Urgency
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That dark ambition has gained urgency, because the country is due to hold its first democratic presidential election since the transition began in 2011.
The coup has therefore brought a new
urgency
to the need for the two NATO allies to settle this important dispute.
To stress the urgency, a death penalty for possessing pink grain after that date was declared.
Rather, it will have to be developed proactively, with a sense of
urgency
and in close partnership with the affected countries and the communities within them.
Many had only recently begun to grow rapidly, and, with vast reservoirs of poor people, economic growth has a moral
urgency
that it does not have in rich countries.
It is a truly horrific situation that highlights the
urgency
of defeating the Houthis and ending the conflict in Yemen.
And, as scientists become gloomier and underline the
urgency
of tackling climate change, economists are becoming increasingly optimistic about the opportunities implied by a low-carbon future.
No doubt there will be difficult political and technical issues to resolve, but the current credit chaos has generated a fresh feeling of
urgency.
The
urgency
of efforts to address climate change is revealing interesting prospects on the mitigation side, particularly in the areas of renewable energy and low-carbon growth.
While the conversation was brief, a senior Obama administration official reported that the two leaders had a “shared sense of urgency” over the upcoming nuclear talks, and that an agreement there “could open the door to a deeper relationship.”
That same
urgency
must be applied to peacemaking in Syria; after all, the refugees are a product of the country’s long, brutal, multi-sided civil war.
Unfortunately, the appropriate sense of
urgency
is missing.
The recent crisis in Cyprus underscores the
urgency
of establishing a banking union that includes not only common supervision, but also resolution mechanisms and deposit insurance.
Going slow on such an obvious “win-win” reform suggests either that each country attaches little importance to its growth imperative or that they are unwilling to address that
urgency
by coming to grips with the increasingly insidious trust deficit that divides them.
With renewables like solar and wind consistently outperforming expectations, growth in electric vehicles far exceeding projections, and governments worldwide acknowledging the
urgency
of tackling climate change, the writing is on the wall.
But, as is so often the case, as the sense of
urgency
waned, so did the will to tackle deep structural challenges.
This sense of
urgency
led us to evaluate current policies and look for viable alternatives.
Indeed, the paradox of America’s pernicious policies in Iraq is that they have created favorable conditions for an Arab-Israeli peace, as the emergence of Iran and the threat of a fundamentalist tsunami have focused Arab minds on the
urgency
of a settlement with Israel.
They need to convey through their own bilateral approaches to Iran a sense of
urgency
– and perhaps even express a little anger – at Iran’s unwillingness to negotiate seriously.
Indeed, it is a matter of global
urgency
that all societies, rich and poor, understand how disaster-risk management operates across the full spectrum of potential threats.
In a landmark speech on administrative restructuring in 1980, Deng underscored the
urgency
of bringing about a “separation of party and government.”
But, given the
urgency
of the situations in Libya, Mali, and the Central African Republic, this lack of support has not undermined France’s efforts as much as prior consultation with European leaders would have done.
Indeed, a renewed sense of
urgency
is needed.
Through it all, efforts to build mutual security in the Euro-Atlantic region have lacked
urgency
and creativity.
Now caution has been replaced by a sense of
urgency
in dealing with these and other challenges, and by awareness of the need for technical and other forms of assistance.
This cozy relationship created a “moral hazard” in Pakistan, as the generous flow of US aid insulated the government and military from any sense of
urgency
about economic reform: some foreign friend would always rescue the country from its perennial shortage of cash.
Before the protests began in Egypt and Tunisia, many people argued that there was no real
urgency
to political reform, and that those who were calling for change did not understand the public mood – things weren’t as bad as the dissidents made them out to be.
But, given the
urgency
of today’s migration crisis, not even the EU will be able to muddle through.
As more citizens become documentarians, online newspapers will have to curate their work to reflect reality on a level of visual
urgency
that new readers take for granted.
The WHO will continue to be squeezed for funds, while the
urgency
of its mission rises by the day.
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