The Donald Trump phenomenon is nothing but a part of the global tendency that started to form in 2012 when Vladimir Putin was elected President of Russia for a third term, according to a US journalist Gideon Rachman.
Since Putin's election, international policy has seen a return of strong and powerful leaders such as Xi Jinping, Erdogan and Orban, the columnist noted in his piece for The Financial Times.
Although many fail to take Trump seriously, his rise is simply a consequence of a global tendency following Putin, Rachman believes.
Since Putin's election, international policy has seen a return of strong and powerful leaders such as Xi Jinping, Erdogan and Orban, the columnist noted in his piece for The Financial Times.
Although many fail to take Trump seriously, his rise is simply a consequence of a global tendency following Putin, Rachman believes.