China s Triumph of the Will

Political will and commitment

The Climate Change Debate s Willpower Fallacy

The political will was there in 2000.

In conclusion, political will is key to success.

A second component is political will and timing.

Private funds cannot operate without these two giant markets, and would have to comply with their requirements.

The real problem is one of political will, not of institutional mechanics.

The Palestinians, for their part, have the necessary will.

What is required is not simply political will.

But do we also have the political will?

So the problem is not one of regulation, but of the will to enforce it.

So what is needed is not negotiations, but political will.

Here, too, political will is the crucial ingredient.

Civil society actors and NGOs can partner with governments and intergovernmental organizations to

Historically, we used to have this type of political will.

Those goals are achievable. The challenge is implementation.

It is possible to generate the political will to end global poverty in our lifetime.

A reaffirmation of political will is essential.

It will power the Royal Navy's Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carriers.

The Lebanese authorities have the will and a growing capacity to carry forward the investigation in Lebanon.

Where there is a will, there is a way.

The proposed policies can be readily implemented if given the political will.

Poland believes that this Organization is not lacking in political will.

But the problem was a lack of resources, not a lack of willingness.

This will require political will and leadership on our part.

Even with political will, revving up the reform process is a difficult task and takes time.

The key lies in the genuine political will and the spirit of compromise of all sides.

We must display the political will and the courage to forge ahead with implementation of our decisions.

The effectiveness of intergovernmental institutions does not lie in the number of their members it lies in the political will of States.

Where difficulties with implementation exist, they have more to do with the lack of capacity than the lack of will.

Rather, it is the result of the political will of each of its Member States.

Is there the political will necessary to keep the promises made to our children?

In that light, ways of generating positive political will should be encouraged.

I do not agree, as is often said, that there is no political will.

Yet, as of now, there is neither the will nor the energy to adopt this approach.

The greatest challenge is to encourage the necessary political will so that States will deal effectively with their domestic problems.

Practical wisdom, Aristotle told us, is the combination of moral will and moral skill.

You can't force people of free will, and I totally support that.

We have a choice. We've been blessed, or cursed, with free will.

But this very political strength is precisely what both the Israeli and Palestinian governments lack.

What is now required is the will to adopt and implement Ahtisaari s plan.

Generating the political will would require a Plan B for the EU itself.

Achieving an agreement also requires political will at the highest levels.

Top military personnel demonstrate neither the will nor the ability to effect fundamental changes.