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The Kremlin viewed with great apprehension the
specter
of regime change, especially in its neighborhood.
From that point on, the
specter
of a Jewish minority ruling over an Arab majority in an apartheid state is bound to become a reality, turning Israel into an international pariah, unless a more sober coalition replaces Netanyahu’s suicidal alliance with religious fundamentalists and extreme nationalists.
Now, however, the
specter
of devaluation has disappeared from northern European countries.
But, now that the
specter
of global communist domination has joined other fears – real and imagined – in the dustbin of history, it is surely time for countries to start handling their own affairs.
After eight years of American unilateralism that left behind a broken transatlantic alliance, resuscitated the
specter
of a cold war with Russia, and saw the Middle East decline into a doomsday politics, Obama’s injection of new thinking to endemic problems is extremely welcome.
The Chernobyl Forum findings should have brought relief, for they show that the
specter
haunting the region is not invincible radiation, but conquerable poverty.
The
specter
of a full-blown crisis was starting to haunt markets.
But the
specter
of rising corruption is compromising the legitimacy of their economic gains and eroding support for further reforms needed to sustain their growth momentum.
In 2006, the capture of Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, by the Islamic Courts raised the
specter
of a jihadist state.
Equally disturbing has been the continuing reluctance of international leaders to provide new financial commitments to Ukraine, despite growing pressure on its foreign-currency reserves and the
specter
of a full-blown financial meltdown.
The wave never hit, but its
specter
fed a tenacious anti-immigrant populism that has concealed an important new trend: migration to Europe – and to the United States – has largely stalled.
During the round-the-clock coverage of the nuclear drama, the
specter
of Chernobyl has been raised repeatedly.
The
specter
of continuing economic stagnation and ever-rising unemployment (with the young and older workers being the worst hit) should remove the second, geopolitical obstacle to a French exit from the eurozone.
LONDON – Europe is now haunted by the
specter
of debt.
As with “the
specter
of Communism” that haunted Europe in Karl Marx’s famous manifesto, so today “[a]ll the powers of old Europe have entered into a holy alliance to exorcise” the
specter
of national debt.
But statesmen who aim to liquidate the debt should recall another famous
specter
– the
specter
of revolution.
Despite the great strides that Burma has made in the last two years, the
specter
of ethnic conflict continues to haunt the transition to democracy.
Macron and Verhofstadt’s aim in raising the
specter
of Eastern European populists is to undermine their own populists at home.
To paraphrase Marx, a
specter
is haunting Europe – the
specter
of chaos.
The
specter
of a united Germany was not to become a reality soon.
Bankruptcy Comes to ChinaBEIJING – China’s businessmen have always needed resilience, but now they must become accustomed to the
specter
of bankruptcy.
The solemn Communist Manifesto announced the
specter
of the Great Utopia haunting Europe, but failed to warn us of the bloody tyranny.
But the
specter
of a bi-national state locked in a permanent civil war has so far prevented the relevant actors from fully giving up.
The Logic of the Informal EconomyCAMBRIDGE – A
specter
is haunting the world’s developing countries – the
specter
of the “informal” economy.
It is still too complex; activities are still too concentrated in large institutions; and the
specter
of “too big to fail” remains.
While the
specter
of unemployment haunts all Nigerians, with only 10% of the nearly six million young people who enter the labor market each year managing to secure a formal-sector job, the problem is much worse for women, who account for only one-third of those who find a formal job.
Looming particularly large over the next few months are escalating geopolitical conflicts that are nearing a tipping point, beyond which lies the
specter
of serious systemic disruptions in the global economy.
A
specter
is haunting us again; this time it is the dream of truly democratizing capitalism.
The participants at the 2009 summit may not visit the Geological Museum, but they will have to deal with the
specter
of conferences past, for the failure in 1933 offers important lessons for our current leaders.
But the current
specter
of economic uncertainty is now reinforcing their nativism and chauvinism, just when similar tendencies are on the rise in the West.
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