On the right track

It could be labeled "the Greek paradox." The West is mired in an unprecedented institutional crisis. The United States is led by a president whose method of reaching decisions is unclear. Donald Trump is consistently inconsistent, he provokes unnecessary friction with traditional US allies and lashes out at media people and major institutional players, describing them as "enemies of the state." Accustomed as we may have grown to the madness of the Trump era, we are inevitably concerned with the future direction of the world's most powerful democracy.
Meanwhile, we used to admire Britain for its institutions, its predictability and its respect for tradition. In recent years, the country has been locked in an escalating crisis under the stewardship of its elite establishment. Developments in the UK are extremely upsetting. There are elements of opportunism and irresponsibility...