Many characterize the “presidential debates” more as joint appearances or joint press conferences, rather than debates. And the Byzantine rules that cover the debates go back decades.
The US editor for Israeli daily Ha’aretz says the hard-right defense minister isn’t all that different from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, but “his bark may turn out worse than his bite.”
Heard about ‘Donald Trump of the Philippines’? His record isn’t as extreme as his talk.
Rodrigo Duterte is set to be the next leader of the Philippines, and has promised: “I will be a dictator, no doubt about it. But only against the forces of evil.”
Authors argue it’s too early to label the ‘Arab Spring’ a failure
It’s been five years since the Arab Spring started, with hopes for tremendous change for residents of dictatorships throughout the region. Most of those protests failed, though two authors say it’s too soon to judge.