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.
Subrahmanyam Jaishankar Name? Subrahmanyam Jaishankar Westphalian identity? Indian Age? 66 Why is he in the news? As India’s Minister of External Affairs, Jaishankar was happy to announce that “The Pharmacy…
Joe Biden Name? Joseph R. Biden Jr. Westphalian identity? United States American Age? 78 Why is he in the news? Mr Biden officially becomes President Biden in today’s limited inauguration…
Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani Name? Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani Westphalian identity? Qatari Age? 40 Why is he in the news? Qatar’s foreign minister called for the Gulf Cooperation…
Alexei Navalny Name? Alexei Navalny Westphalian identity? Russian Age? 44 Why is he in the news? Five months ago, Alexei Navalny was poisoned by a nerve agent attack on a…
Joe Biden Name? Joseph Biden Westphalian identity? US American Age? 78 Why is he in the news? Although they are yet to be confirmed, President-elect Joe Biden’s appointments for key…
Mohamed Bouazizi Name? Mohamed Bouazizi Westphalian identity? Tunesian Age? 26 (died 10 years ago) Why is he in the news? A decade ago this week, the young fruit seller Mohammed…
Osman Abukar Dubbe Name? Osman Abukar Dubbe Westphalian identity? Somali Age? mid-50s? Why is he in the news? H.E. Osman Dubbe, Minister of Information for Somalia, announced that Somalia was…
Name? Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Westphalian identity? Turkish Age? 66 Why is he in the news? Erdogan and the US have been at odds for more than a year over Turkey’s…
Narendra Modi Name? Narendra Modi Westphalian identity? Indian Age? 70 Why is he in the news? Three months ago, Modi’s government implemented a set of laws deregulating India’s agriculture sector.…
King Mohammed VI. Name? King Mohammed VI. Westphalian identity? Moroccan Age? 57 Why is he in the news? One hour after we published yesterday’s daily about Benjamin Netanyahu’s diplomatic normalisation…