Russia: Vladimir Putin will be ousted – it’s just a matter of when and how-byJeremy Smith t

It appears that Nato’s preferred outcome is a Russia that is militarily victorious but economically crippled. I cannot imagine a more frightening combination.

The outcome we all seem reluctant to discuss is the only non-catastrophic one: that Putin will be removed by internal forces.

Both common sense and history dictate that this will happen eventually. Even Robert Mugabe was finally ousted. The question is when and how. Our leaders need to take this into account when making their decisions in the coming days. Abandoning Ukraine to destruction only makes Putin harder to remove.

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USA - the Electorial College under scrutiny: If the Electoral College can't be abolished, can it be reformed?

When the results of the popular and electoral votes match, as they did for every presidential, election from 1892 to 1996, the electoral college feels like an anachronistic quirk of the system, the constitutional equivalent of a powdered wig or quilled pen. But when they are in opposition and the loser of the popular vote wins the election, as in 2000 and 2016, it feels much more threatening to the principles of democracy, which—in theory—is organized around majority rule.

read more at: If the Electoral College can't be abolished, can it be reformed? — Quartz

EU - Coronavirus: Restrictions needed to battle COVID-19 in Europe, EU says

European Union Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides said on Friday that EU countries should be ready to impose restrictions on people’s lives to battle the spread of the new coronavirus throughout the continent.

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