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Tymoshenko’s Trial and Ukraine’s FutureSTOCKHOLM – There is little doubt that the embarrassing spectacle of the trial of former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko – and her recent arrest on contempt charges during the proceedings – is causing great damage to her country.
Much of the global elite, exemplified by the Davos crowd, feel deep contempt for Trump, and their disdain has likely been deepened by Trump’s recent racist rants about “shithole countries.”
The only reason I can discern is that he plans to play to his domestic base, by putting his economic nationalism, xenophobic immigration policies, antipathy toward the press, and contempt for international institutions on full display.
In the face of legal impediments, contempt, and indifference, what will science do in the 21st century?
The two trends are mutually reinforcing: marginalization breeds contempt, and vice versa.
The model is straightforward: first, blend public, private, and charitable contributions; second, invest the funds under rigorous private-sector standards, rather than entrusting them to profligate public-sector actors who often treat donor money with contempt.
Less than a year after his narrow victory over opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko in the 2010 presidential elections, Tymoshenko was arrested on trumped-up contempt charges.
Someone with such contempt for the democratic rights of his own people is unlikely to champion them abroad.
But our contempt was driven more by the West’s role in supporting corruption in Africa than by the fate of the specific Zimbabwean artifact we had seen.
Invocatio Dei and the European ConstitutionIn progressive liberal circles, the demand that the Preamble to the Constitution of the European Union include a reference to God and/or the "Christian Roots" of Europe has been met with derision, even contempt.
The decision, justified as part of China’s ongoing anti-corruption campaign – an endeavor that critics say is a cover for eliminating political figures disloyal to Xi – revealed an utter lack of regard, or even contempt, for world opinion.
The question is whether autocrats’ contempt for borders or sovereignty in silencing opponents is worth the cost.
The last straw was the blatant falsification of December’s parliamentary elections, which reinforced citizens’ sense that the regime regards them with contempt.
Having grown up in the USSR, I know that Soviet leaders practically made contempt for suffering and moral concerns a foundation of their philosophy of rule.
It was Major's complete inability to deal with the unexpected, his capacity to turn small political setbacks into major crises, which incited public contempt for his government.
But the powers who made decisions in the former Yugoslavia had contempt for such restraint.
For all his contempt for the “dishonest media,” Trump was ecstatic about the positive press coverage his bipartisan move received.
The regime’s contempt for the constitution and the rule of law is now undeniable, and that clarity is empowering.
They will not hear any more harsh words from the US about their regimes’ contempt for democracy, freedom, or human rights.
A weaker Europe is bad for the world – and people like Vladimir Putin who hold democracy in contempt are undoubtedly smiling today.
Instead, Saudi authorities treated Iraq’s leaders with contempt and closed their eyes to Wahhabi fatwas that encouraged jihadi volunteers to fight against the Shia “apostates.”
What is the point in displaying open contempt for Ukraine’s government, parliament, and people?
It is time to demonstrate that contempt for EU norms carries a price.
The defendants try one antic after another, and Hussein shows every form of contempt possible except “mooning” the judge.
Familiarity (and similarity) can breed confidence instead of contempt.
Duterte’s apparent contempt for legal formalities seems to elicit Trump’s admiration.
Now, America’s president is a misogynist, racist xenophobe whose policies embody profound contempt for the cause of human rights.
And then there is my own favorite: “To punish me for my contempt of authority, Fate has made me an authority myself.”
The murder of Anna Politkovskaya, one of Russia’s bravest and best journalists, a woman who dared to expose the brutal murders committed by Russian troops in Chechnya, is final proof that President Putin has delivered nothing more than a run of the mill dictatorship with the usual contempt for law.
But even if Vladimir Putin’s associates had nothing to do with Politkovskaya being gunned down in an elevator of her apartment building in the center of Moscow, his contempt for law created the climate in which the murder was carried out.
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