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Making withdrawal a tolerable political option (or making occupation a more costly one) is needed to
trigger
a meaningful peace process.
The EU should streamline and front-load existing transfers to Greece, and it should help to
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capital injection into state assets slated for privatization.
Given China’s own history of vulnerability to foreign intervention, unilateral US efforts to maintain overwhelming offensive superiority would only
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an increasingly destabilizing arms race.
Indeed, in the broader context of Sino-American relations, even “victory” in such an encounter might be costly, because it could
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a Chinese military buildup designed to ensure a different outcome in any subsequent skirmish.
This means that any Brexit plan that arouses serious opposition, either from hardline nationalists or from pro-European Tories, could be used to
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a new referendum.
Rather than launch an old-fashioned invasion – an approach that could
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a direct confrontation with the United States – China is creating new facts on the ground by confounding, bullying, and bribing adversaries.
Netanyahu, always on the defensive, does not view Middle East turmoil as a
trigger
for a proactive strategy that would use a solution to the Palestinian problem as leverage for broader positive change in the region.
Likewise, opening Germany’s borders to a flood of refugees, however pure Chancellor Angela Merkel’s motives, was sure to
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a backlash.
But siphoning the habits of one culture into another during a rebuilding process can
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societal changes that are almost as damaging as the disaster itself, as happened in a small fishing villages in the Philippines in the late 1970’s.
A shift in foreign investors’ portfolio preferences away from long-term bonds could easily
trigger
such a run-up in rates.
This may
trigger
a reaction that could threaten the stability of the system.
Others aspiring to advance similarly inward-looking agendas – be they nationalistic European parties seeking to roll back international connectivity or US presidential candidates proposing tariffs that could well
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retaliation from trading partners – should take note.
While they must ensure that reforms are comprehensive, they also must avoid attempting too much too fast, which could
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resistance from deeply entrenched players or unintentionally
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dangerous chain reactions.
This would
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the immediate revaluation of the Deutsche Mark – and possibly of the franc – relative to the euro.
One should also not discount the effect on “animal spirits” – consumer, business, and investor confidence – that a credible commitment by the ECB to deal with slow growth and low inflation may
trigger.
And, given that resource assets are scarce and non-renewable, the traditional practice of auctioning and leasing land to keep the fiscal deficit under control is unsustainable – especially at a time when external shocks or a domestic economic downturn could easily
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a short-term solvency crisis or debt default.
Anything can
trigger
such an act: rejection by a girl, being fired from a job, failing an examination.
This means that when the negative mood returns, for any reason, it will tend to
trigger
all the other symptoms – a process called “cognitive reactivity”).
It would also
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uncontrolled regional nuclear proliferation, with Saudi Arabia and Egypt leading the way.
And there is potentially no limit to how ingenious people can become with regard to writing so-called smart contracts, which will
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payments or other digital transactions (like sending protest messages) when particular events occur.
Until last year, policymakers could always produce a new rabbit from their hat to reflate asset prices and
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economic recovery.
The next time millions of people march peacefully in Cairo to demand that their voices be heard, the
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may not be a self-immolation in Sidi Bouzid, but a riot in Istanbul, the impeachment of a US president, or electoral victories for progressive parties in Europe.
Following the mid-term elections and the resurgence of the Republicans in the US Congress, the Fed’s decision to pump $600 billion into the economy by mid-2011 is likely to
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similar actions in the United Kingdom, Japan, and other advanced economies.
Bankers also warn that the plan for Monte dei Paschi’s rescue may be jeopardized by the December referendum, which could
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another round of decline in share prices.
The fact that relatively moderate shocks have caused such profound trauma in emerging markets makes one wonder what problems a more dramatic shift would
trigger.
Indeed, as the IMF has pointed out in its World Economic Outlook, these flows threaten to inflate asset bubbles, make it harder for countries to pursue an independent monetary policy, and
trigger
currency appreciation and associated losses in export competitiveness.
The economic factors driving these (and other) conflicts will worsen: global climate change is accelerating desertification and depleting water resources, with disastrous effects on agriculture and other economic activity that then
trigger
violence across ethnic, religious, social, and other cleavages.
The Middle East Turmoil TrapMADRID – Instability continues to spread in the Middle East, with the military coup in Egypt the latest episode to
trigger
political tremors throughout the region.
One way to meet these needs would be to have a double
trigger.
The inevitable American resentment will
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a trans-Atlantic fight over burden-sharing that will undercut public support in the US for what is genuinely important: an ongoing American role in Europe.
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