Leaders by Robin Sidhu

Khadija

2021-11-25 04:11:56 UTC

The foreign policy of Vladimir Putin concerns the policies of Russia's president Vladimir Putin with respect to other nations. He held office from 2000 to 2008, and assumed power again in 2012.

Vladimir Putin, Origins: Osman

2021-11-25 04:13:24 UTC

Vladimir Putin's rise to power started with his entry into Leningrad State University to study law. There he became a member of the Communist party and met several people such as Anatoly Sobchack who helped him in his later careers. After graduation he would serve 15 years as an agent of the KGB, mainly operating in East Germany. His experience in Germany would make him fluent in Germany and several other languages.

His rise to become one of Russia's top politicians began when he became deputy mayor to Sobchack, who admired his talent. Soon in 1996 Putin would move to Moscow and quickly rise through the ranks. In 1998 he was appointed by president Yeltsin as the head of the FSB. Due to Yeltsin's unpopularity and numerous domestic and Foreign failures he appointed the then unknown Putin to become prime minister of Russia.

Putin's time as prime minister would make him popular, as his cold and decisive nature was appreciated by the Russian public. However in the year 2000 Yeltsin would suddenly retire allowing Putin to become president of Russia. As president Putin would use his skills as a former KGB agent as knowledge of the law to crackdown on corporate corruption, which was rampant after the fall of the USSR. He would also wage a long but decisive war against Chechen separatist, who had foiled the attempts of the previous administration to conquer them.

Thanks to his multilingualism and extensive knowledge of other world powers, Putin would always put Russia in favorable position. Constantly exploiting the weaknesses of other nations. This was best seen in the Ukrainian constitutional crisis of 2014. Putin would use the former president of Ukraine as a reason to seize land and dominate Ukrainian politics.

Vladimir Putin - Silencing critics and actions in the West 3,October 2021., Encyclopedia Britannica.

Mohammad Javad Zarif_Azeez

2021-11-25 04:15:05 UTC

Mohammad Javad Zarif.
Iran's top diplomat and foreign minister from 2013 to 2021.

He spent his life working as a diplomat, serving in different parts of the world.

He was educated in the US, holding a B.A M.A and Ph.D. in International relations meaning he has deep experience in that field. His life in the US made him well accustomed to some American politicians like John Kerry, which also contributed to his role as a foreign minister later. later he became a professor at the University of Tehran. That played a huge role in the success he had as a foreign minister.

He is best known for his effort in the Joint comprehensive plan of action (JCPOA) and 5 +1 regarding Iran’s nuclear deal as well as lifting the economic sanction imposed on Iran.

Donald Trump- Mo

2021-11-25 04:22:33 UTC

Donald Trump is the US' 45th president as well as a big media personality.Donald Trump's administration witnessed a significant shift away from US leadership in sectors like trade and diplomacy, as well as a broadening of immigration laws. Donald Trump pledges America's first approach to foreign policy and trade in his inaugural speech, with a focus on lowering trade deficits and rebalancing burden sharing within alliances. He made big adjustments in a short period of time, such as the travel ban, hitting Syria in 2017, and rolling back ties with Cuba.

Joko Widodo

sultanramadhan65 — 2021-11-25 04:26:50 UTC

Joko Widodo was the first Indonesian president not to come from an elite political or military background. He grew up in a low middle class family and did carpenting and started his own business involving furniture which became successful. Later decided to become a politician and became Surakarta's mayor in 2005 then mayor of Jakarta in 2012, and then President of Indonesia since 2014.

His foreign policy involves upholding that of his predecessor SBY, with the mission statement 'a thousand friends and zero enemies'. Widodo holds no tolerance to the compromising of sovereignty such as in the case of illegal fishing by China in Indonesian waters. It is important to note that foreign policy making made during Widodo's administration is left to key advisers, as Joko Widodo himself is inexperienced in this matter -Sultan

Indonesian foreign policy under President Jokowi | Lowy Institute

Fumia Kishida

2021-11-25 04:28:05 UTC

Japans 3rd prime minster within a year replacing shinzo Abe. former foreign minister, both grandfather and father where part of the National Diet. Kishida spent 3 years in new york with his father who was a senior trade minister official."kishida will likely continue Japan’s promotion of the Quad – the security grouping made up of Japan, the US, Australia — and may even adopt Kono’s proposal to develop nuclear-powered submarines".

