In elections, especially presidential elections, much attention centres on a candidate’s personality and charisma, often making it seem like these traits alone determine a win or loss. However, a major deciding factor is the people behind the curtains: the mercenaries for hire, also known as consultants. In the earlier Trump campaigns, there was a […]
The US election results are good news for those of us who want world peace. It is bad news for the Ukrainian regime—and possibly also for other unelected, or sort-of elected, or once thumpingly elected, regimes elsewhere. Almost in tandem with the results, Yemen’s hitherto sabre-rattling Houthis declared an immediate ceasefire, and Israel’s Prime Minister […]