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More broadly, such a strategy could also start to close the deepening transatlantic divide that Trump’s presidency has opened up.
Northern governors oppose a third term for Obasanjo because they believe it is now their turn to choose Nigeria’s president under a deal, struck with their southern counterparts when democracy was introduced in 1999, for regional rotation of the presidency.
Southern governors argue that control of the presidency should remain with the south for years to come, because the north controlled the country during more than three decades of dictatorship.
Indeed, six months into his presidency, he has already undercut expectations.
Despite this huge concentration of powers in the presidency, or perhaps because of it, the Fifth Republic has failed to perform better than more democratic Western regimes.
Eliminating the old “right-left” divide in French politics by uniting “reformists” of the left, the right, and the center, was the challenge that Macron set for himself when he created his En Marche! movement in April 2016 as part of his bid for the French presidency.
By summoning the euro group, which so far includes 15 European Union members, the French presidency could rely on a politically functioning avant-garde group.
His presidency is just the latest act in a long-running political tragedy.
Just as he texted me that he did not want his generation to be responsible for strangling Greece, I, too, refuse to be part of a generation of leftists responsible for allowing a fascist and racist to win the French presidency.
This may be the greatest ethical challenge of the Obama presidency, but, because so much hangs on it, the way in which he responds to it is likely to play a decisive role in how his presidency will be judged.
He can also use the reserve of trust that he established by reaching out to the Brotherhood during Morsi’s presidency.
Reforming the international monetary system, therefore, means reforming the governance of the multilateral financial institutions – an argument that China emphasized during its G20 presidency last year.
Trump’s presidency has revealed an alternative perspective: globalization, at least as currently construed, tilts the balance of political power toward those with the skills and assets to benefit from openness, undermining whatever organized influence the losers might have had in the first place.
The first diplomatic reset, at the end of George H.W. Bush’s presidency, took major steps toward defusing the nuclear dangers resulting from the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Trump the Reluctant MultilateralistFLORENCE – Donald Trump did not assume the US presidency as a committed multilateralist.
While it is difficult to predict how far he might move in this direction, it would be politically difficult for Obama to meet the North Korean leader in such a manner, something that he is likely to learn early in his presidency.
One reason for Rajapaksa’s potential victory is his deep pockets; another is that he can probably count on support from China, having allowed the construction of ports and other facilities for the People’s Liberation Army during his presidency.
Since Putin’s return to the presidency last year, the relationship has deteriorated further, owing to disagreements over arms control, missile defense, and human rights.
The hopeful spirit at Ramlila Grounds this August was reminiscent of Barack Obama’s campaign for the American presidency in 2008.
While it is still too early in his presidency to judge the outcome, it is clear that he is attempting to change processes and adapt leadership to a more networked world.
The final two years of the Obama presidency were marked by frenzied construction.
It also brought to a sorry close the UK’s six-month presidency of the European Council, confirming Britain’s long-standing reputation as the odd-man-out in the European Union.
It is a sad conclusion to a presidency, launched six-months ago, with Blair’s claim that he was a “passionate pro-European”.
It is fairly clear that Vladimir Putin will be re-elected to the presidency in March; the votes will be counted properly, even though some may argue that the slate of candidates is unduly restricted.
At stake is the presidency, but also positions for 27 state governors, 54 senators and nearly 1,600 elected officials.
To understand what kind of policy he will pursue requires familiarity with liberal foreign-policy thinking in South Korea since the 1998-2003 presidency of Kim Dae-jung.
Those who predict that a Moon presidency will disrupt South Korean relations with the US and Japan are surely mistaken.
After all, it was during the liberal Roh presidency that South Korea concluded the South Korea-US Free Trade Agreement, allowed for US troops to be redeployed within its borders, and dispatched its own troops to fight alongside the US in Iraq.
Granted, it’s been a while since it was, but this is the grimmest period of his presidency thus far.
Is he gambling on the chance of a Republican presidency in 2016?
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