Alexis

2021-11-25 04:32:04 UTC

Donald Trump was the 45th President of the United States throughout the years of 2017 to 2021.
His foreign policy throughout his presidency can be described as "unpredictable and reneging" in regards to prior international commitments, upending diplomatic conventions, embracing political and economic brinkmanship and straining relationships with traditional American allies.
A constant key theme of Trump's campaign was his view that "The United States had long been treated unfairly or taken advantage of by other countries and that under Obama's Leadership, The United States had ceased to be respected in worldly affairs". (Duignan, 2021) causing Trump to threaten to impose Tariffs on countries that engaged in his personally deemed 'Unfair trade practices', critiquing the NATO, dismissed alliances and withdrew the US from the Trans-Pacific Partnership.

- Duignan, B., 2021. Donald Trump | Biography, Education, & Facts. [online] Encyclopedia Britannica. Available at: [Accessed 25 November 2021].

john- Henry Kissinger

2021-11-25 04:33:44 UTC

Henry Kissinger, who was formerly President Nixons Secretary of State, is a famed politician known as one of the foremost realist state actors of the 20th century. He started studying at Harvard University in 1947, learning about political science and literature. Through his dissertation and subsequent exploits Kissinger became a prominent figure in the US political sphere. His experiences fighting in WW2 and his studies concerning the weimar republic helped shaped his realist worldview, which in turn influenced his policy making decisions. Concerning nuclear weapons, he was a proponent of using them, instead of hiding them away to be used as a mere threat of deadly force, in this he cited the analogy of the British and Austrian Empires in trying to contain Napoleonic France, urging the US government to heed this lesson when dealing with the Soviet Union.

THUHA: Angela Merkel is the first female chancellor in Germany. She had successfully guided her country through a number of major turbulences, from the 2008 global financial crisis to Brexit, the imperative to drop fossil fuels, and the COVID pandemic. She was on of the most dominant state figures for almost 2 decades, also one of the the most recognisable and influential people in the world. She had not only contributed to Germany’s growing economy, but also preventing the EU from falling apart during the world financial crisis in 2008. During the Covid 19 pandemic, her background in science had supported her in dealing with Germany covid outbreaks better than many other neighbours, despite the nation’s massive population and disadvantage geography. During her time, her scientist traits had helped significantly in her decision making and problem-solving process. She was described as patient and discerning, who has vision and strategy, and understands the value of planning for the long term. She was both rational and empirical in her actions which explained very well her long-term success in her tenure.

18821909 — 2021-11-25 04:38:06 UTC

Frank-Walter Steinmeier - Zane R

2021-11-25 04:48:10 UTC

He has been the president of Germany since 2017 and was previously Minister of Foreign affairs from 2005 to 2009 and from 2013 to 2017. Germany's foreign policy includes strengthening EU cohesion and keeping close cooperation with all EU member states. Germany is committed to peace and security around the world and it promotes the strengthening of democracy, the rule of law and human rights worldwide. Also, Germany aims to ensure globalization is fair and sustainable.

Hun Sen - Cambodia

20539229 — 2021-11-25 04:49:54 UTC

Hun Sen is the former prime minister of Cambodia People's Party (CCP) from 1985. Before he joined the Khmer Rouge in 1970, he was a Buddhist monk. When the COVID outbreak occurred, Hun Sen visited China after the first outbreak and criticized other countries for not allowing individuals to travel to China, this is significant as it portrays how close China and Cambodia have become in recent years. Hun Sen's foreigns have also shifted to benefiting China, for instance, the construction of many hotels and tourist infrastructures to cater to Chinese tourism has been significantly increased to benefit China. This could also be an effect of both countries being in support of the Khmer Rouge back then. Although, during this month, tension has increased between China and Cambodia's foreign policies as Hun Sen denied China in building a military outpost in Cambodia. This could be motivated by Hun Sen's changing views on the Khmer Rouge, which is changing his foreign policies. - Viriya

https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/cambodia-dismisses-us-sanctions-politically-motivated-81104750
https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/03/10/xi-jinping-fake-history-lesson-hun-sen-china-cambodia-khmer-rouge/
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Cambodian-Peoples-Party