Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump in 2017. (Credit: AFP)
There would be no drawn-out post-election battle. His victory was indisputable, and the opposing side was not particularly keen on attempts at a coup.Donald Trump won the U.S. presidential election by a landslide. Before a cheering crowd, the flamboyant Republican president-elect declared his desire for “a powerful military,” one that his country ideally wouldn’t need to use. “Four years, we had no wars, except we defeated ISIS. We defeated ISIS in record time,” he continued, referring to his previous term (2016-2020). “I’m not going to start wars. I’m going to stop wars,” he added.But the definitions of “wars” and the conditions for ending them remain open to interpretation.While the return of a more determined-than-ever Trump to the Oval Office delights autocrats and populists worldwide, there is one leader who is especially euphoric. ...
There would be no drawn-out post-election battle. His victory was indisputable, and the opposing side was not particularly keen on attempts at a coup.Donald Trump won the U.S. presidential election by a landslide. Before a cheering crowd, the flamboyant Republican president-elect declared his desire for “a powerful military,” one that his country ideally wouldn’t need to use. “Four years, we had no wars, except we defeated ISIS. We defeated ISIS in record time,” he continued, referring to his previous term (2016-2020). “I’m not going to start wars. I’m going to stop wars,” he added.But the definitions of “wars” and the conditions for ending them remain open to interpretation.While the return of a more determined-than-ever Trump to the Oval Office delights autocrats and populists worldwide, there is one leader who is...