Wednesday (April 6th): Xi’s ‘Zero Covid’ Policy
Wikimedia Name? Xi Jinping Westphalian identity? Chinese Age? 68 Why is he in the news? Chinese President Xi Jinping’s zero-Covid strategy for China has come under pressure lately as the…
Tuesday (April 5th): Orbán wins big!
Wikimedia Name? Viktor Orban Westphalian identity? Hungarian Age? 58 Why is he in the news? Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz Party won the parliamentary elections in Hungary for a fourth…
Thursday (March 17th): Martin’s ‘People of Ireland’ response
Name? Micheál Martin Wikimedia Westphalian identity? Irish Age? 61 Why is he in the news? Taoiseach Martin (aka Prime Minister Martin) has emphasised that “the humanitarian response trumps anything as…
Thursday (January 27th): Maldonado’s Murder in Mexico
Lourdes Maldonado López Name? Lourdes Maldonado López Westphalian identity? Mexican Age? 52 Why is she in the news? Lourdes Maldonado López is one of three journalists who were murdered last…
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 / Xinhua A group of frontline medical workers await impatiently in front of a giant screen for the most powerful man in China. On February…