Author: Dario Hasenstab

Arlene Foster - Prime Minister of Northern IrelandSource: House of Lords / photography by Roger Harris - CC BY 3.0 (Adapted) Name? Arlene Foster Westphalian identity? Northern Irish Age? 50…

Aung San Suu Kyi - State Counsellor of Myanmar Name? Aung San Suu Kyi Westphalian identity? Burmese Age? 75 Why is she in the news? As State Counsellor of Myanmar,…

Svetlana Tikhanovskaya - President of the Coordination Council of Belarus Name? Svetlana Tikhanovskaya Westphalian identity? Belarusian Age? 38 Why is he in the news? Svetlana Tikhanovskaya is very busy lately.…

Abdul-Malik Al-Houthi - 2nd Leader of the Houthis Name? Abdul-Malik Badreddin al-Houthi Westphalian identity? Yemeni/Houthi Age? 41 Why is he in the news? Abdul-Malik Badreddin al-Houthi is the leader of…

Giuseppe Conte - Prime Minister of Italy Name? Giuseppe Conte Westphalian identity? Italian Age? 56 Why is he in the news? One week after winning a vote of confidence in…

Melanie Silva - Managing Director, Google Australia & New Zealand Name? Melanie Silva Westphalian identity? Australian  Age? mid-forties Why is he in the news? A few months ago, Australian lawmakers…

Joe Biden - President of the United States of America Name? Joseph R. Biden Jr.  Westphalian identity? United States American Age? 78 Why is he in the news? Mr Biden…

Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani - Foreign Minister of Qatar Name? Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani Westphalian identity? Qatari Age? 40 Why is he in the news? Qatar’s foreign minister…

Alexei Anatolievich Navalny - President of Russia of the Future Name? Alexei Navalny Westphalian identity? Russian Age? 44 Why is he in the news? Five months ago, Alexei Navalny was…

Mohamed Bouazizi Name? Mohamed Bouazizi Westphalian identity? Tunesian Age? 26 (died 10 years ago) Why is he in the news? A decade ago this week, the young fruit seller Mohammed…