Word: respectfulness
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...million members to study Obama's Cairo speech when he called for a new beginning with followers of Islam. But since that historic address, Muhammadiyah's chairman Din Syamsuddin has felt his hopes deflate. "Obama indicated in his speech that there would be mutual understanding and mutual respect between America and the Muslim world," he says. "But one year later, we have not seen those dreams realized and tensions still continue...
...Days before, high-level U.S. diplomats had flown to the Chinese capital to address a wide range of issues, and over the past year American officials have taken pains to underscore just how vital China is to the U.S. But there's a fine line between a show of respect and a full kowtow. "In many ways this helps give China an inflated sense of empowerment," says Stephanie Kleine-Ahlbrandt, Northeast Asia project director for the International Crisis Group. During Obama's first year, "America has played Mr. Nice Guy. China follows a different set of rules...
...journalists understand that Europeans in 1950 decided to cooperate instead of bash each other over the head? The result was peace, prosperity and progress. Europe has no desire to get involved in useless faraway wars just to prove that it is a superpower. Power comes through good policies, respect for the integrity of other countries and not through the barrel of a gun or acting as an elephant on the world stage. (Read: "Europeans Cry Foul Over a Defense Contract...
Michael Rolfe, Birmingham, England Kishore Mahbubani writes that Asians expect Europeans to treat Asians with respect, not cultural condescension. Oddly, he castigates Europeans for taking a stand regarding human rights in Burma, China and India. Europe may not have a monopoly on open, representative and democratic government, but a cursory glance at much of the governance in Asia would suggest that maybe Asia should be asking itself why it has not won over European hearts, minds and investment...
...hard to be responsible," she explains. "To have done my homework. So when I come [to a rehearsal] I have a fairly clear path to suggest we go on. But I do believe that I respect the people I work with...