Obama, who once voiced doubt about whether he had legal authority for the sort of moves he's considering, has appeared torn over the choice.
Mr. Henze's own unpleasant encounters with insidious authority figures of the sort embodied by Dionysus began early.
I am talking about the basic picture of the world economy that people, especially people who hold positions of authority and influence — the sort of people who go to Davos — carry around in their heads.
If war is necessary, it would be better under explicit UN authority, commanding the sort of legitimacy that only the Security Council can confer.
Next, the FCC must use its authority to prohibit the sort of paid prioritization schemes that stifle investment in new, game-changing products.
But Filipino officials are not sure whether he will keep his promise, nor, indeed, whether he has the authority to enforce it.Meanwhile, the Thai authorities provided a terrifying example of the sort of damage terrorists might inflict if counter-terrorism efforts falter.
"They also created, on one of the biggest stages in the world, an image of unjust and arbitrary authority, the sort with which a hundred and forty-five million Russians live day to day," Gessen continued.
People on all side of the issue agree that to break the cycle of litigation spinning from border wars, an overall authority of some sort is necessary.
Posen said the UK needed a "public bank or authority for lending to small business" of the sort already in existence in the US and Germany.
And in the intergovernmental realm - especially if a bit of a buzz begins about assembling their "World Conference" under the authority of the Charter itself -- all sorts of fascinating scenarios arise when one realizes that Article 109 is one of the few things that is not, repeat not, subject to the veto.
