Foucaulf
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« on: June 25, 2012, 10:03:35 PM » |
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1. Barack Obama
2. Angela Merkel
3. Vladimir Putin
4. David Cameron
5. Hu Jintao
6. François Hollande
7. King Abdullah
8. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
9. Benjamin Netanyahu
10. Jacob Zuma
Comments:
Hu is on the list by virtue of his power network, assuming predictions that many of his Communist Youth League allies get promoted to the Standing Committee.
Vladimir Putin is demoted because he is ruling over a country whose power is substantially diminishing, especially as it jostles for influence between the U.S. and China.
Cabinet politics decrease Cameron's power, but at least he still has a voice in his country's monetary policy.
Netanyahu is on the list because of his popularity and Israel's military/intelligence prowess ability to dictate U.S. policy in the Middle East.
Zuma's definitely an odd choice, but I still put him there because of South Africa's economy and his connections with African leaders. If Thabo Mbeki were still president he would be a more solid decision.
By 2013 Park Geun-Hye should be number 8 instead of Erdogan.
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