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Maybe the criticism is unfair.
Upon assuming a powerful position, no effective leader – in government, business, or anywhere else – publicly excoriates future staff; lashes out in response to any and all criticism; disparages highly regarded public figures; or refuses to learn about the issues he or she will have to address.
So sending Hatoyama as ambassador may elicit harsh criticism, as his grandfather once agreed to a peace process that returned only two islands, and many Japanese fear that his grandson may also be prepared to cut another unequal deal.
China’s key role within the G-20, together with the relative if not absolute decline of the Western powers, seems to have reinforced the hard-liners in Beijing and the nationalism of a China that seems less ready than ever to accept any criticism of its human rights record.
There is also criticism that Brussels still has not done enough to persuade or even force EU governments to open up their military procurement to one another.
Israel is now proud to be in a world of its own, in which it feels free to act unilaterally and scoff at toothless criticism from Europe (and now partly from the US).
It has already faced intense criticism for its failure to get the country’s fiscal house in order.
Fatigued by years of effort and beset by criticism from the industry, regulators will ease up.
The government believes that criticism from both sides suggests that the laws strike an appropriate balance.
As for the criticism that globalization produces both winners and losers, this is not an argument against trade; it is an argument for policies to compensate those who have been left behind.
How do you react to this criticism?
Criticism of this anti-business approach is usually dismissed in France as “ultra-liberal” flailing against the “social model” that the French nation has embraced.
Because much of this data comes from work with isolated systems, and therefore on all brains, an obvious criticism is that you can't extrapolate from such data.
Australia’s statements have been typical – falling over backward to avoid giving offense, and too anxious to balance criticism with praise.
I have resisted strong public criticism until now, because I thought there was hope for both him and his government.
Reports that the group’s recommendations would empower the EU to protect media freedom, not to regulate the media – and even criticism that the recommendations leave too much to national authorities – support the latter interpretation.
Americans find their patience tried by Europeans who are free with their advice and criticism yet reluctant to shoulder risks.
As in wartime, every criticism shades into treason.
The most wounding criticism of the ALP government until now has been that no one has really known what it stands for.
Rather, he embodies a new version of an old breed of Latin American populist presidents, notoriously impatient with dissent and quick to stifle criticism.
But it has also faced harsh criticism, with some lenders being accused of profiteering.
Much criticism and even abuse has been heaped on the Dutch for the way her adopted country has treated her.
The Bush and Obama administrations both understood that wise policymaking in crisis circumstances requires selecting the least bad option, accepting the inevitable anger and criticism, and implementing the decision quickly.
But however justified criticism of growing US unilateralism may be--in the so-called war on terrorism and elsewhere--the gravest risks facing Russia lie elsewhere.
These issues require attention now, and an integral part of the EU’s search for new global strategies should be to invite, rather than avoid, criticism of its activities.
Criticism of any major economic-policy change is only natural, but failing to reach agreement on this accord would be a historic mistake – one that Europe will soon regret.
The most serious criticism of France’s return to the alliance has been that it places the European defense project at risk, or at least endangers the ambitious vision of the EU as a leading strategic player.
(He was later removed because of criticism at home and abroad.)
This is why many Germans wonder whether the foreign criticism is fair.
Paul Krugman, who has aimed massive criticism at Germany’s government, should keep this in mind.
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