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If the peripheral countries remain mired in a deflationary trap of high debt, falling output, weak competitiveness, and structural external deficits, eventually they will be tempted by a third option: default and exit from the eurozone.
Most dangerous of all, a struggling China could be tempted to turn to foreign adventurism to placate a public frustrated by slower economic growth and an absence of political freedom.
With clearly defined positions, each country could pursue a policy of strategic restraint, avoiding the swaggering displays of force that have sometimes tempted them in the past.
In the long term, the US and China need deeper dialogue and a shared vision for the international order, so that individual countries will not be tempted to form rival blocs among themselves.
Unless, of course, some of those whom they arm are themselves tempted by the prospect of controlling all that wealth.
Readers in other countries may be tempted to react to this judgment with a dose of schadenfreude, finding more than a little satisfaction in America’s difficulties.
Egypt was ruled as a police state, and, with a gigantic and all-pervasive security apparatus, the army might be tempted to assume the role of guardian of order and stability if democracy proves too messy.
Given China’s long record of exploiting its diaspora for economic and political gain, some in the West will be tempted to look upon all ethnic Chinese with suspicion, exposing them to discrimination and potentially even subjecting them to surveillance.
Countries that have elected such leaders should stand as a warning to others tempted to go down a similar path.
So one is tempted to ask whether Trumpism might not also be the harbinger – or perhaps even the apotheosis – of a truly new episode in world politics.
The danger is that they might be tempted to use a nuclear weapon, act irresponsibly in the belief that such weapons shield them, or sell one to terrorists.
There are clear risks for the US if it is too easily tempted to block access to the dollar in defense of interests that appear selfish or parochial.
At a time when more and more Russians are being denied passports to travel outside the country, those tempted by authoritarianism would do well to recall the elementary point made by John F. Kennedy in his Berlin speech in 1963.
Even if the army is tempted to step in on Musharraf’s behalf, it has been chastened by political developments during the past year.
Some there might be tempted by the allure of a better life in “Mother Russia,” with its vast resources of cheap energy.
At the same time, there are at least a half-dozen other global hot spots – some might be tempted to include the US Senate – that could trigger a major breakdown in world trade.
Any country in the same position as the US, even a democracy, would be tempted to exercise its hegemonic power with less and less restraint.
Since it is an economic crisis, most people seeking its intellectual roots are tempted to begin with economists, who, with a few exceptions, look particularly discredited.
Should Assad be tempted to recover Aleppo, the Sunni rebels would certainly break the ceasefire and blow up the entire political process.
If Obama fails, the next administration will be sorely tempted to create some diversion from troubles at home – at great peril to the world.
Yes, US consumers will be tempted to buy more trucks and bigger cars, drive more miles, and fly to more places.
But if these countries can come together and push the agreement through, one can imagine that other Asian powers such as South Korea and Indonesia will be tempted to join.
But they will be tempted to use the current hard times as a reason for backtracking.
If the revolutionary wave that began in Tunisia spreads to the rest of the Arab world, how many countries will be tempted by Turkish openness, and how many by Iranian fundamentalism?
Even the most mission-driven companies can be tempted to trade educational quality for outsize commercial returns.
To push Iran toward the negotiating table, and, more importantly, assert his authority and save face, Trump might be tempted to heighten tensions, if not provoke Iran into a confrontation.
Some data may point to politically inconvenient or counterintuitive conclusions, and politicians could be tempted to sweep it under the rug.
For the sake of fame and glory now, athletes will be tempted to risk their long-term health.
To this litany of concerns we can add the fear of borrowers that the massive American deficits would drain the supply of global savings, and worries of holders of US dollar reserves, that America may be tempted to inflate away its debt.
Trump’s administration might be tempted to address this group’s problems in isolation, with inward-looking policies targeting specific industries, or by attempting to limit trade competition.
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