Karen Briggs (born 1963) is an American violinist.

Julia Fischer (born ) is a German classical violinist and pianist.

For its part, Russia appears reluctant to pressure Iran to reining in its nuclear ambitions.

The hard truth is that the US remains reluctant to trade its sovereignty for multilateral solutions.

The US presidential election in 1992 made George H. W. Bush s administration reluctant to use military force.

He was dying of leukemia and he knew it, and he dedicated this concerto to his wife, Dita, who was herself a concert pianist.

Anne Queffélec (born 17 January 1948) is a French classical pianist, born in Paris.

Violinist Natalie MacMaster and TED Musical Director Thomas Dolby play Dolby s original song Blue Is a River in this ethereal duet with a little dancing.

Violinist Sirena Huang gives a technically brilliant and emotionally nuanced performance. In a charming interlude, the 11 year old praises the timeless design of her instrument.

Congress has authorized the President to impose import duties on Chinese products if China remains unwilling to increase the value of its currency substantially against the dollar.

Fear of losing economic sovereignty will make governments reluctant to ask for ECB help, and only if they ask will there be any real effect.

Even the boldest Latin American governments including those in Colombia, Uruguay, and Guatemala are reluctant to advance much further, especially if they remain isolated.

Pianist and composer Jennifer Lin gives a magical performance, talks about the process of creativity and improvises a moving solo piece based on a random sequence of notes.

Biography Born in Tunis, French Tunisia, Engerer started piano lessons at the age of four, and by the age of six was performing in public.

While China has taken minor measures to slow the increase in its dollar denominated holdings, it has been unwilling to risk a fully convertible currency for domestic political reasons.

MONUC is also addressing widespread malnutrition in Congolese prisons, although the humanitarian community is reluctant to undertake institutional feeding.

These countries have been more hesitant in trade matters, more ambiguous in the instruments they have chosen for managing the crisis, and remain reluctant to deal with environmental issues.

Should such a State be unable or unwilling to do so, the international community must use all means at its disposal to combat impunity for especially serious violations.

For example, rather than nominations from governments, which often are reluctant to support excellent candidates from opposition parties, an international nominating committee could put forward names.

Businesses are reluctant to invest at a time when consumer demand is plummeting and they face unprecedented risk penalties on their borrowing costs. They are also facing huge uncertainties.

In addition, the Government has been reluctant to accept some major operational requirements of the Mission, which are in accordance with the established practices and principles of peacekeeping, in particular with respect to the self registration of UNMIS vehicles.

Humanitarian access to affected populations is vital in situations where a State or party to a conflict that bears responsibility is unable or unwilling to provide for the basic needs of civilians on their territory.

While the enormous volume of the bank debt implies that governments should shy away from socializing banking risks, it also suggests that only the banks creditors could reasonably be asked to foot the bill without being overburdened.

True, fiscal retrenchment in Germany is more cautious than official rhetoric suggests. But, overall, the eurozone and Great Britain have clearly shifted towards austerity, which the US is still very reluctant to consider.

Even though 19 of NATO s 26 members also belong to the EU, leaders and bureaucrats in most of these countries have been unwilling to back the commitment of their troops with the economic resources needed.

The theory of debt overhang the intellectual origin of the proposal explains why troubled banks are reluctant to issue new equity the benefits accrue mostly to the bank s bondholders and dilute existing shareholders.

But, in the aftermath of the financial crisis, policymakers are too pre occupied by the real problems posed by too big to fail banks, and too terrified by the potential collapse of weaker banks, to allow such a solution.

The United States is now taking drastic steps against China, and is making provisions for a trade war. Congress has authorized the President to impose import duties on Chinese products if China remains unwilling to increase the value of its currency substantially against the dollar.

As a result, Germany has been reluctant to engage fully in the debate about a European banking union, owing to the belief that it would expose German taxpayers to major risks and unknown costs through bank restructuring and deposit insurance.

The most contentious issue, however, has been prime ministerial visits to the Yasukuni Shrine, and, until Abe s visit, China had been reluctant to engage in any summit meetings with Japan so long as such visits continue.

Yet, despite this, it is hard to escape the conclusion that the EU s role in Pakistan bears all the hallmarks of the pre Maastricht polity that it no longer wants to be technocratic, apolitical, and marginalized by the United States.

For example, The Economist s recent portrait of Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti shows that Italy continues to be stymied by labor rules that make businesses reluctant to expand beyond 15 employees (after which it becomes hard for a firm to downsize).