(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte has been featured in the cover and the cover story of the May issue of TIME magazine’s international edition.
In the cover were also Russian President Vladimir Putin, Turkey President Recep Erdogan and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
The article titled “Rise of the Strongmen” written by American political scientist Ian Bremmer featured Chinese President Xi Jinping as well.
“In every region of the world, changing times have boosted public demand for more muscular, assertive leadership. These tough-talking populists promise to protect ‘us’ from ‘them,'” the article said.
According to tge story, “depending on who’s talking, ‘them’ can mean the corrupt elite or the grasping poor; foreigners or members of racial, ethnic or religious minorities. Or disloyal politicians, bureaucrats, bankers or judges. Or lying reporters.”
“Out of this divide, a new archetype of leader has emerged. We’re now in the strongman era,” it added.