#political-legitimacy

#political-legitimacy

as the gods were understood as the true monarchs and the king as simply their steward. In order to maintain his authority, the king needed to court the goodwill of the gods, and although they made their approval clear through military victories, bountiful harvests, and prosperous trade, events such as the Akitu festival provided an annual opportunity for the divine to continue its relationship with the ruling house or withdraw its favor.

U.S. President Donald Trump himself has openly alluded to the importance of Venezuelan oil and the supposed existence of liabilities and energy rights seized from U.S. companies in previous litigation with the Venezuelan state. You remember, they took all of our energy rights, Trump stated, referring to Chavismo and its dispute with the multinational Exxon Mobil, which resulted in the company's departure from Venezuela in 2007.

The Russian Provisional Government, a series of unelected coalitions, briefly governed from March to November 1917, losing power to the Bolsheviks amid crises.