Reaction
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Overall, the
reaction
of both press and public is one of disillusion and/or cynicism.
But this cheerleading is not the case where Europe's economic interests are at stake: it is enough to look at the EU's refusal to join the embargo against Cuba, the strength of Germany's
reaction
to the merger of America's two airplane manufacturers Boeing and McDonnell-Douglas, or the determination with which the EU fifteen are pushing forward with monetary union.
Their
reaction
was understandable: even entertaining the possibility of the US becoming “number two” amounts to career suicide for an American politician.
The biggest challenge for many EU leaders will be managing the domestic political reaction, as xenophobic and nationalist forces seek to stoke and capitalize on anti-immigrant sentiment.
He was widely criticized for this restraint, but he managed not to trigger just the sort of nationalist
reaction
that we are now seeing in Russia.
Although (like many others) he identified a housing bubble in 2006, he did not foresee the financial chain
reaction
that would fuel a global crisis.
Putin’s
reaction
to the Euromaidan demonstrations in Ukraine followed a similar pattern.
Given that the EU and Ukraine had already been negotiating the deal for more than two years, without much
reaction
from Russia, the EU was blindsided by the Kremlin’s sudden sharp objections.
If there is a sharp spike in interest rates – caused either by capital flight in anticipation of a dollar decline or by tight monetary policy in
reaction
to a dollar decline comes to pass – we will see how good the Federal Reserve really is.
The populist explosion in recent years is a natural
reaction
to this disconnected form of technocracy.
The question for Israel and its friends to address is what the downside risks of that outcome really are, and to calibrate their
reaction
accordingly.
The best we have done to date has been to examine whether people’s
reaction
speeds are related to intelligence and to mortality.
Early in my career, this
reaction
troubled me; it made me wonder whether I had, in fact, overlooked something obvious.
By formally proclaiming a systemic euro crisis – when in fact there was only nervous market
reaction
concerning a few European countries’ government bonds – they could invoke Article 122 of the Union Treaty, which was intended to help member countries in the event of natural disasters beyond their control.
After a multi-year bull market in equities and fixed-income securities, stimulated by the very monetary policies the Fed is trying to leave behind, there is no valuation support to dampen the
reaction.
Their
reaction
to Putin’s plan – from the announcement last September that President Dmitri Medvedev would stand aside for his mentor, to the deeply flawed parliamentary and presidential elections – and their accumulated resentment of Kremlin cronies’ massive enrichment, has placed pressure on Putin and the top-down system of government that he created.
But the terrorist attacks in Istanbul are unlikely to generate a nervous
reaction
in restricting democratic rights.
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's
reaction
summed up the Turkish sentiment: "These bombs aim to destroy the peace and stability in our country.
What is remarkable is not just the violence and threats against Vilks – anyone who doubts the determination of Islamist extremists in Sweden should watch the YouTube clip from that lecture – but also the
reaction
from the otherwise radically secular Swedish establishment.
To be sure, many claim that popular disaffection with the EU and, in turn, the rise of right-wing populism is a
reaction
to the lack of structural reforms in the eurozone.
And the
reaction
in Asia was especially gushing.
The former Russian Empire is in growing turmoil as well, a kind of delayed
reaction
to the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, with Russia attacking Ukraine and violence continuing to erupt in Georgia, Moldova, and elsewhere.
This extremism is, slowly but surely, producing its own reaction, as we see from Islamaphobic parties’ electoral gains in Europe, and statements by European leaders that multiculturalism has failed.
In addition to generating good will and promoting the country’s image abroad, non-governmental sources of soft power can sometimes compensate for the government’s unpopular policies – like the US invasion of Iraq – through their critical and uncensored
reaction.
The
reaction
of other Asian countries, especially China and South Korea, also creates limits on Constitutional revision.
But their
reaction
was disproportionate – not least because the government’s plans were not finalized.
One can only imagine the
reaction
of the US Congress, including those who wanted to keep US troops in Iraq as long as they have been in Germany or Japan, had the Obama administration agreed to Iraqi demands that US troops be subject to the Iraqi judicial system.
For example, the steep decline in the attractiveness of the US in opinion polls conducted after the invasion of Iraq in 2003 were a
reaction
to the Bush administration and its policies, rather than to the US generally.
Moscow's
reaction
was quick and withering.
Cameron’s initial
reaction
to exit polls indicating that the Conservatives would be able to govern without a coalition partner was to call for a return to the “One Nation” policies – emphasizing the reduction of social and economic inequalities – that defined his party 50 years ago.
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