The U.S. today has far less economic leverage over Iran than it did with the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
The United States believes that it can -- and should -- use its economic leverage to encourage sweeping structural change in the former Soviet Union.
Another report, prepared by former CIA director John Deutch, also concluded that the US "is not making optimal use of its economic leverage in combating proliferation".
It is especially disappointing that America and the rest of the Free World are not willing to apply economic leverage on Iran right now because Iran's economy is hurting very badly, leaving them vulnerable to an effective sanctions regime.
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That means using your economic and diplomatic leverage to strengthen the government in Baghdad.
In recent years, 15 of these nations have come together as the European Union for reasons of increased leverage and economic gain in trade.
If either Mr. Obama or Mr. Romney really wants to focus on economic development, rather than leverage misconceptions for political gain, I suggest they promote, rather than disparage, corporate jets.
Healthy, educated people are more able to leverage the new economic opportunities presented by legal reforms and may be less likely to resort to illegal shortcuts to make ends meet.
We believe the company made significant gains in market share (and brand value) during the economic crisis, and could leverage its marketing strategy to life comparable store sales and grab additional market share.
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Taleb's method is very similar to what CEOs need to be doing--understanding the key leverage points of their economic models.
One of these risks is the threat of economic stagnation driven by de-leverage and government-imposed austerity, as it was discussed in previous pieces.
This lock-in effect gives Facebook some leverage to control ancillary economic activities both on and off Facebook, as well as make poor anti-user product choices and avoid punishment in the marketplace.
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At the center of the Gigabit Neighborhood Gateway Program is the idea that communities and their local stakeholders can drive economic opportunities through private investments that leverage public capital that will accelerate the deployment and utilization of gigabit speed networks.
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Some will say the banks are partly to blame for the sluggishness of the economic recovery, having pumped up the leverage in the boom years and now - in this era of so-called de-risking and deleveraging - starving businesses with good growth prospects of the credit they so badly need.
In this sense, Chinese economic activities and investments provide China with tremendous leverage over these countries.
For their part, the Soviets turned UN votes into leverage for unprecedented access to Western economic, financial and technological assistance.
To the contrary, these investments are an opportunity for South Africa to leverage infrastructure as the foundation for economic and technological renewal.
American economic growth has been heavily dependent on borrowing and leverage for the last decade.
We help communities and network providers across the globe develop, capitalize, implement and leverage sustainable infrastructure investments for civic and economic transformation.
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While the energy topic has become a political issue, it should first and foremost be viewed as an economic driver that regions with strong energy assets can leverage to transition their economies.
Going forward, the United States, consistent with the G-20 development plan and its own global development policy, will work to more effectively leverage its development resources and achieve better economic growth outcomes for developing countries.
In the private sector, the leverage a business is trying to exert is economic, for instance claiming a loss of profit.
Turning ones eyes toward the U.S., weak personal income (as the private sector continues to de-leverage) continues to put pressure on the economic outlook, while political gridlock in Washington makes it unlikely that fiscal stimulus will come any time soon.
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Lehman's bankruptcy and AIG's failure suggest Wall Street has too much leverage and too much capital devoted to products of questionable economic utility.
It implies that much of the economic growth from 2003 to early 2007 was built on easy credit and leverage.
Japanese investors holding Brazil debt through Toshin funds are long term investors who do not use leverage and are in no rush to liquidate in times of economic crisis.
And now a new partnership in Colorado is poised to leverage space and energy technologies to bring down-to-Earth economic benefits to the Rocky Mountain State.
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The challenge is aligning regional economic development efforts with the state and federal government to achieve the most impact and leverage.
Having said that, and to answer your question, we did an extra scrub on all of our companies to make sure that their leverage ratios, their balance sheets, could support perhaps a downshift in economic growth.
In order to maximize the return beyond good will, my suggestion is to leverage that captive audience of top business people and investors with a full program of economic development opportunities.
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