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It is possible that his image as a right-of-center democrat conceals a reactionary who would like for Serbia to restore its pre-WWII monarchy and for the Orthodox Church to play a major role in political and social life.
But Parliament is the seat of real political power here.
But this requires stable political systems that can sustain long-term fiscal strategies.
Today’s slowing growth and political backlash is not some “new normal.”
Twilight of Our Political GodsFor some time I thought that the Twenty-Second Amendment to the United States Constitution was probably the best way to ensure that political leaders do not overstay their welcome, and, just as importantly, wear out their effectiveness.
It appears that there is no way for political leaders to leave the scene gracefully.
Political office, it seems, is more addictive than heroin.
The addiction to political office is always worrisome, because democracies turn into autocracies when leaders cease to recognize the limits of their power.
Overstaying one’s welcome may be the professional disease of political leaders, but it is above all incompatible with democracy as a framework for bringing about change without violence.
The question, then, is whether there is any way to ensure that political leaders leave in time.
While the US Constitution shows the limits of institutional safeguards, the role of political parties is clearly significant when it comes to limiting terms in power.
In the end, there is no foolproof method to guarantee that political leaders leave without tears.
Political governance should move in the same direction.
But Trump has been frustrated by the warnings he has received that firing Mueller would set off a political firestorm.
With the economy nearly stagnant in 2011 and the first half of 2012, faster growth is a political necessity for her.
The political challenge for Rousseff’s administration is to channel those savings to new public investment or to tax incentives for private investment, rather than adding to current expenditures.
But, in the long term, Brazil will have to invest more in generation – and those investments, as every government in Latin America knows, are increasingly controversial for political and environmental reasons.
Countries must create institutions to ensure that support is given – and withdrawn – only with expected productivity in mind, not as a way to reward friends or political allies.
Owning Up to Israel’s BombTEL AVIV – President Barack Obama’s vision of a world without nuclear weapons, and the recent agreement he signed with Russia aimed at cutting back the nuclear stockpiles of both countries, enhances his moral and political leadership.
Political contexts matter, the Israelis will argue.
Israel expects the Obama administration not only to appreciate the unique context of its ambiguous nuclear status, but also to recognize that it cannot be forthcoming in assuring its neighbors or the rest of the world regarding its nuclear program unless the Middle East political environment changes in a radically positive way.
Putin’s preferred outcome in Ukraine is to engineer a financial and political collapse that destabilizes the country, and for which he can disclaim responsibility, rather than a military victory that leaves him in possession of – and responsible for – part of Ukraine.
The EU would cease to be a functioning political force in the world (especially if Greece also left the eurozone).
Indeed, proving that a politician is a liar is just about the only way to get rid of him or her quickly and terminally, which is why the attempt is so attractive to political opponents.
But our emotions are the algorithms, bequeathed by evolution, by which we make most decisions, including political ones; economic cost-benefit analysis that does not connect to our emotional compass does not move the needle.
What does it mean to be a member of the EU, Nigeria, Iraq, Turkey, Switzerland, or any other political entity?
A shared sense of us obviously makes life much easier for political entities.
Better still, he outlined a political strategy for seeing his proposals through.
That would be devastating for Germany, a country whose economic success, political identity, and security are based on a strong, functioning EU.
And while Macron envisions a finance minister who would be a political counterpart to European Central Bank President Mario Draghi, Merkel would prefer that the role be limited to enforcing national fiscal discipline.
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