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Second, Putin and his cronies know full well that their legitimacy is shaky, given their failure to dispel the widespread
perception
that the elections in December 2011 and March 2012 were rigged.
For example, your occasional illusionary
perception
of your name spoken in a crowd occurs because this utterance is uniquely important.
Our brains are primed to register such events; so on rare occasions the brain makes a mistake and reconstructs unrelated sounds (such as people talking indistinctly) into a false
perception
of the spoken name.
If the
perception
of further US hostility toward Latin America persists, the tilt toward an irresponsible, demagogic left will harden.
An immediate need is to counter the
perception
that any condemnatory response to an unfolding RtoP situation means stepping onto a slippery slope to military confrontation – a
perception
that Russia and China heavily milked in seeking to justify their vote against an early-stage Security Council resolution on Syria.
Doing so would only lead to the US being seen as an occupying army – a
perception
that would yield “a torrent of unintended consequences.”
When the British voted to leave the European Union last year, they were driven partly by the
perception
of the eurozone as a dysfunctional – and perhaps unsalvageable – project.
A comparison with the US, as well as with Japan, also undercuts the common
perception
that the eurozone’s fiscal rules, including the (in)famous Stability and Growth Pact and the 2012 “fiscal compact,” have been irrelevant.
Clearly, the liquidity of the shares and the
perception
of a lack of diligence on the part of corporate managers matters mightily.
For example, British Prime Minister David Cameron’s call to launch a comprehensive reform agenda has not been well received, mostly owing to the
perception
of Cameron as a Euroskeptic troublemaker.
The second change is the
perception
that Iran’s nuclear capacity would threaten not only Israel.
And that, unfortunately, is the
perception
held by many nowadays, particularly in the United States.
The tax system is a major source of this
perception.
And interminable reorganizations, politicized appointments, and the changing priorities of successive presidents have contributed to the
perception
that the institution is less than functional.
But neither his tweets, his image as a sportsman, his government’s televised ministerial meetings, nor the articles in which he lashes out at the opposition have been able to stem a growing
perception
that his illness has launched an uncertain transition.
Of course, the fact that micro-financiers charge the very poor relatively high interest rates exacerbates the
perception
that they are gouging society’s most vulnerable members.
They can no longer fill an important role in their family, community, or country, and the
perception
that high earners are not paying their fair share, while others receive benefits without working magnifies their sense of injustice.
Just as a “pro-business” stance like Trump’s can boost confidence, perhaps even excessively, the
perception
that a leader is “anti-business” can cause confidence to fall.
But China’s growing assertiveness, particularly in the South China Sea, has fueled the
perception
that it is more of a threat than a leader.
Meanwhile, the
perception
that he has the US on the ropes enables Putin to continue silencing his opponents.
Moreover, whereas members of all ethnic groups committed crimes, in its first years, the ICTY indicted and prosecuted far more Serbs than others, fueling a perception, even among opponents of Milosevic’s regime, that the tribunal was political and anti-Serbian.
Of course, large multinational banks, which have long benefited from the
perception
that economies need savings, are likely to resist such reforms.
As Americans and other Westerners increasingly perceive China as a country unable to address its political problems and addicted to growth at all costs, the Chinese government appears to be reverting to a national narrative of victimization that has poisonous roots in China’s
perception
of historical events such as the 1899-1901 Boxer rebellion.
In constraining America’s commitment, Trump has forfeited the opportunity to help shape Syria’s future, reinforcing the widespread
perception
– which has taken hold among friends and foes alike – that US global leadership is in retreat.
What would the demise of North Korea and its potential unification with the ROK mean for Chinese security interests, and for the
perception
of those interests?
Obama’s decision that the US should play a supporting role, with other NATO partners – particularly France and the United Kingdom – taking the lead, reinforced the global
perception
of the mission’s legitimacy.
How can women's rights be universal when, in some societies, marriage is seen not as a contract between two individuals but as an alliance between lineages, and when the permissible behavior of women is central to a society's
perception
of familial honor?
The
perception
that fundamental convictions guided these leaders is what enabled them to engage in political trickery effectively.
The
perception
that Obama can transform the view that the US and the West have of themselves is an important factor in the emotional gap that may exist between Asia and Europe on the eve of America's presidential election.
But, in a sense, the Kremlin’s move actually reflects the enduring
perception
that the UN does still have some influence.
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