Unorthodox may work.

"Democracy is under threat around the world," although "Elections are being held, and voters are casting their votes," "But too often, they end up electing politicians who serve only their own interests rather than those of their constituents," wrote Prof Kaushik Basu. Prof Basu is at Cornell University in the US (wikipedia) so he may be hinting at President Donald Trump. Prof Sanjoy Chakravorty is openly contemptuous of Trump. Trump has, "First, a deep antipathy for expert knowledge. Second, blatant racism. Third, a drive for territorial expansion." "But there is another version of state capture of democracies, as shown by Nazis in Germany less than a century ago." "Is this anarchy and arbitrariness of a Caligula or Nero," he asks from the safety of Temple University in the US (temple.edu). Trump called President Volodymyr Zelensky a "dictator" and immediately European leaders said Zelensky had been elected. BBC. Elections were due in Ukraine in March-April 2024, but were not held because Zelensky declared Martial law on 24 February 2022 (wikipedia) and has been ruling by decree since then. Trump officials have held talks with Russian officials to end the war in Ukraine. "Prime Minister Keir Starmer... offered British troops to help guarantee Ukraine's security as part of any peace deal, as he and other European leaders rushed to coordinate a response to Trump's opening of talks with Russia about ending the war in Ukraine." DH. Counting reserve and support staff, the British armed forces have a total of 185,980 personnel (wikipedia) and are no match for Russian forces. Starmer probably thinks that, as a member of NATO, Britain can invoke Article 5 which "commits each member state to consider an armed attack against one member state, in the areas defined by Article 6, to be an armed attack against them all." wikipedia. NATO is nothing without the US, so Starmer intends to precipitate a war between the US and Russia. What a scoundrel! Trump understands that China is the main enemy and that the US cannot confront China and Russia together. "The stakes are high for Xi, who for years has assiduously cultivated both a personal bond with his 'old friend' Putin and his country's relations with Russia." Could this be Trump's 'reverse Nixon'? CNN. "Donald Trump has recently announced his ambitious plans to take control of Gaza and transform it into a 'Riviera'." ET. This plan also means that all Palestinians living in Gaza will be resettled in neighboring Arab countries. Arab states have rejected the idea because no country wants Palestinians. But, "trying to devise an alternative plan have yet to tackle critical issues like who will foot the bill for Gaza's reconstruction - estimated by the UN at more than $50 billion - or how the strip will be governed." ET. Also, "Hamas has proposed a significant development in the ongoing ceasefire negotiations with Israel, offering to release all remaining captives in the Gaza Strip in 'one go'." NDTV. Hamas leaders know that once they lose the human shields provided by the hostages, Israel will come after them with a vengeance. But Arab nations will be worse. Much worse. Trump's unorthodox ways may force enemies to reach a compromise. But, for some unfathomable reason, European leaders want wars to continue. They are trying to stop Trump. Colonial mindset.