Benevolent leader. Military genius. Consensus builder. Renaissance man.
These are all descriptions of someone who will quite possibly go down in history as the greatest statesman of the 21st century:
North Korea’s Kim Jong-Un is struggling to stay relevant in a world that has generally forgotten that Pyongyang exists.
A petition has been launched which calls for David Cameron to be banned from entering the UK when he attempts to return from his Easter break in Lanzarote At the time of writing over 15,000 people have signed the petition which reads: “David Cameron presents a clear and present danger to the short, medium and long term interests of the country.
Several weeks ago, Chinese President Xi Jinping paid a visit to CCTV and People’s Daily to tell them what a great job they’re doing. The feeling, The Shanghaiist quipped, was mutual.
The media, Xi said while making the rounds, should “reflect the will of the Party, mirror the views of the Party, preserve the authority of the Party, preserve the unity of the Party and achieve love of the Party, protection of the Party and acting for the Party.”
So what you’re saying is that it’s all about the Party?
Jordan’s King Abdullah revealed shocking insights at a confidential briefing with US lawmakers in January, the contents of which have been leaked. The Jordanian monarch shared his concerns about covert British SAS operations in Libya, Israel turning a blind eye to al Qaeda linked Al-Nusra Brigades in Syria, President Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey toying with radical Islam in the Middle East and east African Somali al Qaeda affiliated al-Shabaab terrorists threatening to expand into north Africa.
Earlier in the campaign, I would have disagreed with Daniel Larison that Donald Trump would be a disastrous general election candidate. (I would have agreed that he would be a disastrous president, but that’s another matter.)