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Reputation has always mattered in world politics, but
credibility
has become crucial because of a “paradox of plenty.”
For example, the relative independence of the BBC, sometimes a source of consternation to British governments, has paid rich dividends in credibility, as illustrated by this account of Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete’s day: “he rises at dawn, listens to the BBC World Service, then scans the Tanzanian press.”
These programs develop what the American journalist Edward R. Murrow once called the crucial “last three feet” – face-to-face communications, with the enhanced
credibility
that reciprocity creates.
Critics in the United States complain that the over-militarization of foreign policy undercuts its
credibility.
Indeed, too much government control, or even the appearance of it, can undercut the
credibility
that such networks are designed to engender.
Public diplomacy is an important tool in the arsenal of smart power, but smart public diplomacy requires an understanding of credibility, self-criticism, and the role of civil society in generating soft power.
As developing countries upgrade their regulatory systems, they should focus on closing legal gaps that put consumers at risk and undermine market
credibility.
As a result, the veil became a mechanism for making their presence felt publicly and gaining
credibility
within religious debates.
The verdict would lend
credibility
to other charges of criminality, such as the bombing of four Russian apartment blocks in 1999 and the murders of several investigative journalists.
In fact, the consequences of leadership degeneration are easy to see: faltering economic dynamism and growth, rising social tensions, and loss of government
credibility.
In this way the trial will gain more legitimacy and credibility, especially among the many Serbs who still need to be educated in order to realize the true extent of Milosevic's crimes.
Will the European Commission lose what remains of its
credibility
and end up looking like a minor Parisian arrondissment ?
Not only is the US military busy trying in Iraq, but the way the US went into Iraq - which proved to have fewer nuclear capabilities than Iran - undermined American credibility, making it difficult to recruit allies to contain Iran's nuclear ambitions.
While that could be contractionary, the gain in fiscal-policy
credibility
might prevent a damaging spike in long-term government-bond yields.
Fiat currencies are also protected from value debasement by central banks committed to price stability; and if a fiat currency loses credibility, as in some weak monetary systems with high inflation, it will be swapped out for more stable foreign fiat currencies or real assets.
His inaugural address sounded like a campaign speech; and, after taking office, a series of false statements and provocative executive orders has undercut his
credibility
with the center but reinforced it with his base.
Likewise, as France slides into a governance crisis and its leaders’
credibility
rapidly erodes, the leading French intellectual Alain Minc has published Vive l’Allemagne (“Long Live Germany”), in which he argues that Germany is Europe’s healthiest and most democratic country.
Even in the habitually Euro-skeptical United Kingdom, Prime Minister David Cameron has sought to boost his international
credibility
by highlighting his close ties with Merkel, rather than by emphasizing the UK’s “special relationship” with the United States.
Despite these challenges, China’s leaders anticipate that, in the longer term, the renminbi’s inclusion in the SDR basket will help to bring about the currency’s steady appreciation and, by serving as a kind of certification of credibility, support its continued internationalization.
Even if there were a government willing and able to carry out the necessary fiscal adjustment, the political fallout of the Petrobras affair has damaged Brazil’s
credibility
severely.
That
credibility
will take time to recover – and time is a luxury that Brazil does not have.
Without market credibility, interest rates and credit spreads will remain high and hijack the fiscal-adjustment effort, forcing the economy into a downward spiral.
If Brazil is to regain its
credibility
swiftly, it will need the support of the international community.
Severe lapses in bank regulation – in Germany, Britain, and perhaps France – have damaged the
credibility
of national systems of supervision.
Second, however, national banking supervision in Europe fell far short of requirements and its overall
credibility
is now in question.
While the
credibility
of his government of technocrats rests on impartiality, all policy measures are inherently political to the extent that they reflect a vision about the organization of society.
The ECB’s
credibility
is on the line.
Today,
credibility
can only be restored if treaties and rules are respected again.
It was the
credibility
of the United States’ threat of military intervention that seems to have led Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to cut a deal brokered by his main allies, Russia and, less directly, Iran.
But what will happen to America’s credibility, and that of the West, if the agreement falls apart?
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