Friday (March 13th): Friday the 13th!!! Bolsonaro Fake News
Jair Bolsonaro Name? Jair Bolsonaro Westphalian identity? Brasilian Age? 64 Why is he in the news? Earlier today news came out of Brazil that Bolsonaro had been infected with the…
Wednesday (March 11th): 103 Days in Office- Ursula von der Leyen
Ursula von der Leyen Name? Ursula von der Leyen Westphalian identity? European Age? 61 Why is she in the news? She has been President of the European Commission for 100…
Tuesday (March 10th): An offer we can’t refuse
Name? Giuseppe Conte Westphalian identity? Italian Age? 55 Why is he in the news? He locked down Italy last night; that is not a nightclub at Gran Via but an…
Thursday (March 5th): Brexit is cooler than Covid-19
Michel Barnier Name? Michel Barnier Westphalian identity? French but European in this context Age? 69 Why is he in the news? Let’s take a break from the exhausting panic about…
Global Warming solved by the Global South?
With coronavirus and the situation in Syria,it seems we’ve forgotten about other pressing issues such as climate change. Australia’s still burning and Greta is still marching. Are global leaders still…
Tuesday (March 3rd): “Super Tuesday” Israel edition.
Benjamin Netanjahu Name? Benjamin Netanyahu Westphalian Identity? Israeli Age? 70 Why is he in the news? Israelis voted for the third time in a year and it seems like Netanyahu…
Monday (March 2nd): The US Withdrawal Specialist
Zalmay Khalilzad Name? Zalmay Khalilzad Westphalian identity? United States of America (born Afghan) Age? 68 Why is he in the news? He was the top US diplomat responsible for brokering…
Friday (Feb. 28): Turkey and Syria: At the brink of war?
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Name? Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Westphalian Identity? Turkish Age? 66 Why is he in the news? Erdoğan is on fire after the killing of 33 Turkish soldiers in…
Protests all over the world
“What is the situation of the protests around the world (Latin America, Hong Kong, etc.)? They seem to have been out of the news for a while” Indeed, they have…
Friday (Feb. 21): Iranian Elections for Parliament
Ali Khamenei Name? Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Westphalian Identity? Iranian Age? 80 Why is he in the news? He is not really because the media already talked about Iran this year…