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But with the WTO stuck in drift and deadlock over the past few years, there is a race to secure preferential access to the markets of the major powers, and to defuse trade tension by locking into strong bilateral and regional partnerships.
Moreover, by passing a constitutional amendment, Sirisena rescinded some of the presidential powers that Rajapaksa had added, as well as restoring the two-term limit.
But the emerging powers soon came to believe that the West had used the protection of Libya’s civilian population as a pretext for regime change (though, realistically, it would have been impossible to protect the population without toppling Muammar el-Qaddafi’s government).
Multilateralism requires minimal consensus on global rules and norms among all major powers.
They seem to think of the powers in the region as unconnected islands, and of their own behavior towards one as devoid of political consequence for the others.
He could explode in rage, fire Mueller, and perhaps try to launch a war or claim emergency powers in order to restore his authority.
But it is time for Asia’s powers to start thinking creatively and acting cooperatively to prevent a violent implosion.
Nor is it at all certain that the sacrifices required of a country already stretched beyond the limits of its financial capabilities, together with the resistance of world powers, will allow this to be accomplished even in a single presidential term.
Ahmadinejad himself, however, has generally ignored the post-election crisis in his public statements, and evidently believed that Khamenei’s post-election support meant that the Supreme Leader would remain passive in the face of encroachments on his traditional powers and prerogatives.
According to case studies of 17 countries, the world’s leading economic powers (America, Germany, Japan), as well as a wide range of other countries, are pursuing fiscal policies that inflict heavy burdens on future generations.
Vertical subsidiarity concerns the distribution of powers among different levels of government and sovereignty: the EU, national states, regions, and municipalities.
Horizontal subsidiarity concerns the responsibility and freedom of human beings, as well as social and economic powers.
The EU will have to understand that it is not acting in a vacuum in its eastern and southern neighborhood, and that, for the sake of its own security interests, the conflicting interests of other powers there cannot simply be ignored or, worse, accepted.
Only a dramatic move by external powers can still save Gaza from becoming a second Mogadishu and both Palestinians and Israelis from a total war that would only breed more rage and desperation.
At the global level, public goods – such as a stable climate, financial stability, or freedom of the seas – are provided by coalitions led by the largest powers.
But the largest powers can see the effect and feel the benefit of their contributions.
We cannot afford to wait for outside powers to resolve our most pressing problems.
But both parties won after running on a moderate platform of constitutionalism, separation of powers, civil liberties, and women’s rights.
With the exception of the almost defunct six-party talks aimed at eliminating the nuclear threat posed by North Korea, Asia’s powers refuse to be constrained by international rules or norms.
And yet Guillebaud was fundamentally right: Nazi Germany was not an economy on the brink of collapse, and the Western powers would have done well to start mobilizing a proper defense.
But, while this “lighthouse” foreign-policy approach increased Indonesia’s international clout, it led to encirclement by hostile Western powers – and to bankruptcy.
Viewing ASEAN as indispensable for managing relations with major powers, Indonesian policymakers believe that the bloc should be ambitious about spreading its code of conduct, and that it should drive initiatives for creating a regional architecture in East Asia.
Indonesia hopes to create a looser and more pluralistic grouping that would not be dominated by one or more powers, thereby allowing ASEAN to continue to play the central role of convener.
Third, the major regional powers, whose presence hangs heavily over the island, need to play their part.
In engaging the major powers, ASEAN will not shun traditional security issues, such as maritime cooperation, as well as humanitarian assistance and disaster relief.
We believe that maritime cooperation between ASEAN and major powers including China would benefit all countries.
At a time of unprecedented change, the US – and other major powers – must be ready for anything.
The world’s acclimation to a global hegemonic structure – in which world powers guarantee an international order – survived the Cold War.
While there will be some of that, there is likely also to be, for the first time, extensive discussion about Europe’s future and policies, especially in areas like migration, defense and security, energy and climate, and relations with major powers like the United States and Russia.
The first step should be to scrap the plan to install a common EU finance minister at the head of an authority with autonomous taxation powers.
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