~How Knops got the Parliament of St. Maarten to fire their international lawyer. Mental gymnastics for the legal minded politic~
We are all, some more than others, acquainted with the Gordian Knot from Greek mythology. It refers to an intricate problem, requiring subtlety of thought and suppleness of mind. This week State Secretary Knops placed the Parliament of St. Maarten before exactly such a conundrum.
By forcing them to jump through a series of hoops and make certain irreconcilable choices, he has in effect forced them into firing their international lawyer without them being able to discern that carefully laid ...
To read more: https://www.smn-news.com/st-maarten-st-martin-news/37179-cutting-the-knopsian-knot.html
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