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Indo-Pacific powers must take stronger action to strengthen regional stability, reiterating their commitment to shared norms, not to mention international law, and creating robust institutions.
One would think that this congeries of problems would prompt Europeans to strengthen the EU, in order to take control of the situation and mitigate the growing risks.
So, in Kim’s perverse logic, a new push for UN sanctions, and new security-conscious governments in Japan and South Korea, will strengthen North Korea’s hold on Chinese foreign policy.
Indeed, keen observers of North Korea suggest that Kim Jong-un ordered the missile launch as a way to strengthen his grip on power while he still has the experienced and ruthless Kim Kyong-hui’s backing.
The Turkish establishment (the military as well as the diplomatic corps) worries about the possibility that a war will fracture Iraq, leading to an independent Kurdish state on Turkey's southern border that would inevitably serve to strengthen Kurdish nationalism within Turkey, raising new threats to Turkey's unity and stability.
But the ultimate failure of Abbas’s diplomatic strategy – the absence of tangible benefits even if it succeeds – will damage what is left of his credibility among the Palestinians and strengthen Hamas’s political clout.
But all partners must first get their own houses in order: Europe must strengthen its economic and political integration, and Africa must improve its governance by fighting corruption and establishing the rule of law more firmly.
They will also mobilize governments and the international system to strengthen measurement and monitoring for sustainable development.
Our goal is to strengthen partnerships that are designed specifically to eliminate NTDs.
That would strengthen Russia’s position in Ukraine, where the Kremlin constantly encourages a return to Slavic roots and warns against flirting with a West that doesn’t want it.
Such tools include well-designed public-private partnerships, especially when it comes to modernizing infrastructure; disruptive outside advisers – selected not for what they think, but for how they think – in the government decision-making process; mechanisms to strengthen inter-agency coordination so that it enhances, rather than retards, policy responsiveness; and broader cross-border private-sector linkages to enhance multilateral coordination.
After the dust from the corruption investigations settles, Brazil will be able to strengthen its economy in at least three different dimensions.
He worked to strengthen and modernize Russia’s armed forces while avoiding armed conflict.
The hukou reform is a good start, as it will strengthen migrants’ political rights in local communities.
Critics believe that if the country is to increase exports, new policies are needed to raise productivity and strengthen competitiveness.
Allowing the renminbi to help meet global demand for international reserves and risk diversification would also strengthen global financial stability.
Europe’s only option is to repair and strengthen the currency union through banking, fiscal, and political union.
We know that we must continue working to sustain and strengthen our engagement in the Pacific, even as US soldiers continue to carry out diverse and demanding missions in other parts of the world.
Ultimately, it would most likely boost the overall efficiency of the oil market and strengthen producers’ capacity to weather market volatility.
The new complex mechanisms for economic-policy coordination that dominate the European Union’s agenda might be useful in pushing eurozone member countries to adopt more sensible policies to increase their economies’ competitiveness and strengthen their fiscal positions.
But very little was done to strengthen the financial system’s ability to withstand a default of any significant magnitude.
Despite rhetorical bromides about requiring “ministers to unlearn ingrained habits and focus on substance, not rhetoric,” and about “business associations engaging with the granular detail of what companies want,” this proposed Plan B would strengthen the bilateral and regional trade initiatives that have diverted energy and attention from Doha and the WTO.
It might seem that India has too much democracy – elections in one state or another every few months, a fragmented political establishment (with more than 40 parties represented in Parliament), and electoral processes that do little to strengthen a stable system built on two dominant parties.
There is little doubt that Lafontaine understands that he can strengthen his hand even more by reaching for European support.
So the proposals to strengthen the Fed’s regulatory role carry great risks.
We need to strengthen, not weaken, international cooperation.
A new approach is needed to strengthen struggling schools, train teachers, and ensure that every child can obtain the necessary skills to succeed.
The visit should thus be regarded as a clear signal of Obama’s desire, no less than Modi’s, to strengthen US-India relations.
Chinese hegemonic ambition runs counter to India’s strategic interests as well – reason enough for Modi’s eagerness to strengthen his country’s relations with its neighbors as well as with the US.
Doing so would not only strengthen the EU’s ability to act, it would also send a powerful signal of resolve to the Kremlin.
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