Ultimately, greater convergence in the post crisis global economy appears inevitable.

This convergence has less to do with regulatory thinking on bank size or function than with a common need to play to the political gallery and raise more tax revenue.

Rapprochements with Rogue States

Timing is important. Proximity is important.

Will Technology Kill Convergence?

While Iran s ruling elite appears to be divided over the prospect of a full scale rapprochement with the US, they share this underlying fear of America and do not want their country to be isolated further.

For starters, there is the convergence argument.

I want to stress that last point I think the real problem lies in the misuse of the machinery, not in the machinery itself.

First, empirical evidence shows that convergence of per capita income between lagging and leading regions is neither a necessary nor a sufficient condition for achieving poverty reduction and social convergence.

There are a number of issues where a degree of convergence has already been achieved.

So this dream is really enabled by the convergence of two known technologies.

Countries have a right to difference, not to imposed convergence.

That alliance reflects fear, not commitment.

That is the only way for a rapprochement with the European Union to be achieved.

The chief point of intersection between the European and US approaches is major banks. This convergence has less to do with regulatory thinking on bank size or function than with a common need to play to the political gallery and raise more tax revenue.

The convergence goes beyond their agendas common irrationality.

While the trend toward greater convergence in this area may help to reduce such considerations and concerns, they will not disappear, since what may maximize welfare in one country may reduce it in another.

This is Kishore Mahbubani s argument in his book The Great Convergence.

Economic links pave the way for political rapprochement and closer ties.

Another alternative French policy was to seek a rapprochement with Germany.

Europe s monetary unification of the 1990 s was supposed to be accompanied by fiscal convergence and harmonization.

Such a mindset naturally puts a huge premium on close and harmonious transatlantic relations, to the point that, for Europeans, closeness and harmony become the objective itself, without reference to what ends they might serve.

The political process has now reached a phase at which areas of convergence are emerging.

All these islands lie in the cold seas below the Antarctic convergence.

Convergence journalism can be found in the likes of CNN and many other news sites.

Ultimately, greater convergence in the post crisis global economy appears inevitable. But a large reversal in the fortunes of rich and poor countries seems neither economically likely, nor politically feasible.

In the mathematical field of analysis, uniform convergence is a type of convergence stronger than pointwise convergence.

ARLINGTON The rapprochement between the United States and Myanmar (Burma) has proceeded at a blistering pace.

The injunction What would you do, reinforced the proximity, not the empathy but the positioning.

It requires more schools and fewer guns more universities and fewer aircraft carriers.

The best ideas from candidates were combined with the best from activists the final scores reflected a combination of convergence and originality.

Through careful diplomacy and precisely measured incentives, some rapprochement is feasible.

All the convergent influences of the world run through this society....

This closer embrace of Cuba mixes self interest with calculation.

The array of benefits is stunning.

Moreover, the project provided indications of the extent of convergence achievable in participating countries.

What results UNDP has achieved have been based on convergence among the following elements

For most developing countries, this convergence gap is wider now than it has been at any time since the 1970 s.

That's what we're looking forward to. That is where we're going this union, this convergence of the atomic and the digital.

Historical experience shows that migration is the fastest way to bring about a convergence in living standards.

Slow German growth, he maintains, is a sign of natural convergence.

To be sure, some modern service activities are capable of productivity convergence as well.

The issue of negotiating a rapprochement between Afghanistan s government and the Taliban is undoubtedly controversial.

This emerging values gap is not an insurmountable obstacle to geostrategic rapprochement.

The other Algic languages are the Yurok and Wiyot of northwestern California, which despite their geographic proximity are not closely related.