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But his presidency is not a replay of twentieth-century fascism, as Yale historian Timothy Snyder and others have argued.
The fact that Trump’s presidency seems to have escaped from the set of a seventeenth- or eighteenth-century period drama is no accident.
Viewing Trump’s presidency as a new iteration of princely culture, doing for Washington, DC, what Disney did for the French chateau, is not only entertaining; it offers critical insight into how Trump’s power works.
Donald Trump’s Federal ReserveCAMBRIDGE – With the appointment of Jerome Powell as the next Chair of the United States Federal Reserve Board, Donald Trump has made perhaps the most important single decision of his presidency.
To be sure, the presidency grants Trump considerable power to shape trade policy, so one cannot ignore the possibility that he will pursue protectionist measures to appease his supporters.
The Libya Option In IranLOS ANGELES – International efforts to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons will be given a new lease on life this month, because France has assumed the presidency of the United Nations Security Council.
Until now, the United States had been given a kind of carte blanche to nominate anyone it wanted to the World Bank presidency.
He therefore combines professional expertise, global experience, and considerable management know-how – all perfect credentials for the World Bank presidency.
The impression Putin's presidency creates is of autocracy punctuated by elections.
After four years of a presidency supposedly devoted to forging a "dictatorship of law," the rule of law in Russia remains weak and property rights ill defined.
More significant by far is the competition for power that takes place in the bowels of the presidency.
But, because Russia's presidency is so powerful, the Duma is largely a squabbling-shop and a fixer's paradise.
The presidency of Mohammad Khatami, an avowed reformer, who served eight years, beginning in 1997, convinced the Supreme Leader that his authority would be assured only if the presidency was held by a subservient fundamentalist such as the current president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
If Khamenei holds fast, Mousavi cannot gain the presidency, but he will continue to represent the hopes of the majority of Iranians who differ dramatically with their government.
Under current circumstances, the Democrats are strong enough – with control of the Senate and of the presidency – to fend off these assaults.
First, his presidency will be highly disruptive to American domestic and foreign policy.
Trump won the presidency by flouting virtually every unwritten rule of American politics.
We can also safely assume that Trump will stick firmly to his pledge to “Make America great again”; this will be the foundation for his presidency, come what may.
This is particularly noteworthy, given that none of the great treaties to create an international criminal court and a permanent war-crimes tribunal was signed by the US during George W. Bush’s presidency.
In order to restore America’s moral leadership, President Barack Obama must make good on his early rhetoric – exemplified in his speeches in Istanbul and Cairo early in his presidency – which demonstrated genuine regard for the oppressed.
Retuning Europe’s Franco-German EngineBERLIN – Whether or not the French presidency of the EU, which begins next month, is successful will depend in large part on whether Franco-German cooperation can be revived.
The final years of Jacques Chirac’s presidency produced mostly deadlock, crowned in May 2005 by the French “No” vote to the EU’s draft constitutional treaty.
Whereas Sarkozy views nuclear power as a promising source of “renewable” energy, Germany remains adamantly opposed to it – a policy that Chancellor Angela Merkel placed at the top of her agenda during Germany’s EU presidency in 2007.
If Sarkozy’s presidency has any relevance to Franco-German relations, it may be to reinforce the view that the EU needs new leadership, and that it must still be based on the founding partners.
Sarkozy has said that he wants to focus the French EU presidency on promoting measures to deal with climate change, reviewing European migration policy, and re-energizing the ESDP, in line with France’s decision to return to NATO.
Moreover, the Lisbon Treaty will probably start being implemented during the French presidency, with nominations for the future EU leadership, including a permanent president, and steps to shape the future European External Action Service, essentially an EU foreign ministry.
France must show during its presidency that it truly cares for Europe and its role in the world, and that the EU is more than a French tool.
No other candidate for the presidency is seriously confronting this issue head-on: just saying “we’ll let them fail” is no kind of answer when the failure of megabanks would cause so much damage.
Much will depend on what happens in the US under Trump’s wayward presidency.
In 2015, moreover, we will assume the presidency of the G-20, and we are committed to using our means and capabilities to make it a more effective organ of global governance.
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