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Vaclav Havel: The Dissident in PowerThe life of Vaclav Havel, who is stepping down as president of the Czech Republic, could serve as inspiration for one of Havel's own absurdist plays.
With this in mind, more than one politician should have already followed in JFK’s footsteps, stepping forward to announce this generation’s critical moonshot, and to offer the public finances needed to make it happen.
An immediate need is to counter the perception that any condemnatory response to an unfolding RtoP situation means stepping onto a slippery slope to military confrontation – a perception that Russia and China heavily milked in seeking to justify their vote against an early-stage Security Council resolution on Syria.
To be sure, the US says that it is stepping up its commitment to European security.
At a time when the US is pursuing protectionist, insular, and backward-looking policies, Europe is stepping up as an innovative and forward-looking economic force.
With the US stepping back, it is obvious why Putin suddenly wants to talk to the Europeans about the plight of Syrian refugees.
Meanwhile, on the policy front, advanced-country monetary-policy cohesion is giving way to a multi-track system, with the European Central Bank stepping harder on the stimulus accelerator, while the US Federal Reserve eases off.
In fact, stepping out of one’s comfort zone may offer significant benefits.
These include achieving universal access to contraception, stepping up the fight against tuberculosis, and expanding preschool access in Sub-Saharan Africa.
As lender of last resort, the Fed deserves great credit for stepping into the breach during a wrenching crisis.
They have now joined a highly publicized lawsuit against the school, stepping into the light of day under their own names.
With the nationalization of America’s two giant mortgage banks, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, following the nationalization earlier this year of Britain’s Northern Rock, governments have started stepping in again to prevent market meltdowns.
It is possible, for example, that Rouhani will end up stepping down, whether by force or choice.
This means changing their own behaviors, including by voting, demanding more action from leaders, and even stepping up to lead themselves.
Rather than stepping up the fight, the US should be pursuing further diplomacy and humanitarian-aid efforts.
And President Jiang declared in a speech given at the Russian State Duma that: "the two sides have similar or identical views on a host of major international issues and are stepping up coordination and cooperation in their handling of global and regional affairs."
The Economic Policy Trump Should PursueLONDON – As Donald Trump assumes the US presidency, a group of 35 prominent international business leaders, led by Unilever CEO Paul Polman and me, is stepping forward to defend open markets, endorse the fight against climate change, and demand a massive push against global inequality.
As states fail and governments crumble, rogue leaders are stepping into the power vacuums.
The Blair Option in PalestineThe release of an abducted BBC journalist in Gaza is being seen by some as an attempt by Hamas (which denies any part in the kidnapping) to curry favor with Tony Blair, who on stepping down as Britain’s prime minister was appointed international envoy to Israel and Palestine.
The Bank of Japan then burst the bubble by stepping hard on the monetary brakes.
Europe and Japan can increase their growth by stepping up the pace of structural reform.
The International Monetary Fund is also stepping up its work in this area, through “spillover reports” on China, the euro zone, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
For our part, both the World Bank and the IMF are stepping up financial, technical, and analytical trade-related assistance.
Taming financial markets will not be easy, but it can and must be done, through a combination of taxation and regulation – and, if necessary, government stepping in to fill some of the breaches (as it already does in the case of lending to small- and medium-size enterprises.)
There are fewer pockets of “patient capital” stepping in to buy when flightier investors are rushing to the exit.
To be sure, within a couple of years, Cameron was calling for the Brexit referendum in a bid for votes, and Johnson was stepping up as a leader of the “Leave” campaign.
But once someone’s fingertips touch the keyboard, the “Kitchen Table Democracy” of the Web no longer exists – he or she may find themselves stepping into a trap, because the Internet Police monitor every word that is typed.
And some donors are already stepping up.
So we need to focus more on adapting to the effects of global warming – for example, by stepping up efforts to cope with inland flooding and the urban “heat island” effect.
The countries of the Horn of Africa are now stepping forward to help themselves through this approach.
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