Julius Caesar was the first tyrant of Rome, after which Rome was never again free.
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Renaissance philosopher Niccolò Machiavelli dissected the threats authoritarian figures pose to representative government.
Mokgweetsi Masisi being sworn in as the elected President of Botswana by Chief Justice Terrence Rannowane. With him is his wife Neo.
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The Khamas have dominated Botswana’s politics since the 1870s, but they are now a discredited, spent force.
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One is a lion and the other a fox, but a successful leader must be both.
Dany and Jon are seen right before he knifes her in the heart – and the back, for that matter.
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It’s tempting to go along with the notion of Daenerys as Mad Queen in Game of Thrones, but what if, instead Dany was the real heroine of the series, and Jon Snow the real heel?
Breaker of Chains, Mother of Dragons, megalomaniac? Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen in Game of Thrones.
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Some lessons from leadership theory for anyone aspiring to sit on the Iron Throne.
Some light reading before an important speech.
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Pearls of wisdom for a prince will serve a prime minister, too.
Employees who chose to be emotionally manipulative may also have high emotional intelligence.
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Employees who admitted to being emotionally manipulative in a survey may also be perceived as being emotionally intelligent in their workplaces, a study has found.
The aftermath of a Libyan militia’s clash with Islamic State.
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Mercenaries and private armies have always been controversial – but are they really any worse than regular armies?
Niccolo Machiavelli recognised the absolute importance of dealing with necessity – what we know today as ‘reform’.
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In our modern age, reform means essentially mastering necessity – taking what steps are necessary to ensure that one’s country survives and prospers.
Partisanship aside, extreme weather events linked to climate change pose an enormous threat to the Western, legal-political system of government.
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The recently released fifth report of the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change stresses the connection between climate change and severe weather events around the world, including devastating…