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...this issue cannot be understated. The current diplomatic approach to Iran’s nuclear ambitions is overwhelmingly dependent on economic sanctions and is simply not effective. This is due to the volatile state of global energy markets, particularly crude oil. Since Tehran relies on oil exports for 85 percent of its foreign exchange revenue, UN sanctions can be rendered meaningless by steady increases in the price of oil and gas—a trend that has reached alarming rates in the past five years...
...fact, establishing diplomatic relations with Iran would allow the US to use the rising price of oil to its advantage. Currently, Iranian oil production is barely 60 percent of what it was in 1977. This fall in production has been largely attributed to a lack of foreign investment. Without formal diplomatic relations, US companies cannot effectively do business in Iran. Similarly, US diplomats are unable to make credible promises. If the US re-establishes official relations, American oil companies—who have some of the most advanced petroleum extraction technologies in the world—could easily increase Iranian...
...Departments have since responded with their own plans for how their expenses might be cut. Government Department Chair Nancy L. Rosenblum ’69 said that her unit had made plans for a 15 percent budget cut for the next fiscal year, with cuts tailored to address areas that were not particularly “wounding...
...Crimson missed free opportunities to tie the game and close the deficit eventually erased only briefly by Pusar’s clutch three and Lin’s last-second layup.The Crimson’s troubles started and ended with Lin, who entered the game shooting at an 80-percent clip from the charity stripe. Harvard’s leading scorer shot just 6-of-11 from the line Saturday.Lin’s late-game misses both from the line and the floor betrayed fatigue, as a few of his shots just caught the front rim?...
Compromise may in fact have already been key in the constitution's passage. An earlier version allowed for expropriation of large estates - a hot button issue in a country where less than one percent of the population owns more than two thirds of the land. But negotiations resulted in leaving the current holdings as is and limiting future landownership. On Sunday voters had a choice between limiting ownership to 10,000 or 25,000 acres per person limit. They voted 75% in favor of the former...