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Yet, barring a last-minute miracle – a major mistake by Hollande that wrecks his credibility, or a fresh bout of crisis that stokes voters’ desire for reassuring continuity at the top – Sarkozy appears condemned to be the second one-term president in the history of the Fifth Republic, following Valéry Giscard d’Estaing.
Together with the abuses of human rights under his administration, the Great Recession – the predictable (and predicted) consequence of his economic policies – did as much to weaken America’s soft power as the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan did to weaken the
credibility
of its military power.
The continued use of chemical weapons in the Syrian conflict is not only causing terrible suffering among the country’s civilian population; it also risks eroding the convention’s
credibility.
Unfortunately, the IMF is risking not only its members’ money, but, ultimately, its own institutional
credibility.
None of our critics has been able to explain with any clarity or
credibility
why price stability is the wrong goal, which key objectives central banks should pursue instead, or what we could have done radically differently after 2008.
Its rulings give
credibility
to chemophobic activists looking for headlines and raise the likelihood that substances wrongly labeled as harmful will be replaced by other products that could pose greater risks or provide fewer benefits.
Yet the peace process has been stalled for more than a year, greatly reducing Fatah’s
credibility
in the West Bank.
In the long term, such pressure damaged the
credibility
of the very politicians who applied it.
Moreover, America’s Asian pivot is occurring at a time when its international
credibility
has been badly eroded by domestic political dysfunction and disappointing performance in the Middle East.
Paradoxically, NATO's recent actions have undermined the very
credibility
they were supposed establish in the new post-cold-war environment.
The consequence of these and other episodes has been the emergence of widespread doubt about US
credibility
and reliability.
But few official pronouncements, let alone policies, are addressing Europe’s deficit of trust and
credibility.
Likewise, polls and elections signal the ascent of populists across Europe, while financial markets’ vulture-like behavior stems from the cynical calculation that the EU lacks the wherewithal to restore its
credibility.
But restoring trust and
credibility
requires more than southern discipline.
Discipline and morality may well be key to reinforcing trust and
credibility
to Europe’s social fabric – a point that northern Europeans never tire of making.
While the IFE undoubtedly committed several serious public-relations mistakes during last year’s election, it remains one of Mexico’s most respected institutions, with
credibility
ratings that are regularly double or triple those of Congress and the three political parties.
By accepting the ceiling on total expenditures, the European Parliament would gain
credibility
with governments and the electorate.
Some have reputations and
credibility
that give them impressive domestic as well as international soft power.
Others lack
credibility
among moderate citizens but can mobilize demonstrations that demand the attention of governments.
Only by cleaning up the Party’s behavior could Xi reestablish its
credibility.
If central banks attempt to exit their aggressively accommodative policies without complementary actions to restructure debt or restore demand, growth, and investment, growth will suffer – as will central banks’ credibility, or even their independence.
The European Central Bank also lost its
credibility.
So the European Commission should stop fighting a rearguard battle that merely weakens its credibility, especially in the eyes of small countries, which are the only ones that can be bullied into accepting unwanted fiscal rules.
Whether it does is a crucial question, because maintaining a high degree of
credibility
is essential to economic policymaking in the eurozone.
The Commission is supposed to have the last word, thereby ensuring the rules’
credibility
and consistency – and it seems to have lost this fight in the first round.
Pandering to populists may be attractive in terms of short-term electoral gains, but the long-term cost in terms of credibility, both their own and that of the EU, will be very high.
International organizations that fail to take advantage of these developments may lose
credibility
and importance.
This threat took a heavy toll on the ECB’s credibility, since an interest-rate hike in the midst of the most serious financial crisis in decades was obviously absurd.
The Council may then be forced to choose between doing the right thing and preserving the
credibility
of the ECB’s communications.
Code word communications, which only work in a stable and crisis-free economic and financial environment, had damaged ECB
credibility.
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