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The danger is that differing priorities drive a wedge between the two allies, benefiting North Korea.
Denying rumors that such a rule will be promulgated soon, SEC Chair Mary Jo White recently told lawmakers that this issue is not at the top of her list of priorities.
Unfortunately, governments often put different priorities ahead of disaster preparation.
Among India’s top priorities should be measures to strengthen its relationships in its immediate neighborhood.
So he could be doing what leaders everywhere must do: picking his battles and setting his priorities.
Moreover, given that nationalism in China often serves as a proxy for popular frustration with the authorities, one can see why the government, not wishing to be outflanked, has not placed Japanese, Filipino, South Korean, or Vietnamese sensitivities among its top priorities.
But the Trump administration has more urgent priorities than changing China’s system of government, notwithstanding the aggressive rhetoric of US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and White House National Trade Council Director Peter Navarro.
In the developing world, swine flu (so far) is much less serious than many endemic health threats, and the main risk-communication goal should be to help people get through their adjustment reaction, take precautions that are feasible, and refocus on other priorities.
If the industry’s priorities changed, barriers to inclusion would fall.
With these priorities in mind, the education commission will deliver its recommendations at the UN General Assembly on September 18, when the Secretary-General will receive and act on them.
In this environment, deepening Europe’s defense and security integration would appear to be low on the list of priorities.
The problem is that conveying accurate information about the economy is far down the list of priorities for normal news reporters.
At the same time, America’s straitened resources mean that its new global role will require more careful consideration of national interests in setting priorities.
Following Chinese political tradition, the country’s new leadership had to wait for the Third Plenum of the Chinese Communist Party’s 18th Central Committee – held 3-4 quarters after the First Plenum, where the succession was sealed – to unveil its economic-policy priorities.
So I believe that the future for political parties is to develop a culture of debate, dialogue, and critical understanding of issues, where people can help set a nation’s priorities and are not simply told by experts or their leaders what is right and wrong for them.
Global decision-makers such as governments and donors are faced with competing priorities, but often they do not explicitly or transparently choose among them.
They must be priorities for every government.
As the economic outlook worsens, voters’ priorities will shift from broadening access to high-quality education and health care to promoting employment.
Bachelet’s own commitment to replace the constitution – an authoritarian holdover that she compares to a house that no longer fits the national family’s needs – will now compete with other urgent priorities.
In terms of priorities, it is arguably more important for G-20 governments to strengthen the core systems that enable global flows than it is to address strictly economic issues.
Although it could stabilize the debt/GDP ratio, the sequester would be a mistake: it fails to distinguish among spending priorities, would undermine essential programs, and would mean another significant dent in growth this year.
State governors and city mayors, for their part, must take the lead in setting state and local priorities, with each deciding whether to opt into national projects.
This will be one of the EBRD’s strategic priorities in 2010.
But individual commissioners are far less important than the trends that have caused the Commission to shift its priorities from enlargement and the internal market toward energy and monetary union.
The Balkans – and not only the Balkans – are in need of a new narrative based on people’s real priorities, which is precisely what the Prespa Agreement provides.
And, while the new government settles in and establishes its priorities, the West, especially the United States, must reassess the impact of its past dealings with Pakistan.
The deeper question raised by this proposal is whether Musharraf meant to convey a message to the US that Pakistan’s priorities were shifting.
Unfortunately, the EIB’s lending priorities and energy-investment portfolio are making the problem worse.
Mexico’s relations with the United States were not a central campaign topic, nor will they figure among AMLO’s priorities.
Kenya’s leaders understand this, which is why the government has made manufacturing, health care, education, and affordable housing top priorities in its Vision 2030 development program.
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