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Tsipras understands that his government is skating on the thin ice of a fiscal program that cannot succeed and a reform agenda that his ministers loathe.
Clipping the Euro’s WingsFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy’s call for the European Central Bank to intervene to curtail the soaring euro is commonly seen as a sign that he neither understands nor trusts markets.
Trumpi understands little about economics.
One American politician who understands how to work with the Iranian power structure is former Congressman Lee Hamilton, now head of the Woodrow Wilson Center.
She also understands the value of “smart power” – that bombs aren’t always the most valuable tools to use in pursuit of one’s goals.
The CFDT, formerly Christian but secularized in 1964, understands the movement better and takes on its ideas.
Everyone understands that the Iraqi government's improved attitude is caused by the Bush administration's sabre-rattling, but no one can tell whether this is a prelude to an inevitable war or a stratagem to make Iraq cooperate with UN weapons inspectors.
China, the transit route for most of what goes enters and leaves North Korea, understands that were North Korea to cross this red line, it would risk US military reprisal and possibly lead Japan and/or South Korea to rethink their nuclear weapons policy.
The Fed devotes considerable effort to ensuring that the public understands its monetary policy; officials should devote similar effort to communicating regulatory policy precisely.
But, though Renzi expends much verbal energy on the economy, so far he has given no indication that he understands the nature of Italy’s problem.
He understands leadership and control, and does not plan to retire.
Indeed, it is precisely because the US, after more than a decade of war, understands this only too well that any American administration will think twice before intervening militarily in the region again.
He no longer understands the problems facing the country, and therefore has no idea what needs to be done.
Thus far, he has outplayed the US in this high-stakes game, but he understands that a nuclear exchange with the US means the end of the regime he is trying to preserve.
China’s leadership clearly understands that the economy cannot reach its full potential with central and local bureaucracies serving as substitutes for the market.
But, in order to secure the status that it desires, it must demonstrate that it understands that partnership is a two-way street.
Where the Red Cross view, adopted by Kouchner’s former colleagues at Doctors Without Borders, insists that humanitarian action is a vital but limited activity that can be coherent and effective only if it understands its limitations, the Kouchner view is that humanitarian action can be a lever for changing the world.
Hardly anyone understands our dogmatic austerity policy, which goes against all experience, and we are considered largely off-course, if not heading into oncoming traffic.
Putin’s political genius is that he understands that, for Russians, being perceived as powerful is even more important than actually being powerful.
The European Commission understands this.
When it comes to ECB purchases of government bonds, no one understands exactly for how long and for what purpose the new weapon is to be used – which reduces its effectiveness.
Obama’s administration understands this, and has responded with what it calls a “multi-partner strategy.”
President Barack Obama rightly wants to lead in global affairs through civilian more than military power; he understands that military solutions to foreign-policy problems are hugely expensive and often counter-productive in terms of advancing US security and prosperity over the long term.
But everyone understands that the alternative to Security Council cooperation is a return to the bad old days of Rwanda, Srebrenica, and Kosovo: either total inaction in the face of mass atrocity crimes, or action outlawed by the UN Charter.
France has demonstrated repeatedly that it understands and accepts this responsibility;Germany may now be following suit.
So what else is there to say?”Xi understands that the world expects not only a better China, but also a China that is committed to constructing a better world.
He will be a tough and strong-minded leader, but one who understands the world in a pragmatic way and knows how to work well with his foreign counterparts.
He understands better than anyone that misguided fiscal and monetary policies have been the underlying cause of Europe’s economic underperformance, and are largely responsible for the political tensions threatening to destroy the EU.
Georgia wants a reluctant EU to be more engaged, but each side understands engagement differently.
In fact, while the Saakashvili government’s clampdown showed the structural weaknesses of Georgia’s democracy, the aftermath has also shown that Georgia’s Western ambition remains intact, because the government understands that it cannot afford any long-term deviation from democratic norms.
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