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…
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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,…
Monday (October 25th): Hamdok ousted in Military Coup
Name? Abdalla Hamdok Abdalla Hamdok - Prime Minister of Sudan Westphalian identity? Sudanese Age? 65 Why is he in the news? A few weeks ago, we noted, officials of the…
Friday (October 22nd): Moldova’s State of Emergency
Natalia Gavrilița - Prime Minister of Moldova Name? Natalia Gavrilița Westphalian identity? Moldovan Age? 44 Why is she in the news? Moldova declared a state of emergency as Prime Minister…
Thursday (October 21st): Xi vs Energy
Name? Xi Jinping Xi Jinping - President of the People's Republic of China Westphalian identity? Chinese Age? 68 Why is he in the news? A few weeks ago we celebrated…
Wednesday (October 20th): Erdoǧan in Africa
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan - President of the Republic of Türkiye Name? Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Westphalian identity? Turkish Age? 67 Why is he in the news? Turkish President Erdoǧan has embarked…
Tuesday (October 19th): Poland’s PM Morawiecki vs the EU
Name? Mateusz Morawiecki Mateusz Morawiecki - Former Prime Minister of Poland Westphalian identity? Polish Age? 53 Why is he in the news? Polish Prime Minister (PM) Mateusz Morawiecki was probed…
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