At a time when water systems are increasingly threatened by overuse, pollution, and climate change, far too many people have failed to appreciate the link between water and economic prosperity. To preserve this most critical of natural resources, we must rethink how we value water – and then invest accordingly.
calls for new thinking about how we value the planet’s most important natural resource.
Richard Haass
explains what caused the Ukraine war, urges the West to scrutinize its economic dependence on China, proposes ways to reverse the dangerous deterioration of democracy in America, and more.
If the US Federal Reserve raises its policy interest rate by as much as is necessary to rein in inflation, it will most likely further depress the market value of the long-duration securities parked on many banks' balance sheets. So be it.
thinks central banks can achieve both, despite the occurrence of a liquidity crisis amid high inflation.
马德里——尽管法国各地大规模团结集会给人留下了相反的印象,但最近针对讽刺杂志《查理周刊》的袭击并不意味着西欧的言论自由正面临任何严重威胁。恐怖袭击也不意味着伊斯兰激进主义即将以某种方式吞噬或改变西方社会。这次事件真正凸显的是一种不为人知的威胁:那就是针对欧洲犹太人的歧视和暴力正在死灰复燃。
《查理周刊》是19世纪法国讽刺宗教政治人物的低俗野蛮传统所遗留的最后一点痕迹——完全可以被看成言论自由的理想符号。欧洲人群起捍卫一项重要的原则;无论言论自由是多么可恶,但仍在任何民主国家占有一席之地。
同样,尼罗河儿女所谓的西方难逃被伊斯兰兼并厄运的 “欧拉伯”预言根本就没有成为现实。没有任何伊斯兰政党在欧洲议会占据席位;举足轻重的穆斯林人物在欧洲主要文化和政治权力中心发挥作用的少之又少;几乎没有任何阿拉伯人和穆斯林进入到欧盟机构当中。
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