On our radar: how much power do leaders really have?

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump speaks at his election night rally in Manhattan, New York, U.S., November 9, 2016. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri     TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY      - RTX2SPX6

President-Elect Trump celebrates victory Image: REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

Adrian Monck

In the wake of the election of Donald J. Trump as the next president of the United States, Adrian Monck draws from the New York Review of Books, GQ and the 2011 Risk Report to examine how much power leaders really have.

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On Our Radar this week draws from three articles:

  • A review of an incoming US president, published in the New York Review of Books
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