Pledge
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But, in much of the developed world, we have foresworn that sacred
pledge.
Would it be possible to detect in advance clandestine activity aimed at producing one, and, if so, what would Iran have to
pledge
in the matter of inspections and checks, and how might such pledges be obtained?
Many countries answered the US then; we need a similar
pledge
of unity today.
UN member states must also
pledge
to secure the extension of legal protections to high-seas biodiversity by closing the gaping governance loophole that exposes the ocean to plunder.
This could be accompanied by a
pledge
to create a legislature composed entirely of directly elected members in 2020.
Just recently, after Trump asserted that South Korea should pay for the deployment of a $1 billion missile-defense system on its territory, McMaster called South Korea’s national security chief to
pledge
that the US would shoulder the costs.
Establishing a green fund would be an implicit
pledge
to do so by putting the gold reserves of the IMF at risk.
Hence, the European Council’s Lisbon Strategy of 2000, which centered around a
pledge
to increase general research-and-development spending by 50% over the following decade.
Given Yuan’s position, this
pledge
could effectively amount to official policy.
The problem is that, despite commitment to the talks from all six participants – China, the United States, South Korea, Japan, Russia, and even North Korea in recent months (a nominal
pledge
that is unlikely to be changed as a result of Kim Jong-il’s passing) – the results so far are insufficient to sustain the process.
If Abe’s Japan delivers on its pledge, even a smaller TPP could give China a run for its money in Asia.
They
pledge
allegiance to long-term fiscal responsibility, yet propose budgets with large deficits for years to come and big hikes in the debt-GDP ratio.
But the real motivation behind FSM’s
pledge
lies closer to home.
To sustain them, African governments must recommit to the African Union’s Maputo Declaration on Agriculture and Food Security, which includes a
pledge
to channel at least 10% of their budgets toward agricultural investment.
As the Cerrado
pledge
demonstrates, when governments and businesses come together to address land-use challenges, the impact is potent.
But, even if Romney wins the election and follows through on his
pledge
to replace Bernanke, he would still face a strongly Democratic Fed.
Unfortunately, as we discovered during the financial crisis, such markets can become less liquid or even dry up completely when lenders start to fear unforeseen problems, either with borrowers or with the assets that they
pledge
as collateral.
This has been reinforced by the Chinese government’s
pledge
not to serve shark fin soup, considered a delicacy, at official banquets.
I
pledge
to devote the remaining years of my life to supporting free thought and expression, academic freedom, and the protection of minorities and minority opinions – not only in my native Hungary, but all over the world.
But what happens if this brings either no Iranian commitment to refrain from weaponizing nuclear power, or no acceptance of tough monitoring of such a
pledge?
If Trump follows through on his
pledge
to mend fences with Russia, the odds that China will escape US pressure would lengthen further.
Add to that extraordinary rhetorical talent and a
pledge
– on which he has largely delivered – to “bulldoze” the political class, and it is no wonder that, in the recent European Parliament election, his Democratic Party secured a remarkable 40.8% of the popular vote – more than any other national party.
Odinga’s
pledge
last year to begin a dialogue with Mungiki is a good step, but it must be followed with action.
Accordingly, the US has proposed that, rather than pledging “no first use” of cyber weapons, countries should
pledge
not to use cyber weapons against civilian facilities in peacetime.
That means that CO2 emissions – the largest component of the greenhouse-gas emissions that cause global warming – will begin falling, too, enabling China to fulfill its pledge, made last November as part of a landmark climate agreement with the United States, that emissions would peak around 2030.
Chinese President Xi Jinping made it clear that he would not so much as talk to Trump on the phone without assurance that the US president would
pledge
fidelity to the One China policy.
Trump’s
pledge
to scrap the nuclear deal with Iran is a case in point.
While there has been progress on implementing debt-relief measures, the international community must follow through on the other part of its pledge, by delivering increased aid and promoting its better use.
If the US lived up to its
pledge
of 0.7% of GNP in donor aid, it would be giving $75 billion per year.
His visit to Seoul last year yielded South Korea’s
pledge
of support for the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank – again, over US objections.
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