Friday (March 18th): Duque for the Win
Name? Iván Duque Wikimedia Westphalian identity? Colombian Age? 45 Why is he in the news? Last week Colombian president Ivan Duque the US. With 45 minutes to make his case,…
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Name? Iván Duque Wikimedia Westphalian identity? Colombian Age? 45 Why is he in the news? Last week Colombian president Ivan Duque the US. With 45 minutes to make his case,…
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…
Name? Volodymyr Zelensky Westphalian identity? Ukrainian Wikimedia Age? 44 Why is he in the news? Today, President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, addressed the United States Congress asking for the implementation…
Name? Petr Fiala Westphalian identity? Czech Wikimedia Age? 57 Why is he in the news? Czech Prime Minister Fiala, alongside his Polish and Slovenian counterparts, travelled to Kyiv yesterday to…
Name? Hossein Salami Wikimedia Westphalian identity? Iranian Age? 61 Why is he in the news? This weekend the IRGC claimed ballistic missile attacks in Iraq’s northern Kurdish region. Commander of…
Name? Assimi Goïta Westphalian identity? Malian Age? 39 Wikimedia Why is he in the news? Since coming to power, Malian Interim President and two-time coupist, Assimi Goïta, has used Russian…
Name? Mateusz Morawiecki Wikimedia Westphalian identity? Polish Age? 53 Why is he in the news? Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki made new friends over Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. A month…
Nicolás Maduro Name? Nicolás Maduro Westphalian identity? Venezuelan Age? 59 Why is he in the news? Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is one of many who have been affected by Putin’s…
Name? Ursula von der Leyen Wikimedia Westphalian identity? German Age? 63 Why is she in the news? As President of the European Commission, von der Leyen plays a pivotal role…
Name? Boris Johnson Westphalian identity? British Age? 57 Wikimedia Why is he in the news? A few weeks ago, before Russia invaded Ukraine, Boris Johnson was contending with a possible…