But they would need years to consolidate authority before entering talks.By that time, the FARC may well have become a different type of threat.
Barack Obama signed on to the approach, but it cost counterinsurgents the trust of the White House, which under Obama has consolidated authority over foreign and defense policy.
Amtrak's governing board has approved a reorganization plan that will consolidate authority and get rid of unnecessary oversight, the railway's new president said today.
Moscow's mayoralty was once an elective office, but when Mr. Putin was president he pushed through changes that made it an appointed post — part of his effort to consolidate authority in the Kremlin.
BAGHDAD -- The Obama administration is moving ahead with the sale of nearly $11 billion worth of arms and training for the Iraqi military despite concerns that Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki is seeking to consolidate authority, create a one-party Shiite-dominated state and abandon the American-backed power-sharing government.
Most onerous to charter advocates and the mayor, the bill would take the power to approve charters away from the New York City schools chancellor and the board of trustees of the State University of New York, which together granted 28 of 29 charters last year, and consolidate authority in the State Board of Regents, which the Legislature appoints.
Salman rose to power after the death of King Abdullah in January 2015, and has moved to consolidate authority among his own branch of the royal family.
Saudi Arabia's current King Salman rose to power after the death of King Abdullah in January 2015, and has moved to consolidate authority among his own branch of the royal family.
Among other things, Mr. Hevesi and Mr. Spitzer are urging lawmakers to authorize creation of an 11-member commission with the power to dismantle authorities that have outlived their usefulness or to consolidate authorities.
