Author: Joshua Dario Hasenstab

Mette Frederiksen Name? Mette Frederiksen Westphalian identity? Danish Age? 43 Why is she in the news? The prime minister of Denmark, alongside her Austrian counterpart, broke ranks with Brussels to…

Kyaw Moe Tun Name? Kyaw Moe Tun Westphalian identity? Burmese Age? 50s Why is he in the news? Until this morning Kyaw Moe Tun was Myanmar’s ambassador to the United…

Nikol Pashinyan Name? Nikol Pashinyan Westphalian identity? Armenian Age? 45 Why is he in the news? The Armenian armed forces have called upon Nikol Pashinyan to resign from his position…

Bashar al-Assad Name? Bashar al-Assad Westphalian identity? Syrian Age? 55 Why is he in the news? High levels of inflation in Syria, prisoner swaps with Israel, or one of his…

Justin Trudeau Name? Justin Trudeau Westphalian identity? Canadian Age? 49 Why is he in the news? Canada’s parliament has passed a non-binding motion that says China’s treatment of its Muslim…

Hassan Rohani Name? Hassan Rohani Westphalian identity? Iranian Age? 72 Why is he in the news? Three days before an Iranian deadline to restrict UN inspections on Iran’s nuclear facilities,…

Mario Draghi Name? Mario Draghi Westphalian identity? Italian Age? 73 Why is he in the news? Weeks after a rebellion in the ruling coalition under Giuseppe Conte plunged Italy’s government…

Loujain al-Hathloul Name? Loujain al-Hathloul Westphalian identity? Saudi Age? 31 Why is she in the news? Loujain al-Hathloul was released after three years of being imprisoned for campaigning for women’s…

Iván Duque Name? Iván Duque Westphalian identity? Colombian Age? 44 Why is he in the news? President Iván Duque of Colombia announced Monday that his government will provide a 10-year…

Robyn Rihanna Fenty Name? Robyn Rihanna Fenty Westphalian identity? Barbadian Age? 32 Why is she in the news? Last week, singer Rihanna decided to Talk That Talk in a tweet…