Gamal Abdel Nasser

Lee Kuan Yew: A meritocratic, paternalistic model of Plato's philosopher king

Lee inculcated a spirit of meritocracy and elitism among Singaporeans. For him, it was essential that the best man for a job should do it; after all, the rulers must be beyond reproach in a paternalistic system.

The many things you did not know about Muammar Gaddafi

Gaddafi was the youngest child born to a nomadic Bedouin peasant family.