Kim Keon-hee’s arrest: how a lie about a diamond pendant put her behind bars
The downfall of South Korea’s former first lady hinged on a complex cover-up over a diamond-studded necklace worn to a Nato summit in 2022. Read More Here
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Tharman’s win may hasten Singapore’s PM succession
Tharman Shanmugaratnam’s election as president raises inconvenient questions for the ruling PAP but ultimately helps it. Read More Here
Korea’s new president confronts coronavirus challenge
When Yoon Seok-youl takes office, he’ll have fewer administrative measures in place to deal with a pandemic that continues to rage. Read More Here
Iran Votes In An All But Decided Presidential Poll
Iranians voted in a presidential election on Friday amid concerns over a low turnout with the conservative head of the judiciary, Ebrahim Raisi, widely seen as the frontrunner. Nearly 60 million eligible voters in Iran will decide the fate of four candidates in the fray to succeed President Hassan Rouhani. Read More Here Also Read | […]
Putin For Life? Many Russians Don’t See A Choice
For most Russians, Putin is associated with the country’s rise as a great power, the revival of its military might and the stabilization of the economy compared with the volatility of the 1990s. He’s also overseen a considerable decline in the risk of terrorist threats in the country. Read Here | Asia Times
Putin Signs Law Allowing Him To Run For Two More Terms In Kremlin
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law allowing him to run for two more terms in the Kremlin once his current term ends in 2024, a document posted on a government website showed. The legislation, which could pave the way for Putin to stay in power until 2036 should he choose to do so and […]
Donald Trump For President In 2024?
“Once you’ve lost it’s hard to gain the momentum you need to win the nomination and then the general election. That’s especially true since most presidents are reelected,” Jonathan Krasno, professor of political science at Binghamton University, said. But history says it wouldn’t be impossible. Read Here | The National Interest
In A National Emergency, Presidential Competence Is Crucial
In a national emergency, the president has many legal authorities, most of which are adequate to the job. But Donald Trump is inadequate to do the job. He is a president who lacks familiarity with how government works at any level—especially the federal government and especially during a crisis…The result has been on full display […]
How Will History Judge President Trump?
At the midpoint of Donald Trump’s first term, historians have struggled to detect the kind of virtues that offset his predecessors’ vices: the infectious optimism of Reagan; the inspirational rhetoric of JFK; the legislative smarts of LBJ; or the governing pragmatism of Nixon. So rather than being viewed as the reincarnation of Ronald Reagan or […]
Barack Obama Breaks His Silence
Less than 24 hours after an astonishing joint news conference between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, in which Trump sided with Putin over his own intelligence agencies, former President Barack Obama finally did what his supporters have waited for him to do since he left the Oval Office. Read Here – The Atlantic
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