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.
Name? Benjamin Netanyahu Westphalian identity? Israeli Age? 71 Why is he in the news? Rumours have it Netanyahu is about to meet with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi to discuss economic…
Yi Gang Name? Yi Gang Westphalian identity? Chinese Age? 62 Why is he in the news? As Governor of the People’s Bank of China (PBOC), Yi recently stated that he…
Boris Johnson Name? Boris Johnson Westphalian identity? British Age? 56 Why is he in the news? On Saturday, Boris Johnson called Ursula von der Leyen to discuss the progress of…
Nicolás Maduro Name? Nicolás Maduro Westphalian identity? Venezuelan Age? 58 Why is he in the news? Yesterday, the President of Venezuela held parliamentary elections. Well, kind of. Maduro held elections…
Debretsion Gebremichael Name? Debretsion Gebremichael Westphalian identity? Ethiopian/Tigrinya Age? 70 Why is he in the news? A few days ago, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed claimed victory over the Tigray…
Dharmendra Pradhan Name? Dharmendra Pradhan Westphalian identity? Indian Age? 51 Why is he in the news? Pradhan is the current Cabinet Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas and Steel in…
Jens Stoltenberg Name? Jens Stoltenberg Westphalian identity? Norwegian Age? 61 Why is he in the news? As you’ll remember from last week, Stoltenberg is the current Secretary-General of NATO who…
Ursula von der Leyen Name? Ursula von der Leyen Westphalian identity? European Age? 62 Why is she in the news? One year ago today, von der Leyen started her five-year…
Mohsen Fakhrizadeh Name? Mohsen Fakhrizadeh Westphalian identity? Iranian Age? 62 Why is he in the news? Fakhrizadeh is the 2nd high-ranking Iranian official that has been assassinated in the past…
Antony Blinken Name? Antony Blinken Westphalian identity? US American Age? 58 Why is he in the news? Antony Blinken is expected to be nominated for Secretary of State when the…