Political instability in America related to the legal cases against Donald Trump is the kind of phenomenon that a nation unfamiliar with democracy can misconstrue as weakness.
The man who insists he’s an enemy of the state could well find himself in charge of its executive branch.
These disputes between the executive, legislature and judiciary are normally settled by a codified constitution, but Israel, like the UK, is unusual in the modern age in not having one
Neither of the two main parties has offered a vision for the future. They devote scarcely any time to dealing with Spain’s main social and economic problems, such as youth unemployment, climate change and a poor education system.
Or: Хотспур. Which, in translation, would be “Hotspur – an immersive retelling of the Percy rebellion from Henry IV, Part I.”
Devaluation was not an option. So in 2011, unable to withstand pressure from France, Germany and the financial markets, he was replaced by a technocrat, Mario Monti.
The Kremlin is inciting pro-Russian forces to split the Western alliance in defence of Ukraine. It is of major importance to British policy that they don’t succeed.
Its inability to force his arrest, though, suggests that it doesn’t have the power to remove him by legal means. It may of course resort to illegal ones.
Domestically, the opposition wants to change the constitution, and return the country to being a parliamentary republic. Above all, it promises a return to normalcy.
The aim of its attacks is obvious: drive down through the middle of the territory Russia occupies, divide its forces, prevent ammunition and fuel from getting into Crimea, and push into the peninsula once its supplies start running low:
Even as grandstanding, his remarks turned out to be a big mistake. They reinforce Xi Jinping’s propaganda loop, and help him believe the EU would acquiesce in aggression against Taiwan.
The state of Israel was founded to ensure the physical survival of the Jewish people, not the political survival of one man. Netanyahu forgot the difference and will pay the price.
The UK, working with the rest of the G7, should make it clear to him – and the bond markets – that funds will only be provided if democracy is restored,
As IDF generals, serving members of the Mossad, and elite combat reservists swell the ranks of opposition, his only allies are religious hardliners.
This isn’t the time for ambiguity, but clarity: now give them the tools so they can finish the job and free all their territory, including Crimea.