The true king would reveal himself by solving an intractable problem — the Gordian knot. This knot was a nightmarish tangle of wrist-thick cornel bark that was twisted around an ox cart’s yoke and ...

But we should be mindful in doing so that the entire region is a historical Gordian Knot of poorly understood but ancient intertwined and competing threads -- one that may risk being cut by a ...

A Gordian knot is one that cannot be untied. It is usually so because the ends cannot be seen. In the modern age, this phrase is used to refer to any problem that is too complicated to solve.

He advises them to cut their Northern Gordian knot by severing Schleswig from Denmark proper, as well as Holstein and Lauenburg, and by establishing four diets in the kingdom instead of one.

Merchan’s eventual solution to this Gordian knot of his own creation was to announce prior to sentencing that he would not sentence Trump to anything at all. Invoking an “unconditional ...

The best explanation of President Trump’s aggressive strategy can be found in ancient Greece. Like Alexander the Great, Mr. Trump is cutting the Gordian knot. According to legend, in Phrygia (in what ...

The Gordian knot wasn’t solved by patience or incremental fixes. It was solved by seeing the problem differently and taking decisive action. Financial leaders now face the same choice ...