The world's leader

The world's leader by Bryan Chng Jing Siang is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License

‘The world's leader’ juxtaposes the leadership of two of America’s most recent leaders, George W. Bush and Barack Obama. Despite having presidency of arguably one of the most prominent nations in the world today, both leaders have had vastly different approaches to governing the nation. This is symbolized by the shading of the dual ‘faces’ of America in the 21st century; Bush’s presidency has been significantly marked by the ‘War on Terror’ and the bloodshed resulted from his administration’s heavy-handed foreign policy, while Obama’s presidency, in contrast, has currently been characterized more for his focus on diplomacy. Nevertheless, their respective leaderships have collectively transformed the geopolitical face that America presents to the rest of the world in the 21st century.