“International alliances reduce the cost of developing cars significantly.” CarCostInternationalDevelopingAlliances Author:Sergio Marchionne
“I believe international work is a heavy task, but that it is nevertheless indispensable to go through an apprenticeship in it, at the cost of many efforts and also of a real spirit of sacrifice: however imperfect it may be, the work of Geneva has a grandeur that deserves our support.” BelieveMayRealSpiritI BelieveEffortSupportSacrificeCostDeserveTasksInternationalHeavyImperfectNeverthelessIndispensableGrandeurApprenticeshipGeneva Author:Marie Curie
“It's a moral imperative, it's an economic imperative, and it is a security imperative. For we've seen how spikes in food prices can plunge millions into poverty, which, in turn, can spark riots that cost lives, and can lead to instability. And this danger will only grow if a surging global population isn't matched by surging food production. So reducing malnutrition and hunger around the world advances international peace and security - and that includes the national security of the United States.” IfsWorldStatesTurnsGrowsUnitedMoralPovertyMillionsUnited StatesEconomicSecurityDangerCostInternationalHungerPopulationProductionsAround The WorldSparksNational SecurityImperativesReducingRiotPlungeInstabilityMatchedMalnutritionInternational PeacePeace And SecurityFood Production Author:Barack Obama
“Where there is a confluence of interests among nations, as, for example the swine flu or polio, you can get well functioning international institutions like the World Health Organization. And you can act. Climate change is different, because the science remains hypothetical and the potential costs staggering.” WorldWellsDifferentNationsInterestExampleCostOrganizationInstitutionsRemainsClimateClimate ChangeInternationalFluStaggeringGet WellHypotheticalSwinePolioWorld HealthConfluenceWorld Health OrganizationSwine Flu Author:Charles Krauthammer
“Four years of world war, at a cost in human suffering which our minds are mercifully too limited to imagine, led to the very clear realization that international anarchy must be abandoned if civilization was to survive.” IfsWorldYearsMindHumansWarSufferingClearFourImagineCivilizationCostInternationalRealizationWar Of The WorldsAnarchyAbandonedFour YearsHuman Suffering Author:Arthur Henderson
“The cost of an on-site inspection team would be minuscule compared to war, Saddam would have no choice except to comply, the results would be certain, military and civilian casualties would be avoided, there would be almost unanimous worldwide support, and the United States could regain its leadership in combating the real threat of international terrorism.” WarRealStatesWould BeCertainChoicesUnitedResultsUnited StatesSupportTeamMilitaryCostThreatInternationalTerrorismSiteSaddamAvoidedCiviliansCasualtiesInspectionInternational TerrorismCivilian Casualties Author:Jimmy Carter
“For our international projects we developed an online skilled volunteer job board to help connect skilled individuals around the world who can help with the projects. This is the cost effective channel to achieve a wider reach, which you wouldn't have been possible without technology.” WorldHas BeensHelpingJobsIndividualTechnologyAchieveCostProjectsInternationalAround The WorldBoardsOnlineVolunteer Author:David Batstone
“In the four decades after World War II, manufacturing jobs paid more than other jobs for given skills. But that is much less true today. Increased international competition has forced American manufacturers to reduce costs. As a result, the pay premium for low-skilled workers in manufacturing is smaller than it once was.” WorldWarTodayJobsGivenResultsPayFourCostSkillsLowsPaidCompetitionWorkersInternationalDecadesWar Of The WorldsWorld War IiManufacturingPremiumSkilled Workers Author:Christina Romer
“In Rwanda that genocide happened because the international community and the Security Council refused to give, again, another 5000 troops which would have cost, I don't know, maybe fifty, a hundred, million dollars.” KnowsGivingCommunityMillionsHappenedSecurityCostHundredDollarsInternationalFiftyGenocideTroopsCouncilMillion DollarsInternational CommunityRwandaSecurity Council Author:Lakhdar Brahimi