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But TB treatment has been shadowed by the
specter
of drug resistance since the dawn of the antibiotic era.
Europe’s economy is dead in the water, and the dreaded
specter
of deflation is looming ever larger.
The
specter
of a Middle East nuclear arms race, with Iran’s Sunni rivals in the region – Saudi Arabia, Egypt and others – redoubling their efforts to attain nuclear status, cannot be ruled out.
High interest rates, rather than inspiring confidence, have raised the
specter
of widespread bankruptcy.
“Intensified strategic dialogue in Brussels” in practice boils down to the chilling
specter
of interminable joint committee meetings at which one nation’s ambassador to NATO explains his government’s position to a compatriot diplomat who is accredited to the EU, and vice-versa.
For all of these reasons, the
specter
of a eurozone collapse has not been dispatched.
Such a policy, they believed, would forever banish the
specter
of large-scale mass unemployment, as in the Great Depression.
Reducing African options to such a crude choice conjures the
specter
of a new “Great Game,” with foreign powers once again carving up the continent for their benefit.
In 2003, an IMF study raised the
specter
of Japan-like problems around the world, and listed thirteen countries, including, China, Germany, Singapore, and Poland, with a moderate to high risk of deflation.
The US, preoccupied with the supposed
specter
of a "clash of civilizations" between Islam and the West, saw the AKP's modern, westernized face as an opportunity and urged the EU to admit Turkey.
The
specter
of collapsing financial institutions around the world, and desperate government bailouts to try to save them, has created a general sense of alarm.
New technologies such as genome “base editing” have even raised the
specter
of widespread “embryo farming,” prompting calls for a reevaluation of how embryo research is regulated.
Hamas was definitely deterred by Israel’s merciless offensive, and Israel, whether it admits it or not, is bound to be deterred by the
specter
of Israeli leaders and army officers becoming the object of arrest warrants in Europe.
In addition to removing the damaging
specter
of the fiscal cliff – a potentially disruptive economic hindrance equivalent to some 4% of GDP, in the form of excessively blunt spending cuts and across-the-board tax increases – greater political effectiveness would serve to remove other uncertainties that inhibit certain economic activities.
The
specter
of a new Yalta, indeed, is always quick to rise in former communist countries.
Devoid of sentimental attachment to Israel’s cause and deeply disturbed by its policies in the occupied territories, Obama represents the
specter
of a White House where neither love nor interests are shared with the Jewish state.
Read More from "Zone Defense"A Grand Bargain with IranThe
specter
of a nuclear Iran haunts Arabs and Israelis alike, but it is the United States and Israel that are the driving force behind efforts to curtail Iran’s nuclear ambitions.
This raises the
specter
of conflict along the borders of these spheres: Russia would compete with China in Central Asia, and with Germany in Eastern Europe.
While the 20th century's major conflicts - with fascism, communism, and other "isms" - were primarily ideological, the terrorism of last September 11th posed anew the
specter
of "culture wars" and "clashes of civilizations."
As Samuelson put it in his 1973 introduction, “the
specter
of a repetition of the depression of the 1930s has been reduced to a negligible probability.”
Dimona has produced all the plutonium that Israel reasonably needs, and the reactor – one of the world’s oldest – has suffered minor mishaps and evident deterioration, raising the
specter
of more serious accidents.
In Brussels, EU officials are busily assessing cross-border projects like road and rail links, hoping that a concerted construction program can fend off the
specter
of deflation haunting many member countries.
Unable to vanquish the
specter
of deflation, ECB President Mario Draghi will need to continue working to build a consensus – even better, unanimity – within the bank’s governing board for purchases of government bonds.
It follows that the best thing the ECB could do to encourage fiscal consolidation and structural reform is to banish the
specter
of deflation.
Why Russia’s Economy Will Not CollapseGENEVA – The rapid depreciation of the ruble, despite a dramatic – and seemingly desperate – late-night interest-rate hike by the Central Bank of Russia (CBR) last month, has raised the
specter
of Russia’s economic meltdown in 1998.
Indeed, the West has sought to animate that
specter
in its ongoing confrontation with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Immediately after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the
specter
of disintegration loomed over the Balkan countries.
NEW YORK– In their efforts to pass a bailout plan for America’s financial system, Bush administration officials invoked the
specter
of the Great Depression of the 1930’s.
At an IMF Conference last November, Summers invoked the
specter
of “secular stagnation,” a condition in which aggregate demand persistently falls short of potential supply, generating under-employment and slow, if any, growth.
With Russian-backed separatists – and maybe even Russian troops – battling government forces in Ukraine, the
specter
of war is once again stalking the continent.
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