Monday (November 8th): Ortega Kills It at the Urns
Name? Daniel Ortega José Daniel Ortega Saavedra - President of Nicaragua Westphalian identity? Nicaraguan Age? 75 Why is he in the news? José Daniel Ortega, President of Nicaragua and leader…
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Friday (November 5th): South Korean Soft Power: Hallyu
Name? Moon Jae-in Moon Jae-In - President of South Korea Westphalian identity? South Korean Age? 68 Why is he in the news? Well, he is not directly in the news,…
Thursday (November 4th): Rishi Sunak Opens Britain’s Purse at Cop26
Name? Rishi Sunak Rishi Sunak - Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Westphalian identity? British Age? 41 Why is he in the news? The British Chancellor of Treasury, Rishi Sunak,…
Wednesday (November 3rd): Abiy Calls for State of Emergency
Abiy Ahmed Ali- Minister of the Federal Republic of Ethiopia Name? Abiy Ahmed Westphalian identity? Ethiopian Age? 45 Why is he in the news? Abiy Ahmed, Prime Minister of Ethiopia,…
Tuesday (November 2nd): Lebanon’s Latest Crisis
Name? George Kurdahi George Fouad Kordahi - CC BY 2.0 Ahmed Zayer Westphalian identity? Lebanese Age? 71 Why is he in the news? Lebanon’s Information Minister, Kurdahi, recently came under…
Monday (November 1st): Merkel the Monument
Name? Angela Merkel Westphalian identity? German Angela Merkel - Chancellor of Germany Age? 67 Why is she in the news? The outgoing chancellor of Germany brought her likely successor, Olaf…
Friday (October 29th): Iran’s comeback (stepback?)
Name? Ali Bagheri Ali Bagheri Kani - Source: CC BY 4.0 Maryam Kamyab Westphalian identity? Iranian Age? 54 Why is he in the news? After the election of a new…
Thursday (October 28th): Bojo’s Fighting for Fish
Name? Boris Johnson Boris Johnson - Prime Minister of the UK Westphalian identity? British Age? 57 Why is he in the news? UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson (or, as we…
Wednesday (October 27th): Myanmar Update: Counselor on Trial
Name? Aung San Suu Kyi Aung San Suu Kyi - State Counsellor of Myanmar Westphalian identity? Burmese Age? 76 Why is she in the news? After being detained for over…
Tuesday (October 26th): Otoniel Comes Out of the Jungle
Dairo Antonio ‘Otoniel’ Úsuga David - Colombian Drug Lord Name? Dairo Antonio ‘Otoniel’ Úsuga David Westphalian identity? Colombian Age? 50 Why is he in the news? Dairo Antonio Úsuga David,…
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