Reflection
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The Balkans’ “new normality” is very much a
reflection
of Europe’s.
Thus, today's low interest rates are more a
reflection
of distortions in financial markets than of low growth expectations.
But insights into the changing moral landscape, in which issues like animal rights, abortion, euthanasia, and international aid have come to the fore, have not come from religion, but from careful
reflection
on humanity and what we consider a life well lived.
The paper lays out a ten-month timeline for debate and reflection, to culminate at December’s European Council meeting, where Europe’s leaders would decide which direction to take.
But that seems more like a tactical move aimed at appeasing the US, rather than a
reflection
of genuine second thoughts on nuclear cooperation with Iran in principle.
Instead of rejecting such laws as restricting freedom, therefore, we should defend them as ways to level the playing field between individuals and giant corporations that make no pretense of appealing to our capacities for reasoning and
reflection.
Robert Skidelsky of Warwick University examined the growing opposition to migration across advanced economies, which he views as a
reflection
of deeper political and psychological dynamics, rather than economic anxieties, as is commonly believed.
Had these resources been channeled through America’s own aid agency, policymaking would have been subject to the vagaries of development thinking (or the absence of reflection) from one administration to another.
Yet, on reflection, the connection is not surprising.
That is why a period of
reflection
on world order is so important.
Yet, though Russia’s WWII allies were from Europe and North America, no Western leaders will attend the commemoration – a
reflection
of the West’s disapproval of Putin’s invasion of Ukraine and annexation of Crimea.
For this reason, they cannot be relieved of the necessity to engage in a critical
reflection.
Unfortunately, proving that speculation is responsible for rising prices is difficult, because speculation tends to occur during booms, so that price increases easily masquerade as a
reflection
of economic fundamentals.
Rather, as the Austrian economist Ludwig von Mises emphasized, they are a
reflection
of people’s aggregate time preference – or desire for present versus future satisfaction – not a determinant of it.
The reception and adoption of democracy is not a function of sectarian belonging, but a
reflection
of the multi-dimensional historical, cultural, religious, and political identities of Iraqi individuals.
And equity values’ decline toward a more realistic
reflection
of economic fundamentals will further weaken aggregate demand and growth.
Thus, how the Chinese receive Park may turn out to be less a
reflection
of change in South Korea than a
reflection
of change in the People’s Republic – an issue that goes to the heart of China’s identity and mission in the modern world.
The deterioration of China’s NIIP is a
reflection
of the transfer of wealth from China to the US.
Now, after a lengthy and difficult period of
reflection
and bargaining, those efforts may be in jeopardy again.
If a leader is seen to be losing appeal, either to the broader electorate (or, as happened with Malcolm Turnbull last week, the party’s own base), the absence of any braking mechanism to force
reflection
means that momentum for change can build and feed on itself with sometimes lunatic rapidity.
Terrorism in this case is not just a cowardly act; it is also a
reflection
of the poisoned politics of US military occupation.
But, as one of Annan's advisors once put it, he "runs the UN like an old-fashioned African village, with long discussions among the elders, periods of reflection, and eventually a decision."
In 1998, while serving as President of the Czech Republic, he offered the following
reflection
on the benefits and dangers of his career path.
But it is equally important to recognize that this is not a true
reflection
of modern Africa, and that African leaders are strongly committed to protecting their countries’ children.
It is time to begin an honest
reflection
about power and its purpose in today’s rapidly changing world.
The EU’s Maastricht Treaty specifically reserves this tax-and-transfer authority to the member states, a
reflection
of Europeans’ unwillingness to transfer funds to other countries’ people in the way that Americans are willing to do among people in different states.
But if it happened, the case calls for a deeper
reflection.
Declarations by German Chancellor Angela Merkel, whose country assumed the European Union’s rotating six-month presidency at the beginning of the year 2007, are unambiguous: the period of reflection, approved by the European Commission in 2005, has ended.
Upon this reflection, Japan will continue to uphold firmly the principle that any disputes must be settled peacefully and diplomatically, based on respect for the rule of law, and to reach out to other countries in the world to do the same.
Upon this reflection, Japan wishes to be a country always at the side of such women’s injured hearts.
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