In international or national crises, there are always questions of lack of confidence. You have to change the minds of the people in order to get results.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
It may be that the very qualities that help people get ahead are the ones that make them ill-suited for managing crises. It's hard to prepare for the worst when you think you're the best.
If you look at the developments in the international scene over the past many years, we haven't been able to resolve many problems and many crises, because we have approached them from a zero-sum perspective. My gain has always been defined as somebody else's loss, and through that, we never resolve problems.
Crisis and pressure help foster change - that's why I'm not so pessimistic towards crises.
When a country has the skill and self-confidence to take action against its biggest problems, it makes outsiders eager to be a part of it.
We need to restore the confidence in the country, first of all.
Crisis alone is not enough. There must also be a basis, though it need be neither rational nor ultimately correct, for faith in the particular candidate chosen.
Confidence is a very fragile thing.
Believe me, as one who has seen a number of international crises firsthand, they cannot be handled without an understanding of history.
Some think that by preparing to deal with crises you make them more likely. I think the wiser judgment is the contrary. In this area at least, if you want peace or stability, it's better to prepare for war or instability.
Crises are part of life. Everybody has to face them, and it doesn't make any difference what the crisis is.