Friday (September 25th): Abiy Ahmed Once Again Under Pressure in Ethiopia
Abiy Ahmed Ali - Prime Minister of the Republic of Ethiopia Name? Abiy Ahmed Westphalian identity? Ethiopian Age? 50 Why is he in the news? On 20 September, seven armed…
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Thursday (September 24th): Modi’s Awkward Pakistani Third Wheel
Narendra Modi - Prime Minister of India Name? Narendra Modi Westphalian identity? Indian Age? 76 Why is he in the news? Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is facing an uncomfortable…
Wednesday (September 23rd): Von der Leyen invites Canada to be an EU Associate Member
Ursula von der Leyen – President of the European CommissionCC BY 4.0 Etienne Ansotte, © European Union, 2021 Adapted Name? Ursula Von der Leyen Westphalian identity? German Age? 67 Why…
Tuesday (September 22nd): Fernández signals openness to U.S. ground troops
Laura Fernández - President of Costa Rica Name? Laura Fernández Westphalian identity? Costa Rican Age? 40 Why is she in the news? Costa Rican President Laura Fernández stated in an…
Monday (September 21st): 25 Years for Thaçi
Hashim Thaçi - Former President of Kosovo Name? Hashim Thaçi Westphalian identity? Kosovar Age? 58 Why is he in the news? Last week former President of Kosovo, Hashim Thaçi, was…
Friday (September 18th): al-Houthi Picks the Perfect Houthi-Moment
Abdul-Malik Al-Houthi - 2nd Leader of the Houthis Name? Abdul-Malik al-Houthi Westphalian identity? Yemeni Age? 46ish Why is he in the news? Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, leader of Yemen's Ansar Allah since…
Thursday (September 17th): Fujimori to bring Peru into the Shield of the Americas
Name? Keiko Fujimori Westphalian identity? Peruvian Age? 51 Why is she in the news? Peruvian president Keiko Fujimori announced last Thursday that the country would be joining the U.S.-led “Shield…
Wednesday (September 16th): Alice Weidel’s AfD Wins Big in Germany State Election
Alice Weidel - Member of the German Bundestag Name? Alice Weidel Westphalian identity? German Age? 47 Why is she in the news? Alice Weidel is facing an opportunity to expand…
Tuesday (September 15th): Altman’s post-GPT clarity
Sam Altam - CEO of OpenAI CC by 2.0 Adapted Name? Sam Altman Westphalian identity? US American Age? 41 Why is he in the news? OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has…
Monday (September 14th): Ibrahim Puts ASEAN’s Haze Pact on Notice
Anwar bin Ibrahim - Prime Minister of Malaysia Name? Anwar Ibrahim Westphalian identity? Malaysian Age? 79 Why is he in the news? Last week, on September 8, Malaysian Prime Minister…