Profiles

Abdel Fattah el-Sisi Since coming to power in 2013, Sisi has made many decisions with the reasoning of ‘fighting terrorism in the region’ and ‘keeping it outside our borders.’ Such…

Abdel Fattah el-Sisi In contrast to many neighboring nations, Sisi has not been entirely against capitalism and other Western concepts and institutions that often come with it. Since 2013, Sisi’s…

Abdel Fattah el-Sisi Considering the coup and related protests that brought Sisi to power, limiting the freedom of the press, the right to protest as well as maintaining a strong…

Abdel Fattah el-Sisi Sisi’s political position as President of Egypt appears to grow increasingly secure as there is large speculation of an amendment to the Constitution that would allow longer…

Abdel Fattah el-Sisi In 2013, el-Sisi overthrew the first democratically elected President (Morsi) in a coup as a response to mass protests and under the direction/planning of the military he…

Narendra Modi Ever wondered how Modi reached the top of the political ladder in the world's largest democracy?  What's in his personality that compels his voters to trust him so…

Narendra Modi Although Modi wants to portray himself as a strong and independent personality, even he hasn’t managed to completely brush off the influences of systemic factors during his political…

Narendra Modi Arguably the main reasons Modi has been discussed internationally, the ‘Hindutva’ or ‘anti-Muslim’ sentiments have unfortunately given him a bad rep. The Godhra riots in 2002 (when Modi…

Narendra Modi The idea of Modinomics grew in popularity during his election campaign in 2014 after his success in Gujarat. Modi promised the Indian citizens that he would transform India…