It once was the
pillar
of the cultural dynamism and influence of the Roman Republic and Empire.
And America’s founders clearly regarded legislative control over the budget as a key
pillar
of democratic governance.
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