Irreconcilable differences?: The political rift between Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr (right) and his vice president Sara Duterte has only grown in 2024. — AP
THERE are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen,” observed Russian revolutionary leader Vladimir Lenin following the precipitous decline and eventual collapse of the centuries-old Tsarist regime in his country in 1917. The question of “revolution”, of course, has gained renewed salience in our new political moment.
From the sudden demise of the half-a-century-old Assad regime in Syria, to the historic impeachment of President Yoon Suk-yeol in South Korea, and the seamless return of Donald Trump to the US White House, we are witnessing nothing less than the evisceration of age-old assumptions and the dawn of a new age of uncertainty.
