Palace of CrystalCurrent affairs and peace politics: the dangers of charismatic leaders to democracy and the peace of the world, and how peace might be achieved for the longer term. |
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... parliament in the November 7th2006 mid-term elections, president Bush is reported to be contemplating sending an extra 20,000 men to Iraq for 'one last push' for victory (Guardian, 17th November '06). The present point is: the US ...
... parliament in the November 7th2006 mid-term elections, president Bush is reported to be contemplating sending an extra 20,000 men to Iraq for 'one last push' for victory (Guardian, 17th November '06). The present point is: the US ...
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... parliamentary colleagues. Why is this? Charisma is undeniably attractive. We have all known individuals whom we admire instinctively. We may respect them not because of their smart ideas or even their joie de vivre, but simply because ...
... parliamentary colleagues. Why is this? Charisma is undeniably attractive. We have all known individuals whom we admire instinctively. We may respect them not because of their smart ideas or even their joie de vivre, but simply because ...
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... parliament and ultimately to the electorate'. He plainly implied that prime ministers were outside his jurisdiction, i.e., beyond the law, and also that there need be no legal basis for a war, so long as parliament and the people could ...
... parliament and ultimately to the electorate'. He plainly implied that prime ministers were outside his jurisdiction, i.e., beyond the law, and also that there need be no legal basis for a war, so long as parliament and the people could ...
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... parliament. Democracy, if true to the Greek origin of the word, means people power. Democracy is also correlated with freedom, the rule of law, and a concern for human rights. So it is hardly likely that a modern democracy would indulge ...
... parliament. Democracy, if true to the Greek origin of the word, means people power. Democracy is also correlated with freedom, the rule of law, and a concern for human rights. So it is hardly likely that a modern democracy would indulge ...
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... parliament's reception in December 2006 of the government's White Paper announcing its (i.e., the executive's) intention to favour replacement in the forthcoming discussion, a debate of the same quality as in 1980 on the same issue is ...
... parliament's reception in December 2006 of the government's White Paper announcing its (i.e., the executive's) intention to favour replacement in the forthcoming discussion, a debate of the same quality as in 1980 on the same issue is ...
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