Thursday (February 18th): Iranian Ultimatum
Hassan Rohani Name? Hassan Rohani Westphalian identity? Iranian Age? 72 Why is he in the news? Three days before an Iranian deadline to restrict UN inspections on Iran’s nuclear facilities,…
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Hassan Rohani Name? Hassan Rohani Westphalian identity? Iranian Age? 72 Why is he in the news? Three days before an Iranian deadline to restrict UN inspections on Iran’s nuclear facilities,…
Kim Jong Un Name? Kim Jong-un Westphalian identity? North Korean Age? 37 Why is he in the news? The Supreme Leader’s regime has reportedly tried to steal the Covid19 vaccine…
Mario Draghi Name? Mario Draghi Westphalian identity? Italian Age? 73 Why is he in the news? Weeks after a rebellion in the ruling coalition under Giuseppe Conte plunged Italy’s government…
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Name? Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Westphalian identity? Nigerian Age? 66 Why is she in the news? Okonjo-Iweala is set to be named Director General of the WTO, becoming the first…
Loujain al-Hathloul Name? Loujain al-Hathloul Westphalian identity? Saudi Age? 31 Why is she in the news? Loujain al-Hathloul was released after three years of being imprisoned for campaigning for women’s…
Kamel el-Wazir Name? Kamel el-Wazir Westphalian identity? Egyptian Age? mid-60s? Why is he in the news? As Egypt’s Transport Minister, Wazir was eager to announce a number of new road…
Xi Jinping Name? Xi Jinping Westphalian identity? Chinese Age? 67 Why is he in the news? We’ve covered many of Xi’s conflicts (physical and economic) in the past year including…
Iván Duque Name? Iván Duque Westphalian identity? Colombian Age? 44 Why is he in the news? President Iván Duque of Colombia announced Monday that his government will provide a 10-year…
Robyn Rihanna Fenty Name? Robyn Rihanna Fenty Westphalian identity? Barbadian Age? 32 Why is she in the news? Last week, singer Rihanna decided to Talk That Talk in a tweet…
Joesph Biden Name? Joseph Biden Westphalian identity? United States American Age? 78 Why is he in the news? President Biden delivered his first foreign policy speech yesterday in which he…