Author: Sarah McFadden

Natalia Gavrilița Name? Natalia Gavrilița Westphalian identity? Moldovan Age? 44 Why is she in the news? Moldova declared a state of emergency as Prime Minister Gavrilița said pressure levels in…

Win Myint Name? Win Myint Westphalian identity? Burmese Age? 69 Why is he in the news? Win Myint, Myanmar’s ex-civilian President, began his testimony yesterday of how the Feb. 1st…

Frances Haugen Name? Frances Haugen Westphalian identity? United States American Age? 37 Why is she in the news? During her three hour testimony for a Senate subcommittee, Haugen discussed in…

Fumio Kishida Name? Fumio Kishida Westphalian identity? Japanese Age? 64 Why is he in the news? Mr. Kishida has succeeded Mr. Suga as Japan’s latest Prime Minister as Suga has…

Albin Kurti Name? Albin Kurti Westphalian identity? Kosovar Albanian Age? 46 Why is he in the news? Prime Minister Kurti of Kosovo accused neighbouring Serbia of attempting to “provoke a…

Fiame Naomi Mata’afa Name? Fiame Naomi Mata’afa Westphalian identity? Samoan Age? 64 Why is she in the news? After a three month constitutional crisis, Ms. Fiame finally took office yesterday…

Miguel Díaz-Canel Name? Miguel Díaz-Canel Westphalian identity? Cuban Age? 61 Why is he in the news? Cuban President Díaz-Canel has been detaining dozens (if not hundreds) of anti-government protestors for…

Narendra Modi Name? Narendra Modi Westphalian identity? Indian Age? 70 Why is he in the news? Prime Minister Modi was accused of treason for reportedly using Israeli-NSO spyware tool Pegasus…

Joe Biden Name? Joe Biden Westphalian identity? United States American Age? 78 Why is he in the news? President Biden met with Germany’s Chancellor Merkel yesterday as a sign of…

Rodrigo Duterte Name? Rodrigo Duterte Westphalian identity? Filipino Age? 76 Why is he in the news? On the fifth anniversary of the Hague’s ruling that rejected China’s historical claim to…