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Obama is a revolutionary phenomenon in American history; he certainly does not fit the traditional pattern of American presidents after World War II.
Fortunately, he still has time, and many previous US presidents have set a precedent for bold diplomacy during their final months in the White House.
This triangle is the direct consequence of the process of normalization between Armenia and Turkey, which began when both countries’ presidents met at a football game.
So, instead of retiring gracefully, as presidents from Bill Clinton to Boris Yeltsin routinely do, Kuchma wants to change the constitution in order to become an all-powerful prime minister who will never face a limit on the length of his term.
Some observers will blame successive US presidents, pointing to a lack of economic support extended to a struggling Russia, and even more to NATO enlargement, which, by treating Russia as a potential adversary, increased the odds it would become one.
While three French presidents and the same German chancellor were failing to agree on the institutional changes that would render the eurozone sustainable, Greece was asked to bleed quietly.
The False Promise of a Eurozone BudgetBRUSSELS – A key question confronts the four presidents of Europe’s major institutions (the European Commission, the European Council, the European Central Bank, and the Eurogroup) as they prepare their report on how to reform the common currency: Does the eurozone need its own budget?
Some presidents, like Richard Nixon, had similar personal insecurities and social biases, but Nixon had a strategic view of foreign policy.
Would structural forces have brought about the same era of US global leadership under different presidents?
Indeed, the reverse seems to be true, which perhaps reflects the tendency of French voters to adopt a positive view of departing presidents.
In the 42 years of Morocco’s occupation of Western Sahara, we, the Saharawi people, have seen eight American presidents, six UN secretary-generals, and a battery of UN special representatives and personal envoys of the secretary-general come and go.
The two conflicts have claimed more than 6,000 American lives, cost more than $1 trillion, and consumed countless hours for two presidents and their senior staff.
But the concept of the “Republican monarchy,” which is mostly concerned with the mores of French presidents and their entourages, did not really take hold until the Fifth Republic.
French Presidents and their elected nobility still bask in this decadent aura.
And some presidents have indeed done great things.
My Apology TourSTOWE, VERMONT – American presidents are supposed to take America’s side when dealing with other countries.
But while US presidents are not supposed to apologize for their country, nothing says that professors can’t.
Sanders’ suggestion that the US president, rather than their own directors, nominate the regional reserve banks’ presidents is also worthy of consideration.
Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan have in essence become their presidents’ wholly owned family fiefs.
Two days earlier Trump had to sit alongside three past presidents through the funeral of President George H.W. Bush.
Now the four presidents propose an independent supranational commission for trade and tariffs in order to forge a common customs policy.
To be clear, US presidents, together with European leaders, have been coddling Saudi Arabia for decades, and leaders worldwide often base their foreign-policy decisions on realpolitik, rather than moral considerations.
Presidents themselves aren’t particularly fond of reading how some super-smart aide saved their bacon.
All presidents have healthy egos – if others are so smart, why aren’t they president?
Successive US presidents, from Richard Nixon to Obama, aided China’s economic rise.
An ungracious host, Putin stood under an umbrella during the final post-match ceremony, while the presidents of Croatia and France got soaked by the pouring rain.
Nevertheless, when you listen to the speeches of policymakers on both sides of the Atlantic, you hear presidents and prime ministers say things like: “Just as families and companies have had to be cautious about spending, government must tighten its belt as well.”
The main reason for the slow pace – noting that previous presidents had no pace at all – is a 2005 law that requires that all measures affecting the labor market first be negotiated in good faith with the trade unions.
Similar problems are apparent, if less pronounced, in Ecuador and Bolivia under their respective presidents, Rafael Correa and Evo Morales.
What's true for business bosses is doubly true for presidents and prime ministers.
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