Wednesday (April 6th): Xi’s ‘Zero Covid’ Policy
Xi Jinping - President of the People's Republic of China Name? Xi Jinping Westphalian identity? Chinese Age? 68 Why is he in the news? Chinese President Xi Jinping’s zero-Covid strategy…
Tuesday (April 5th): Orbán wins big!
Viktor Orbán - Former Prime Minister of Hungary Name? Viktor Orban Westphalian identity? Hungarian Age? 58 Why is he in the news? Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz Party won the…
Thursday (March 17th): Martin’s ‘People of Ireland’ response
Micheál Martin - Irish Taoiseach and Politician Name? Micheál Martin Westphalian identity? Irish Age? 61 Why is he in the news? Taoiseach Martin (aka Prime Minister Martin) has emphasised that…
Thursday (January 27th): Maldonado’s Murder in Mexico
María de Lourdes Maldonado López - Mexican Journalist Name? Lourdes Maldonado López Westphalian identity? Mexican Age? 52 Why is she in the news? Lourdes Maldonado López is one of three…
Thursday (January 13th): Russia’s fading patience
Name? Sergey Lavrov Sergej Viktorovič Lavrov - Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Westphalian identity? Russian Age? 71 Why is he in the news? As an estimated 100.000 troops remain massed…
Monday (January 10th): Kazakhstan’s Power Struggle
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev - President of 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…
Monday (November 15th): COP26: Don’t blame India!
Name? Bhupender Yadav Bhupender Yadav - Indian Minister of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change Westphalian identity? Indian Age? 52 Why is he in the news? As the COP 26 Summit…
Wednesday (September 22nd): Biden’s UN Debut
Joe Biden - President of he United States of America Name? Joe Biden Westphalian identity? United States American Age? 78 Why is he in the news? President Joe Biden addressed…
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. Repetition…
Xi’s COVID Conundrum
Xi Jinping - President of the People's Republic of China A group of frontline medical workers await impatiently in front of a giant screen for the most powerful man in…