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This approach would be consistent with the principle, which US President Barack Obama highlighted when announcing the latest
round
of sanctions against Russia last month, that Ukraine must be permitted to “chart its own path.”
In short, moderate political forces still enjoy the support of more than 70% of Germans – in contrast with, say, Austria, where the far right was able to gain 36% in the first
round
of presidential elections.
And that, in turn, has triggered a
round
of bitter political squabbling that threatens to negate the entire idea of a much more powerful European voice on the global stage.
Either way, unless decisive measures are taken within weeks or at most months, Afghanistan will be on its way to yet another
round
of bloody conflict.
The purchase of US Treasuries by foreign central banks really took off in 2003, years before the first
round
of quantitative easing, or “QE1,” was launched in late 2008.
The Commission is supposed to have the last word, thereby ensuring the rules’ credibility and consistency – and it seems to have lost this fight in the first
round.
As leaders prepare for another
round
of AGRF discussions, Annan’s vision of a food-secure and prosperous Africa is more relevant than ever.
The current
round
of judicial activism is as much about rooting out corruption as previous rounds were about prosecuting the “deep state” and real coups – which is to say, not much at all.
While the previous
round
of housing-sector restrictions, implemented less than two years ago, dampened market sentiment temporarily, it failed to curb rising property prices.
On the expenditure side, Brazil needs a new
round
of pension reform – clearly a priority, given the rapid aging of the population.
Third, more than 140 nations agreed in Doha, Qatar to launch a new
round
of trade negotiations.
Absent a breakthrough, the inevitable new
round
of sanctions and counter-sanctions would likely push Russia and Europe into recession, dampening global economic activity.
With Lenin's death in 1924, Stalin embarked on another
round
of chest thumping for "Russia's Greatness".
As a rule, it took about three days before markets caught on and the crisis entered another
round.
In this cup, Brazil does not even make it to the playoff
round
of 32, occupying 58th place in the competitiveness ranking of 139 countries compiled by the World Economic Forum.
The US Congress, meanwhile, is readying yet another
round
of sanctions against Iran.
More than ever, we need an era of diplomacy that emphasizes compromise, not another
round
of demonization and an arms race that could all too easily spiral into disaster.
Even the most exposed countries handled the last
round
of financial shocks, in May and June 2006, relatively comfortably.
The US has emerged from an investment-led boom; the next
round
-- to continue good growth -- requires a sturdy consumer.
This
round
of fighting was preceded by a negotiated calm, as the government sought to quell militants in Pakistan’s tribal areas by striking a deal with the Taliban leader, Sufi Mohammad.
To some extent, that is what Emmanuel Macron has done in France – and it has brought him victory in the first
round
of the country’s presidential election.
Russia has talked about a new
round
of privatization before.
In this sense, the success of the coming
round
of privatization depends on Russia’s re-engagement with the rest of the world.
But, without institutional reforms, this
round
of privatization may look similar to the one conducted in the 1990s, with excessively low prices preventing the government from solving its fiscal problems or establishing the legitimacy of private property.
This scenario is helpful for thinking about the eurozone as it attempts to survive its next
round
of trials – beginning with the European Parliament election in May.
As the US contemplates yet another
round
of military action in Iraq and intervention in Syria, it should recognize two basic truths.
In fact, even a second
round
of the ECB’s Public Sector Purchase Program would not solve Europe’s asymmetry problem.
And there are no signs that this will be accomplished by the summer, when the current
round
of sanctions is set to expire.
Some have even embraced explicit policies to boost asset prices (e.g., the US Federal Reserve’s second
round
of so-called “quantitative easing”).
Firms will need to show visible restraint when it comes to this year’s bonus
round.
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