This Blog consists of daily (well weekdays) updates about the individual of the day in IR news. Written by the editors of our newsletter the Westphalian.
Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) Name? Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) Westphalian identity? Mexican Age? 67 Why is he in the news? Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) hosted…
Name? Boris Johnson Westphalian identity? British, very British Age? 57 Why is he in the news? Boris Johnson’s United Kingdom is currently experiencing a bit of a fuel shortage. Not…
Najla Bouden Romdhane Name? Najla Bouden Romdhane Westphalian identity? Tunisian Age? 62/63 Why is she in the news? Last week, Tunisian President, Kais Saied, performed a controversial power grab when…
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…
Olaf Scholz Name? Olaf Scholz Westphalian identity? German Age? 63 Why is he in the news? Olaf Scholz’s Social Democrats received the highest share of votes in the German Parliamentary…
Kais Saied Name? Kais Saied Westphalian identity? Tunisian Age? 63 Why is he in the news? In July, Tunisian President Kais Saied suspended the National Parliament and ousted his Prime…
Xi Jinping Name? Xi Jinping Westphalian identity? Chinese Age? 68 Why is he in the news? Biden wasn’t the only one to speak at the UN General Assembly, but Chinese…
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.…
Abdalla Hamdok Name? Abdalla Hamdok Westphalian identity? Sudanese Age? 65 Why is he in the news? Early this morning, Sudanese officials foiled a coup d’état attempt led by followers of…
Name? Emmanuel Macron Name? Emmanuel Macron Westphalian identity? French Age? 43 Why is he in the news? As we mentioned last Friday, French President Macron was furious at Australia, the…