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Several of its factions still
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armed tactics, including terrorism.
The survival of artisanal retailers should not be used as an excuse to introduce or
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business regulations that ultimately protect the incumbent rich.
Third, there is the difference between those who adhere to the tradition of political Islam and those who
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the strict secularism that came with the republic.
Hence, the receding power of the West means a tougher fight to
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the relevance of key components of its value system, such as democracy and universal rights.
This summit must, at a minimum, serve as a powerful call to states to
uphold
the established norms, but also to impel others to do so.
It is our task as citizens to demand that our national leaders
uphold
these principles, so that the agreements reached in Istanbul do not remain utopian wishes.
But such pronouncements mean little, given the EU’s refusal to take action to
uphold
that right.
For Israel, recovering Shalit was its way to
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an ethos of unity in times of war, and to fulfill the army’s promise to its conscripts (and their families) that no soldier, dead or alive, would ever be left behind.
They are more assertive in standing up for their right to education than the adults who are supposed to
uphold
that right.
Europe has indeed failed to
uphold
its side of the collective defense bargain.
And they must work to
uphold
the bedrock principles of the global economy that have served it – and them – so well in the last 60 years: non-discrimination and multilateralism.
On the contrary, it is to
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the liberal tradition in which many Jews continue to believe.
But those who believe in liberal democracy, the rule of law, and European integration still have time to mobilize around an alternative candidate – who would most likely prevail in the second-round run-off with Le Pen and, one hopes, bring about much-needed reforms and
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France’s proactive role in Europe.
Musharraf did not
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the Gladstonian tradition while he was in office for almost nine years, from October 1999 to August 2008.
It is clear that China does not always adhere to international norms, but the right response is to
uphold
these norms, not to bulldoze them.
Even as the international order and regional arrangements are increasingly tested, it is unclear who will be able, or even willing, to
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peace and stability.
He has also taken significant steps to
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the rights of women and sexual minorities, and has used his executive power to loosen immigration restrictions on families amid congressional paralysis.
For these and many other reasons, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is fully committed to supporting countries’ efforts to
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the right of individuals – and especially women – to choose whether and when to have children.By 2030, UNFPA aims to ensure that women everywhere can access family-planning services without fear of consequence or cost.
For these and many other reasons, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is fully committed to supporting countries’ efforts to
uphold
the right of individuals – and especially women – to choose whether and when to have children.
Concerning Japan’s actions in Asia, however, Abe pledged only “to
uphold
the views expressed by the previous prime ministers in this regard,” without repeating their actual apologies.
America must simultaneously
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its interests and alliance commitments and avoid counterproductive confrontation, or even conflict.
And yet the difficult and trying times in which we find ourselves reflect the need to place more emphasis, not less, on the values we claim to uphold, and on devising ways to realize those values in our communities and countries.
Freedom of speech is thus fundamental to what universities are, enabling them to sustain a sense of common humanity and
uphold
the mutual tolerance and understanding that underpin any free society.
From now on, such finances should be withheld from members that do not
uphold
the rule of law.
The former should acknowledge medium-term win-lose situations, but maintain their long-term faith in gradual democratic change at home, while working to
uphold
international peace.
The government should recognize environmental defenders’ heightened vulnerability and
uphold
their rights to the land they are protecting.
This is why a subsequent constitutional draft included several new articles, such as one on blasphemy, which could be used to restrict individual freedoms and
uphold
the state’s Islamic character.
As damaging as Trump’s unilateralism will be to the rules-based international order, its consequences would pale in comparison to the harm wrought by a truly isolationist and withdrawn US that fails to
uphold
these bonds.
The goal is not to privatize everything or to
uphold
the mistaken belief that unregulated markets are self-regulating.
This approach is hopelessly myopic, because there is no way to evaluate the fairness of any distribution of tax burdens relative to income if you consider this distribution in isolation from the values that a society esteems and aims to
uphold.
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