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Skeptics will point out that previous attempts at building standing liquidity facilities at the IMF have failed, because accessing them was either too cumbersome or stigmatizing.
Establishing a formal standing group (such as existed before France withdrew from the command structure in 1966) may be necessary, with Italy possibly included.
By standing aside and discounting the European approach from the outset, America is merely helping to bring about a self-fulfilling prophecy.
In classical Greek renditions, Pandora is depicted as a cunning automaton: the most famous vase painting of her shows a young woman standing stiffly with an uncanny smile.
Contrary to what its leaders expect, China’s standing among most people in the Middle East – and its ambition to project soft power globally – will be gravely damaged.
Nigeria’s Resurgent Oil DiplomacyRussia is not alone in seeing oil as a means to transform its global standing.
But his advisers, some of whom played a key role in shaping Nigeria’s foreign policy in the 1970’s, are keen to use the gas-flaring issue to demonstrate Yar’Adua’s resolve and standing as a pan-African leader.
To take advantage of this crucial hedge against a warming planet, more trees must remain standing.
To be sure, the arrest of General Ante Gotovina, adored by many Croats as a hero, but responsible for the brutal expulsion of a quarter-million Serbs from Croatia and north-west Bosnia – the biggest ethnic cleansing in Europe since WWII – improves the ICTY’s standing.
Over 6,700 Poles – more than any other nationality – have been honored by Israel as “Righteous Among the Nations” for standing up to the Nazis and saving Jews.
To be sure, China’s domestic consumption is not as high as it should be, standing at 49% of GDP in 2008, with household consumption accounting for only 35%.
As these critical and mutually reinforcing efforts boosted women’s economic standing, they would naturally help to improve women’s social position, reflected in better health outcomes, increased physical security, and greater political representation.
But this does not mean that a Taliban victory or an Afghan crisis that spirals out of control is no threat to the Kremlin’s standing in Central Asia, a region it considers its strategic backyard.
In times when the international system has been under assault, only America has had the standing to provide renewed credibility to the rule of law.
Today’s Israeli and Palestinian leaders are far weaker than their predecessors;Hamas controls Gaza;Iran is more influential; additional settlements and a fence have been built; and the US is bogged down in Iraq and has lost standing throughout the region.
Indeed, more often than not, the banks that failed or had to be rescued in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis had solvency ratios higher than those of banks that remained standing without assistance.
But any city leader nowadays can appreciate the importance of standing on the frontlines of change.
Standing Up for the UNPARIS – It was the autumn of 2001, sometime between the September 11 terrorist attacks in the United States and US President George W. Bush’s invasion of Afghanistan.
As we mourn the recent death of Annan, perhaps we should also mourn that alliance – and, more fundamentally, the decimation of the UN’s global standing since Annan’s departure in 2007.
But to restore the UN’s standing and influence to the level it attained under Annan will require stronger support from Europe – in particular, France and Germany – alongside at least two other influential liberal democracies, perhaps Canada to represent North America and Japan to represent Asia.
A visit by Obama that fails to address Malaysia’s fundamental political and economic challenges will erode America’s standing further.
Without a doubt, Abe’s political standing has been vulnerable to the effects of biased journalism.
The French and German governments have grudgingly come up with a major loan package, but only after considerable delay and with the IMF standing at their side.
His dismal standing in the polls suggests that Corbyn, like conservative Republicans, prefers feeling ideologically pure to being politically effective.
Germany, which has loudly demanded that Greece keep its promises to the EU, is now standing in the way of NATO members’ ability to meet their commitments to collective defense.
During the Cold War, when the West feared attack by the Soviet bloc, the US and Europe were united through NATO in standing up to that threat.
But, by standing together, European officials could win that battle.
How China eventually handles this will profoundly affect its standing in the US and Europe.
Standing Up to IlliberalismLONDON – It is a rare political speech that stops me in my tracks.
Last December, Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission indicted some of the Nigerians involved, and Italian prosecutors then concluded their own investigation, bringing the executives and the companies responsible for the deal closer to standing trial.
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