Thursday (January 13th): Russia’s fading patience
Sergey Lavrov Name? Sergey Lavrov Westphalian identity? Russian Age? 71 Why is he in the news? As an estimated 100.000 troops remain massed on Ukraine’s eastern border with Russia, Foreign…
Monday (January 10th): Kazakhstan’s Power Struggle
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev Name? Kassym-Jomart Tokayev Westphalian identity? Kazakh Age? 68 Why is he in the news? On New Year’s Day, Kazakhstan saw their fuel prices increase by 50% overnight- sparking…
Monday (November 15th): COP26: Don’t blame India!
Bhupender Yadav Name? Bhupender Yadav Westphalian identity? Indian Age? 52 Why is he in the news? As the COP 26 Summit in Glasgow ended, many were left disappointed, largely due…
Wednesday (September 22nd): Biden’s UN Debut
Joe Biden Name? Joe Biden Westphalian identity? United States American Age? 78 Why is he in the news? President Joe Biden addressed the General Assembly at the United Nations yesterday.…
Hlaing’s Conflict with Suu Kyi: Uncertainty as Junta threatens to end Democracy in Myanmar
+ The much heralded and abrupt democratic experience in Myanmar has come to a foreseeable end.+ Conflict between Hlaing and Suu Kyi disrupts any basis for coexistence between both sides.+…
Xi’s COVID Conundrum
Source: South China Morning Post / XinhuaA group of frontline medical workers await impatiently in front of a giant screen for the most powerful man in China. On February 11th…
Bashar Al-Assad’s Romance with Vladimir Putin: Russian strikes ended the ceasefire in Syria
+First Russian strikes in the NorthWest of Syria since March+Putin strengthens military and diplomatic alliance with Al-Assad +Putin positions himself as an arbitrator in the never-ending Syrian WarSource: Reuters Why is…
Question of the Week: Aftermath of Covid-19
After reading the weekly news, a question I think many of us have asked ourselves during these past weeks has come to mind once again. When do you think the…
COVID-19, Economic Recession, and the Environment
We can all agree that 2020 has seemingly started on the “wrong foot.” The past few months have been eventful, to say the least. As the Coronavirus, or COVID-19, is…
Coronavirus’ Heat Level: Blazing decision-making at every level of society
After months of preparation, we had picked March 2, 2020, as our festive website launch date. Unfortunately, plans changed this past week: On Thursday news came out that an Italian…