Monday (November 29th): Bukele’s Bitcoin Paradise
Nayib Bukele Name? Nayib Bukele Westphalian identity? Salvadoran Age? 40 Why is he in the news? Last Sunday Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele announced his plans to establish a Bitcoin City…
Monday (November 22nd): Chile Kasts Its Vote
José Antonio Kast Name? José Antonio Kast Westphalian identity? Chilean Age? 55 Why is he in the news? José Antonio Kast, leader of Chile’s far-right Republican party, came out on…
Monday (November 8th): Ortega Kills It at the Urns
Daniel Ortega Name? Daniel Ortega Westphalian identity? Nicaraguan Age? 75 Why is he in the news? José Daniel Ortega, President of Nicaragua and leader of the Sandinista Liberation Front, just…
Thursday (November 4th): Rishi Sunak Opens Britain’s Purse at Cop26
Source: Wikipedia Name? Rishi Sunak Westphalian identity? British Age? 41 Why is he in the news? The British Chancellor of Treasury, Rishi Sunak, made the news this week at the…
Thursday (October 28th): Bojo’s Fighting for Fish
Boris Johnson Name? Boris Johnson Westphalian identity? British Age? 57 Why is he in the news? UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson (or, as we know him, BoJo) has been in…
Tuesday (October 26th): Otoniel Comes Out of the Jungle
Dairo Antonio ‘Otoniel’ Úsuga David Name? Dairo Antonio ‘Otoniel’ Úsuga David Westphalian identity? Colombian Age? 50 Why is he in the news? Dairo Antonio Úsuga David, aka Otoniel, aka the…
Monday (October 18th): Alex Saab: Venezuela’s Fixer
Alex Saab Name? Alex Saab Westphalian identity? Colombian & Venezuelan (allegedly naturalised) Age? 49 Why is he in the news? Alex Saab, top frontman of Nicolás Maduro’s regime in Venezuela,…
Monday (October 11th): Castillo’s Cabinet Changeover
Pedro Castillo Name? Pedro Castillo Westphalian identity? Peruvian Age? 51 Why is he in the news? President Pedro Castillo fired Guido Bellido as Prime Minister of Perú last week along…
Friday (October 1st): AMLO’s CELAC Summit in Mexico
Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) Name? Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) Westphalian identity? Mexican Age? 67 Why is he in the news? Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) hosted…
Tuesday (September 14th): Myanmar Update
Kyaw Moe Tun Name? Kyaw Moe Tun Westphalian identity? Burmese Age? 52 Why is he in the news? Kyaw Moe Tun, permanent representative of Myanmar to the United Nations for…