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 - UN Special Rapporteur on Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. Name? Nils Melzer Westphalian identity? Switzerland Age? 50 Why is he in the…
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…
Wednesday (Jan. 29): Kushner’s Plan of the Century
Today's Westphalian Daily: Jared Kushner and Trump's Deal of the Century!
Ursula von der Leyen in Davos
This week Ursula was in Davos at the World Economic Forum where she delivered the opening speech and a longer speech later on. During her speech, she focused on three…
Ursula’s First Week at Work
Will von der Leyen survive the first 100 days with her new Commission? European Parliament (CC BY 2.0) Making everyone happy, except Manfred. May I remind you that before the…