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China owes most of its debt to itself, because political priorities guide lending as much as commercial considerations do.
Europe will reduce its energy dependence on Russia, review its strategic alignment and priorities, and scale back investment and bilateral cooperation.
For Saudi Arabia, Iran’s escape from global isolation, losses in proxy wars in Syria and Yemen, the specter of an ISIS onslaught, and America’s non-committal regional policies are far higher priorities than the Palestinians.
Everyone who worries about America’s weak fiscal position puts Social Security’s relatively small funding imbalance far down the list of priorities.
Those who care about democracy in Poland, Hungary, and elsewhere in Europe and beyond should acknowledge that many voters are buying into the nationalist right’s vision of a social state that advances national priorities, cares for the poor, and supports families.
Because NATO and the EU share complementary priorities, both can develop mechanisms for inclusive security cooperation in peacekeeping operations.
Three urgent priorities stand out.
In anticipation of worsening food and energy security concerns in the future, ASEAN has set priorities for programs that increase productivity and production, strengthen policy coordination on agricultural trade, and boost efforts to alleviate poverty.
And the ability to deter and resolve conflicts among its members must remain one of its priorities.
And, after winning the presidency in 2000, Bush declared Iraq one of his top two security priorities.
Clinton has similar spending and tax priorities, though with smaller increases.
China’s economic rise can contribute to global wellbeing if its leaders emphasize investment in infrastructure, clean energy, public health, and other international priorities.
There were also, according to Putin’s regime, too many public institutions performing too many activities with insufficient oversight, so they were made smaller and given specific tasks from a short centralized list of priorities.
In many developing countries, genetic disorders are among the top public health priorities.
But a useful set of priorities can be gleaned from their experiences.
But, in doing so, it should adhere to the principle that policy responses to short-term problems must uphold, not undermine, long-term reform priorities.
Under Macron’s plan, each EU member state would hold democratic conventions to debate citizens’ priorities.
A UN Consensus“When you say everything is a priority, then you are saying you don’t really have any priorities.”
Those were the words of US ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton as he attempted my challenge to establish concrete priorities for the world.
Political recognition of the importance of priorities is a crucial development.
I asked them to set priorities for the world.
As John Bolton pointed out, the UN has 9,000 mandates, which means 9,000 top priorities, which essentially means no priorities.
List of priorities, outcome document from Copenhagen Consensus by UN ambassadors, June 16-17 2006 at Georgetown University:challengeopportunity1Communicable DiseasesScaled-up basic health services2Sanitation and WaterCommunity-managed water supply and sanitation3EducationPhysical expansion4Malnutrition and HungerImproving infant and child nutrition5Malnutrition and HungerInvestment in technology in developing country agriculture6Communicable DiseasesControl of HIV/AIDS7Communicable DiseasesControl of malaria8Malnutrition and HungerReducing micro nutrient deficiencies9Subsidies and Trade BarriersOptimistic Doha: 50% liberalization10EducationImprove quality / Systemic reforms11Sanitation and WaterSmall-scale water technology for livelihoods12EducationExpand demand for schooling13Malnutrition and HungerReducing Low Birth Weight for high risk pregnancies14EducationReductions in the cost of schooling to increase demand15Sanitation and WaterResearch to increase water productivity in food production16MigrationMigration for development17CorruptionProcurement reform18ConflictsAid post-conflict to reduce the risk of repeat conflict19Sanitation and WaterRe-using waste water for agriculture20MigrationGuest worker policies21Sanitation and WaterSustainable food and fish production in wetlands22CorruptionGrassroots monitoring and service delivery23CorruptionTechnical assistance to develop monitoring and transparency initiatives24MigrationActive immigration policies25Subsidies and Trade BarriersPessimistic Doha: 25% liberalization26CorruptionReduction in the state-imposed costs of business/government relations27Climate ChangeThe Kyoto Protocol28ConflictsAid as conflict prevention29CorruptionReform of revenue collection30Financial InstabilityInternational solution to the currency-mismatch problem31ConflictsTransparency in natural resource rents as conflict prevention32ConflictsMilitary spending post-conflict to reduce the risk of repeat conflict33Financial InstabilityRe-regulate domestic financial markets34ConflictsShortening conflicts: Natural resource tracking35Financial InstabilityReimpose capital controls36Financial InstabilityAdopt a common currency37Subsidies and Trade BarriersFull reform: 100% liberalization38Climate ChangeOptimal carbon tax39Climate ChangeValue-at-risk carbon tax40Climate ChangeA carbon tax starting at $2 and ending at $20The Eurozone According to MerkelBRUSSELS – We had almost given up waiting for them, but then they came in a quasi-clandestine form.
Greater female representation may not necessarily lead to more emphasis on “female” policy priorities, but in India, village councils with gender quotas for village chiefs have higher levels of safe drinking water, better immunization coverage and roads, and less bribery.
From an economic standpoint, the priorities that should guide Brexit negotiations are clear.
We need to tailor our approach in each market to fit local customs and health priorities.
Governance is about setting priorities, and US foreign policy toward China has too often sought a broad array of goals, without stopping to ask if some objectives might be more important than others.
They have proven to be the best judges of their economic needs and priorities; as they consider the IMF’s new stance on financial globalization, they should continue to heed their own counsel.
Trump has made it abundantly clear that his foreign-policy priorities do not include European security.
International events highlight these priorities’ relevance.
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