Thursday (June 9th): Widodo’s G20 Summit Drama!
Joko Widodo Name? Joko Widodo Westphalian identity? Indonesian Age? 60 Why is he in the news? Indonesian President Joko Widodo is currently holding the presidency of the G20 which means…
Thursday (April 7th): Silman worries Israel coalition
Name? Idit Silman Wikimedia Westphalian identity? Israeli Age? 41 Why is she in the news? Israeli Knesset member Idit Silman’s resignation as coalition chair and defection to the opposition is…
Thursday (March 31st): No more Gas, are you really prepared?
Wikimedia Name? Olaf Scholz Westphalian identity? German Age? 63 Why is he in the news? German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has been very nervous about Russian President Putin’s announcement today that…
Monday (March 28th): Aliyev Uses Russia’s Weakness
Name? Ilham Aliyev Westphalian identity? Azerbaijani Wikimedia Age? 60 Why is he in the news? Yesterday, the Russian Defence Ministry accused soldiers from Azerbaijan of violating a peace deal with…
Friday (March 25th): Stoltenberg’s NATO
Name? Jens Stoltenberg Westphalian identity? Norwegian Wikimedia Age? 63 Why is he in the news? NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg agreed to extend his term as head of the alliance by…
Thursday (March 24th): Kim’s cry for attention
Name? Kim Jong-un Westphalian identity? North Korea Wikimedia Age? 38 Why is he in the news? This morning, Kim Jong-un’s North Korea launched what is thought to be its largest…
Monday (March 21st): Zelensky’s War Time Rhetoric
Name? Volodymyr Zelensky Wikimedia Westphalian identity? Ukrainian Age? 44 Why is he in the news? Let’s be honest, when is he not these days? Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is showing…
Friday (March 18th): Duque for the Win
Name? Iván Duque Wikimedia Westphalian identity? Colombian Age? 45 Why is he in the news? Last week Colombian president Ivan Duque the US. With 45 minutes to make his case,…
Monday (March 15th): Iran is back!
Name? Hossein Salami Wikimedia Westphalian identity? Iranian Age? 61 Why is he in the news? This weekend the IRGC claimed ballistic missile attacks in Iraq’s northern Kurdish region. Commander of…
Thursday (March 10th): Morawiecki’s rise in popularity
Name? Mateusz Morawiecki Wikimedia Westphalian identity? Polish Age? 53 Why is he in the news? Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki made new friends over Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. A month…