Author: Joshua Dario Hasenstab

Name? Kim Jong-un Westphalian identity? North Korean Age? 37 Why is he in the news? It is the time of the year again when North Korea tests missiles to remind…

Zabiullah Mujahid Name? Zabiullah Mujahid Westphalian identity? Afghan Age? 43 Why is he in the news? Since the Taliban have taken over Afghanistan, you have likely seen Zabiullah Mujahid’s face…

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un Name? Kim Jong-un Westphalian identity? North Korean Age? 37 Why is he in the news? Kim Jong-un has reopened communication channels to South Korea…

Kais Saied Name? Kais Saied Westphalian identity? Tunisian Age? 63 Why is he in the news? Yesterday, Kais Saied, President of Tunisia, suspended the parliament and dismissed the prime minister…

Name? Angela Merkel Name? Angela Merkel Westphalian identity? German Age? 67 Why is he in the news? Last week we wrote about Merkel’s visit to the United States of America…

Ersin Tatar Name? Ersin Tatar Westphalian identity? Turkish Cypriot Age? 60 Why is he in the news? Today marks the 47th anniversary of the Turkish invasion of Cyprus and Ersin…

Cyril Ramaphosa Name? Cyril Ramaphosa Westphalian identity? South African Age? 68 Why is he in the news? President Ramaphosa has called the South African military for help with containing the…

President Sandu Name? Maia Sandu Westphalian identity? Moldavian Age? 49 Why is she in the news? In April, Moldova’s President Sandu called for snap parliamentary elections which were held yesterday.…

Alexander Lukashenko Name? Alexander Lukashenko Westphalian identity? Belarusian Age? 66 Why is he in the news? After last month’s forced landing of a Ryanair flight to seize prominent Belarusian dissident…

Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (MBZ) Name? Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (MBZ) Westphalian identity? Emirati Age? 60 Why is he in the news? At the OPEC meeting two days…