If Mr Assad's hard line at home has earned grudging respect, so has his firmness in foreign relations. 如果巴沙爾的強硬路線在國內獲得了不大情愿的尊重，那么他在外交關系上的也會如此。
For as long as the world economy was growing fast, financial markets commanded grudging allegiance. 在世界經濟發展迅速的時候，金融市場得到了勉強的忠誠。
But even the latter give him grudging respect, and you'll notice they're careful not to challenge him openly. 但即便是后者，也往往會給他們哪怕是勉強的尊重，你會發現他們一般不會在公開場合攻擊天蝎。