Karen DeCrow

If a woman makes a unilateral decision to bring pregnancy to term, and the biological father does not, and cannot, share in this decision, he should not be liable for 21 years of support... autonomous women making independent decisions about their lives should not expect men to finance their choice.

American Activist

Sergei Lavrov

Attempts to settle crises by unilateral sanctions outside the framework of U.N. Security Council decisions threaten international peace and stability. Such attempts are counterproductive and contradict the norms and principles of international law.

Russian Diplomat

Thomas Sowell

Even the Soviet Union, with its huge nuclear arsenal, was a threat that could be deterred by the prospect of retaliation. But suicide bombers cannot be deterred. They can only be annihilated - preemptively and unilaterally, if necessary.

American Economist

John Madden

Nobody, not even the head coach, would do anything to the football unilaterally, such as adjust the amount of pressure in a ball, without the quarterback not knowing. It would have to be the quarterback's idea.

American Entertainer

Oneohtrix Point Never

All my collaborators unilaterally said that I need to just stay on one idea for longer. And of course I understand that. I like to switch gears a lot, and I like this kind of sloppy attitude.

American Musician

Silvan Shalom

Most of the international community, most of the countries around the world, don't want any side, any party to take unilateral steps. They would like that all of us to stick to the road map.

Israeli Politician

Ben Domenech

Unilateral sanctions on Cuba have been oppressive and largely ineffective, and that's why the public largely supports lifting them.

American Writer

Nguyen Phu Trong

We must choose dialogue over confrontation, and peaceful settlement of disputes over unilateral acts of imposition.

Vietnamese Politician

Benjamin Netanyahu

Peace is purchased from strength. It's not purchased from weakness or unilateral retreats.

Israeli Leader

Hassan Nasrallah

Lebanese Revolutionary

When 'unilateral' is used, it often implies that the person or entity acts independently, without seeking consent.

Autonomy Implication

'Unilateral' can carry a negative connotation, suggesting a lack of cooperation or consideration.

Possible Disapproval

'Unilateral' is frequently used in political or diplomatic contexts, where cooperation is expected.

Often Political

In medical contexts, 'unilateral' refers to conditions or treatments affecting one side of the body only.

Medical Specificity

Unlike in politics, 'unilateral' in medicine doesn't imply a negative judgment, just location.

Not Necessarily Negative

In legal contexts, 'unilateral' indicates that only one party has obligations in an agreement.

Legal Commitment

Even if 'unilateral,' legal documents can still be binding and enforceable for one party.

Binding Nature

Unilateral legal actions can lead to disputes due to their nonreciprocal nature.

Potential for Dispute

 unilaterally seek to change the rules of the global order. So apart from all of that, it's just fine and dandy, the U.S.-China relationship. No real problems there. The challenge, though, is given those deep-rooted feelings,

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