The Price of Inaction

The cost of inaction or merely pretending to act is likely to be high for everyone in the Middle East.

Germany s Angela Merkel says it makes economic sense to cut CO2, because the the economic consequences of inaction will be dramatic for us all.

Australia s Kevin Rudd agrees that the cost of inaction will be far greater than the cost of action.

Their actions represent an appalling crime against humanity.

It is based on comparing the cost of action with the cost of inaction, and almost every major politician in the world uses it.

When police failed to respond, protests and social media campaigns against government inaction swept the nation.

And then he draws the following conclusions for any dimwits who haven t yet understood him

In these fora they discuss actions against refugees and migrants.

Activism against repressive governments can often come with life changing risks.

A week and a half later, many young Azerbaijanis protested inaction on behalf of the government in light of the tragedy and took to the streets.

The scale of the violence in Syria underscores the risk implied by inaction.

The G 8 is now reaping the consequences of its inaction.

Yet Israel's actions on the ground have gone counter to American and international positions.

How come you now support a war on your country?

In 1081 Henry opened the conflict against Gregory in Italy.

The risk of inaction or inappropriate action has reached enormous proportions.

The dangers of both action and inaction are very high.

Talk about the Cubans' free will is in reality a capricious and criminal act against the people.

It is in light of this that Putin's moves against Khodorkovs</b>ky should be seen.

The DAR Desentorpecer a Razão collective questioned the police action against the students.

CAMBRIDGE After a wasted decade, the world is rousing itself against the AIDS pandemic sweeping through the world s poorest countries, especially in Africa and South Asia.

The global war on terror was misinterpreted to justify a wide variety of actions, including the misguided and expensive Iraq War, which damaged America s image.

This pattern of action and inaction by the Council has given greater credence to those who believe the UN s highest human rights body is inherently anti Israel.

Now some voices in the United States and elsewhere are proposing military action against Iran.

Because of the government's inactivity, such barriers are rising across the Indonesian archipelago.

The challenges posed by climate change are real, and the consequences of inaction are impossible to ignore.

We are about to see what stake China really has in the survival of the globalized world economy. As in 1931, the political arguments are all against such an operation. Only the far sighted will see that the economic case for a rescue is compelling.

We are about to see what stake China really has in the survival of the globalized world economy. As in 1931, the political arguments are all against such an operation.  Only the far sighted will see that the economic case for a rescue is compelling.

Last week, Chirac decided to raise the stakes in the European crisis by going on the offensive against Britain.

On Monday, the Yemeni cities of Taiz and Hudaida were the scene of bloody crackdown by security forces on peaceful anti government protestors.

The group now publishes a free digital newsletter to denounce anti ecological depredations in the urban environment.

Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, leader of CHP, damned attacks on civilians and everyone supporting such actions.

The EU must instead show leadership through its efforts to solve the world s current problems.

In the meantime, the absence of institutional reform should not be allowed to serve as a pretext for inaction.

The governments of the victims of the Mumbai massacre are also likely to demand accountability from Islamabad.

Ignatieff says Obama already owns the consequences of his inaction

Pakistan is likely to face disagreeable diplomatic and economic consequences for inaction.

PARIS Many critics argue that the sanctions imposed on Russia for its actions in Ukraine are ineffective, because they are too limited in scale and scope.

On her return, Megawati restored her credibility by ordering the security services to act against these groups.

Memet is now waiting to learn if the Chilean government will take a stand against Fayadh s sentence.

Proposals for action

In fact, he forecasted that the price of doing nothing could even approach 20 of GDP.

Asked why they didn't, the staff replied nobody asked us .

I think the actions of a citizen are the actions of a citizen.