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...France and nearby countries like the Netherlands, Germany, and Italy that have curtailed or given consideration to curtailing the presence of burqas in public have tended to conflate these two issues—individual as victim versus affront to society. The assumption among Europeans is that the onus is on the immigrant to conform to traditional European society. This sentiment is prevalent even among some politicians who are the sons and daughters of Muslim immigrants. The attitude is: “If you want to stay in our country, then adopt our customs, language, and values, or else go home...
...right. The U.S. and its partners in the six-party talks ratcheted up the North's isolation after its second nuclear test back in May. Even China, the North's principal patron, was dismayed by Pyongyang's behavior. Now, however, the Clinton visit arguably puts the onus of international diplomacy back on the Obama Administration, which came into office very much wanting to engage the North...
...onus is usually on the union to reach out and make relationships, rather than the other way around, says Kluz. “I wouldn’t say it’s both sides reaching out to each other. I’d say management is responding to our requests as best they can,” she says. “Of course, Bill and other officers of the union are the ones that are approaching the administration and trying to get information from the top all the way down...
...that only a thoughtless student would leave it up to an institution like Harvard to decide what her education means.It is still possible that Gen Ed will spark some worthwhile spring-cleaning and a proliferation of creative, new courses. But, either way, upon graduation, the onus is upon students to decide what our education means as a whole—and to realize that, far from being some kind of grand fortress as its end, a Harvard degree is just one of many strange, blinking lighthouses we will sail past on the way.—Juliet S. Samuel...
...onus should not fall on the U.S. alone, however. One reason why Pakistan is hesitant to mobilize its army is due to fears of backlash from its bordering country, India. Tensions in Kashmir, simmering for decades, will not be resolved overnight. But considering the urgency of the crisis in Pakistan, a moratorium on troop deployment to the Kashmir region should be an immediate priority. Improbable as it is, the Indian government should supply some foreign aid to Pakistan to aid in its attempts at a change of policy...