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I haven’t heard much criticism of such contacts, which tend to be viewed as normal and unproblematic.
If the Gaza campaign turns Lebanon-like, with a humanitarian catastrophe, ongoing bombardment of Israeli civilians, or both, domestic criticism will echo loud and clear.
Indeed, in 2005, when one of us (Werner) recommended such policies to prevent “recurring banking crises,” he faced vehement criticism.
Certainly, America’s actions in Iraq, contribution to global warming, and uneven commitment to multilateral problem-solving leave a much room for criticism of US behavior both.
We may get a better picture of China's public health system as a result of the SARS crisis, but when it comes to the country's political health, there is little to suggest that criticism will be tolerated or opposition allowed.
In part, the criticism of Varoufakis reflects less the substance of his proposals than the manner in which he approached his interlocutors.
These proposals will provoke plenty of criticism – and not just from Euroskeptics.
Confronted with this dual process of illegitimacy, the West often finds itself condemned to sit between two chairs, and to face criticism whatever the outcome.
Quiet diplomacy by the US and the EU is more likely to produce such an outcome than public criticism and open confrontation.
Podemos Secretary-General Pablo Iglesias, for instance, has drawn criticism from idealistic activists in the movement for his “hyper-leadership” and “online Leninism.”
And criticism of excessive executive remuneration has led to frantic meetings by many boards’ compensation committees.
Yet this process leaves the rights of creditors undefended, eliciting widespread criticism.
Central bankers should say “enough” to the ignorant criticism we face.
For all of the criticism of President Barack Obama (particularly the suggestion that he continues ruminating when the US should be intervening), on many issues he has consistently demonstrated the importance of understanding the tradeoffs – the risks and opportunities – implied by a particular policy or course of action.
That criticism contains some truth.
Standard & Poor’s has received some justified criticism for the analysis behind its recent decision to downgrade US government debt; after all, there was little economic news that could explain the move’s timing.
If asked, which I was not, I would have recommended that such a message be delivered through diplomatic channels, because open, rhetorically charged criticism would make it even more difficult for Pakistan to change its policy course – presumably US officials’ goal – lest it appear to be a client state.
A similar bias is evident in criticism by the West – and by Africa’s pro-Western China pessimists – of China’s so-called resource diplomacy in Africa.
Criticism of America did not stop there.
But such criticism ignores the problems faced by banks that did not use or deal in complex financial products.
Criticism of large European transfer payments may have some justification, say, insofar as French, Greek, and Italian civil servants could indeed retire young.
But such criticism captures only one small part of Europe’s difficulties.
That criticism was probably warranted during the housing boom that resulted in the 2007-09 financial crisis.
Good central bankers wouldn’t heed such politicized criticism either way.
After withering criticism accusing him of Islamophobia, Daoud announced that he would cease his journalistic work and focus on writing novels.
But putting Islam off limits to criticism not only deprives a voice to authors like Daoud; it perfunctorily halts a much-needed discussion.
But Daoud’s critics overstepped the boundaries of legitimate discussion of ideas, accusing him of “trivializing” racist criticism and dressing it up in “humanistic thought.”
While Israel might countenance some official Saudi criticism as the price of its support, Arab public opinion might not be so easily mollified, especially in the absence of progress on the Palestinian issue.
I do not think, therefore, that Obama will be too vexed by some of the criticism he faces at the end of his first year in office, though he will undoubtedly grimace at the defeat of the Democratic candidate in the special election in Massachusetts to fill Ted Kennedy’s old seat.
Obama was praised extravagantly a year ago; 12 months on, the criticism is over the top, too.
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