Between the public extravagances of today’s business icons and the recent trials of prominent CEOs, narcissistic managers have firmly taken the spotlight. In academia, the fascination with the potent mix of charisma and ego that defines narcissistic leaders has fuelled nearly two decades of extensive research and analysis. Yet one of the central challenges of

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) is greeted by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Tuesday as he arrives for a meeting at the Chigi Palace in Rome. Photo by Riccardo Antimiani/EPA Dec. 10 (UPI) -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine could hold elections within the next three months in response to allegations by U.S.

Catalan politics are now, it seems, a far cry from 2017’s infamous, unauthorised independence referendum. It was violently repressed by national police forces, led to widespread rioting, triggered a constitutional crisis in Spain, and saw leaders like Carles Puigdemont flee the country. The 2024 regional elections were a stark contrast. For over a decade, Catalonia