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With these concessions, the US has revealed to the Taliban – and the world – its desperation to achieve a face-saving
settlement
that would enable it, at long last, to escape the Afghan quagmire.
It is time for Obama to recognize that a political
settlement
with the Taliban is simply wishful thinking.
Indeed, Cameron recognized this explicitly in his speech, so the new treaty to embody a “new settlement” for Britain may have to be negotiated with all member states as a separate exercise.
The net result is that it seems highly probable that any attempted achievement of a “new settlement,” including repatriation of competences, will make it much more difficult for Britain to remain in the EU than would be the case if a straightforward “in/out” referendum were held now.
Indeed, not only has the
settlement
project turned East Jerusalem into a hub of political and social tension, but the high financial cost – more than $20 billion in total – forced the diversion of limited resources from growth-oriented investment in West Jerusalem.
But, while Prime Minister David Cameron condemned the killing, he also spoke of keeping lines of communication open because the UK “needs Russia” for a
settlement
in Syria.
Greater stability in the Middle East, which implies a
settlement
of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, together with more effective integration of Muslims in our societies based on social justice and a stronger humanistic message, are the key elements of a cohesive Western strategy.
But first ASEAN must decide to pull its political weight, and to expend some of its political capital, to bring about a just, long-term
settlement.
Given the island’s complexity, and Cypriot sensitivity, it would be foolish for an outsider to try to sketch any future
settlement.
Greek Cypriots were worried, for instance, about the tax bill for the last proposed settlement; an agreement by the EU and other international players to subsidize the plan would cut the potential cost without affecting the Turkish community at all.
The UN, the EU, Greece, Turkey, and UN Security Council members must be united in their support for any renewed effort to reach a
settlement.
The Security Council must also give support to the UN’s negotiators and guarantee the provisions of any
settlement.
So, while the current crisis in Burma is not of China’s making, any peaceful
settlement
may be possible only if China acts to support it.
The elements of an eventual
settlement
have been known for years: the creation of a viable Palestinian state – a goal endorsed by the last two US presidents – together with secure borders for Israel, some arrangement on Jerusalem, and an economic package.
In Uganda, Favourite Regina is keeping refugee girls out of early marriage and pregnancy, as part of an initiative led by CIYOTA, a youth-led, volunteer-based organization established in the Kyangwali refugee
settlement.
Every state in the region must embrace compromise and mutual respect as the basis of a lasting
settlement.
Obama is in a position to establish a framework for an eventual
settlement.
But this has always been unlikely in the absence of a comprehensive
settlement
that addresses Armenians’ greatest fear – security – and fulfils their basic political requirement, namely a definition of Nagorno-Karabakh’s status.
Indeed, there is a growing fear that a
settlement
of the Nagorno-Karabakh dispute is more distant now, because Turkey’s public backing has raised Azerbaijan’s expectations, while some Armenians fear collusion between neighbors out to railroad them into an unsustainable agreement.
Just as a loss of confidence among Kurds and Turks in eastern Turkey will rock the shaky stability that they have recently enjoyed, a loss of hope for a
settlement
of the Nagorno-Karabakh dispute may end the tentative military calm between Armenians and Azerbaijanis.
Indeed, the Georgian war antagonized not only the west, but also China, which has a vital strategic interest in maintaining the post-Cold War geo-strategic
settlement.
Outstanding government debt levels can hardly bejudged before the privatization process -- and the
settlement
ofold bank debt -- is completed.
Since 2000, when PLO leader Yasir Arafat rejected a political
settlement
and instead launched a five-year war of terrorism, there have been few optimists left.
Instead, Israel will continue to prioritize its own security, strengthening its defenses against terrorism and consolidating control over the relatively small portions of the West Bank that it intends to claim as part of an eventual diplomatic
settlement.
At the same time, a freeze on
settlement
activities, release of Palestinian political prisoners – including Marwan Barghouti – and the removal of the hundreds of checkpoints between Palestinian cities would revive a feeling of hope, without which no Palestinian leader can negotiate what the world wants: a peace
settlement.
Within the eurozone, such reserve losses are automatic under Target2, the real-time gross
settlement
system for the euro.
China’s failure to meet GATT standards may catalyze any number of disputes, enough to overload the WTO dispute
settlement
process, and the processes of obtaining decisions and implementing them could be very time-consuming.
After all, in his own public statement, Trump made no reference to the two-state solution, and his vague declarations about peace (mentioned 11 times) included not so much as a hint about the need for Israel (also mentioned 11 times) to end its illegal
settlement
construction.
Once elected, Trump appointed as US ambassador to Israel his bankruptcy lawyer, David Friedman, who has a long history of supporting right-wing Israeli causes (even donating to a West Bank settlement).
Serious challenges remain, of course, including differences in securities legislation, listing and trading rules, information disclosure requirements, and clearing, settlement, and payment systems.
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