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Predictably, however, Merkel’s ambitious speech elicited scorn from Euroskeptics, who would much rather see the EU succumb to despair and political opportunism.
In light of her announced departure, some already regard Merkel as a “lame duck” whose legacy will now be debated in political obituaries.
All of these parties, whether on the right or the left, place national sovereignty at odds with the so-called “external powers," and seek to tilt the EU's political axis accordingly.
The idea that, when the going gets tough, an EU country can solve all of its problems by reverting to pure national sovereignty is an intellectual fallacy, a political chimera, and thus a source of considerable social frustration.
The process has been driven by a combination of secular and structural issues – including the changing nature of technological advancement, the rise of “winner-take-all” investment characteristics, and political systems favoring the wealthy – and has been turbocharged by cyclical forces.
In the developed world, the problem is rooted in unprecedented political polarization, which has impeded comprehensive responses and placed an excessive policy burden on central banks.
Though monetary authorities enjoy more political autonomy than other policymaking bodies, they lack the needed tools to address effectively the challenges that their countries face.
With political gridlock blocking an appropriate fiscal response – after 2008, the United States Congress did not pass an annual budget, a basic component of responsible economic governance, for five years – central banks have been forced to bolster economies artificially.
Indeed, beyond this trio’s moral, social, and political implications lies a serious economic concern: instead of creating incentives for hard work and innovation, inequality begins to undermine economic dynamism, investment, employment, and prosperity.
This is a dangerous combination that erodes social cohesion, political effectiveness, current GDP growth, and future economic potential.
In the US, for example, sustained political determination would help to close massive loopholes in estate planning and inheritance, as well as in household and corporate taxation, that disproportionately benefit the wealthy.
As the US military leaves, it will enter another period of political and strategic uncertainty, after almost a half-century of disorder and civil war.
Our primary aim is the restoration of peace and, if not stability, an acceptable political equilibrium.
But the country that will be most affected is Pakistan, which faces challenges to its territorial and political integrity.
But entering Europe’s economic and monetary union was meant to induce the political system to pursue longer-term goals such as productivity growth and enhanced competitiveness.
The political ruse was to change retroactively the accounting methods for defense spending.
The political system has been strained by the rise of populism and extremist forces on both the left and the right – and now, as the coming election highlights, there is the risk of renewed government instability.
That means that after the election (which is unlikely to produce a single political force capable of undertaking this task), Greece’s center-left and center-right parties must learn to collaborate in the cause of effective governance.
All of this has radically altered Israel's domestic political map.
Continued Russian attacks on Western political systems, or even an outright military attack in Europe, could go unanswered by the US.
Without firm US support, a politically divided EU would be increasingly vulnerable to Russian political domination.
But if they are to survive Europe’s crises, they must be supported by timely political decision-making, familiar regulatory frameworks across member states, and an EU-wide commitment to good governance and ethics.
As Europe defines what it stands for, let us also consider an audacious yet practical idea: synchronization of Europe’s political clocks, so that all of Europe’s national elections are held within the same year – or even the same month.
But fresh thinking about the true effect of Europe’s political cycles might, at the very least, help the EU to regain its momentum and retain its relevance.
Third, the UK needs to put today’s political drama into perspective, and get on with policymaking, including in areas that have nothing to do with Brexit.
Think of the business mistakes that will be made and the political backlash.
The last days of former president Carlos Menem's political career, furiously fighting his own political extinction, has offered a pathetic example of this tradition.
The real danger to the president-elect is Menem's legacy: a judiciary that is subordinate to political might, a system of political parties that cannot stay afloat financially without engaging in corruption, and economic chaos.
At the same time, Argentines and their leaders need to consolidate the budding economy, deal with social inequality, and reconstitute the political system and the integrity of the judiciary.
But both the passage of time and his political maturation as the governor of Patagonia have converted him into a European-style Social Democrat.
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