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Author: Gabriela Vargas Hernandez

This author has written 7 articles

Nayib Bukele BLAZES with El Salvador’s Security Model

  • Post author:Gabriela Vargas Hernandez
  • Post published:17/07/2026
  • Post category:HOT or NOT

Bukele transformed public security into a model of performance-based legitimacy, making visible policy delivery the foundation of his political support. By combining security reforms with a personalised communication strategy, his administration…

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Thursday (July 16th): al-Sharaa’s je ne sais quoi strengthens Syria

  • Post author:Gabriela Vargas Hernandez
  • Post published:16/07/2026
  • Post category:DAILY

Ahmed Al-Sharaa - President of Syria Name? Ahmed al-Sharaa Westphalian identity? Syrian Age? 43 Why is he in the news? Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa hosted French President Emmanuel Macron in…

Continue ReadingThursday (July 16th): al-Sharaa’s je ne sais quoi strengthens Syria

Thursday (July 9th): Mojtaba Khamenei “ghosted” Ali Khamenei’s funeral

  • Post author:Gabriela Vargas Hernandez
  • Post published:09/07/2026
  • Post category:DAILY

Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei - Supreme Leader of Iran Thursday (July 9th): Mojtaba Khamenei “ghosted” Ali Khamenei’s funeral Name? Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei Westphalian identity? Iranian Age? 56 Why is he in…

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Monday (June 29th): Rodriguez’s shaky response to twin earthquakes in Venezuela

  • Post author:Gabriela Vargas Hernandez
  • Post published:29/06/2026
  • Post category:DAILY

Delcy Eloína Rodríguez Gómez - President of Venezuela Name? Delcy Eloína Rodríguez Gómez Westphalian identity? Venezuelan Age? 57 Why is she in the news? Venezuela’s President Delcy Rodríguez declared a…

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Ibrahim Traoré’s HOT Nationalisation of Burkina Faso’s Gold Sector

  • Post author:Gabriela Vargas Hernandez
  • Post published:27/06/2026
  • Post category:HOT or NOT

Traoré expanded state control over Burkina Faso's mining sector through resource nationalism, strengthening government ownership of strategic resources. Popular support for economic sovereignty and limited resistance from key veto players…

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Thursday (June 25th): Marcos “Bongbong” Jr. takes ASEAN to Moscow

  • Post author:Gabriela Vargas Hernandez
  • Post published:25/06/2026
  • Post category:DAILY

Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. - President of the Philippines Name? Ferdinand “Bongbong” Romualdez Marcos Jr. Westphalian identity? Filipino Age? 68 Why is he in the news? President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.…

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Thursday (June 18th): Lai’s $14 billion balancing act for Taiwan

  • Post author:Gabriela Vargas Hernandez
  • Post published:18/06/2026
  • Post category:DAILY

William Lai Ching-Te - President of the Republic of China (Taiwan) Name? William Lai Ching-te Westphalian identity? Taiwanese Age? 66 Why is he in the news? Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te…

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