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  • Mr. Draghi was, for instance, given far too easy a time on the issue of a possible Greek exit from the euro zone, using the EU Treaty's silence on that point as a broad and ample shield.

    New Actor, Old Script On the ECB Stage Geoffrey T. Smith 2011

  • And yet the U.S. and Russia remain constrained by the INF Treaty's terms, even while today's strategic threats—China, Iran and North Korea—come from states outside the treaty.

    A Cold War Missile Treaty That's Doing Us Harm John R. Bolton 2011

  • Instead, by pushing down borrowing rates for periphery countries, it led to overspending when politicians declined to enforce the Maastricht Treaty's debt and deficit limits.

    A TARP for Europe? 2011

  • But under the Lisbon Treaty's special article 50, a member state could leave the EU.

    2021: The New Europe Niall Ferguson 2011

  • In fact, all but a few countries in the EU have egregiously violated the Treaty's mandates.

    Michael Pento: Maastricht Lite Michael Pento 2011

  • But why not go all the way — as the mostly German drafters of the Treaty's no-bailout clause had intended the EU to operate — and credibly swear off future bailouts?

    How Not to Prevent Another Greece 2010

  • The Treaty's operative phrase, "armed attack," may not qualify as a semantic equivalent of "threat or use of force" under the Geneva Conventions, but couched in antiquated Cold War vernacular, the Treaty also stresses that any such "armed attack" should first be reported to the United Nations Security Council of which China is a permanent member.

    Daniel Wagner: China's Pre-Imperial Overstretch Daniel Wagner 2011

  • The Treaty's operative phrase, "armed attack," may not qualify as a semantic equivalent of "threat or use of force" under the Geneva Conventions, but couched in antiquated Cold War vernacular, the Treaty also stresses that any such "armed attack" should first be reported to the United Nations Security Council of which China is a permanent member.

    Daniel Wagner: China's Pre-Imperial Overstretch Daniel Wagner 2011

  • Europe came to America's aid in the wake of the 9/11 attacks, invoking the North Atlantic Treaty's self-defense clause for the first time.

    Anders Fogh Rasmussen: An Ally in America Anders Fogh Rasmussen 2011

  • In fact, all but a few countries in the EU have egregiously violated the Treaty's mandates.

    Michael Pento: Maastricht Lite Michael Pento 2011

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