Thursday (Feb. 20): Diplomacy at its best
Paul Kagame Yoweri Museveni Name? Paul Kagame and Yoweri Museveni Westphalian Identity? Rwandan and Ugandan Age? 62 and 75 Why are they in the news? Are they? Certainly not in…
Pandemics of the Past
Could you give an overview of past global health scares, and how do they compare to Covid-19? Oh yes, finally we get to rant about the coronavirus (Covid-19 for the…
Monday (Feb. 17th): Democracy further taken apart
Name? Wendy Abraham Westphalian identity? Australian Age? Classified (or, rather, a 30-second google search proved inconclusive) Why is she in the news? She is a judge in Australia, and she…
Friday (Feb. 14): Munich Security Conference
Wolfgang Ischinger Name? Wolfgang Ischinger Westphalian identity? Herman Age? 73 Why is he in the news? Well he is not, but he should be. He is very influential this week,…
Wednesday (Feb. 12): Russian Balance
Sergey Lavrov Name? Sergey Lavrov Westphalian identity? Russian Age? 69 Why is he in the news? The Russian Foreign Minister is proposing an updated Sotschi Agreement to Turkey and Syria…
Tuesday (Feb. 11th): New Delhi Elections
Arvind Kejriwal Name? Arvind Kejriwal Westphalian identity? Indian Age? 51 Why is he in the news? Wins big in the New Delhi State elections for the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)…
Friday (Feb. 7th): Death of Doctor
Li Wenliang Name? Li Wenliang Westphalian identity? Chinese Age? 34 Why is he in the news? As the first doctor to (attempt to) warn others of the possibility of a…
Thursday (Feb. 6th): Nils Melzer’s Report on Torture
Nils Melzer Name? Nils Melzer Westphalian identity? Switzerland Age? 50 Why is he in the news? He is the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading…
Monday (Feb. 3): Superbowl Sunday, err we mean Iowa Caucus
Bernie Sanders Name? Patrick Mahomes!!! No, Bernie Sanders Westphalian Identity? Kansas City Chiefs!!! No, United States Senator Age? Only 24!!! No, already 78 years Why is he in the news?…
Friday (Jan. 31): BREXIT IS FINALLY HAPPENING?
Boris Johnson Name? Boris Johnson Westphalian Identity? Born in the USA and raised in Brussels but claims to be British. Age? 55 Why is he in the news? He has…