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The Loss of Credibility in the West
There was an active attack on the Indian scientists who were saying maybe there's something else going on here, maybe there are different ways of treating it. There was no scientific discussion about the validity of some of these other approaches. They were just shut down. So you've got a hit to the credibility of the West is a viable or reliable financial center as a global governance leader. And then combine that with Afghanistan and you have a strategic crisis, loss of faith and strategic legitimacy.