Monday (March 22nd): UAE Sheik Diplomacy
Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed - Foreign Minister of the United Arab Emirates Name? Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Westphalian identity? Emirati Age? 48 Why is he in the news? Last month,…
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Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed - Foreign Minister of the United Arab Emirates Name? Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Westphalian identity? Emirati Age? 48 Why is he in the news? Last month,…
Joe Biden - President of the United States of America Name? Joe Biden Westphalian identity? United States American Age? 78 Why is he in the news? After considerable pressure from…
Samia Suluhu Hassan - President of Tanzania Name? Samia Suluhu Hassan Westphalian identity? Tanzanian Age? 61 Why is she in the news? She announced that Tanzanian President John Magufuli has…
Boris Johnson - Prime Minister of the UK Name? Boris Johnson Westphalian identity? As British as they come, but European... Age? 56 Why is he in the news? Our friend…
Kim Yo-Jong - Member of State Affairs Commission of North KoreaSource: 주식회사문화방송 - CC BY 3.0 (Adapted) Name? Kim Yo Jong Westphalian identity? North Korean Age? 33 Why is she…
Min Aung Hlaing - Chairman of the State Administration Council of MyanmarSource: Duma.gov.ru - CC BY 4.0 (Adapted) Name? Min Aung Hlaing Westphalian identity? Burmese Age? 64 Why is he…
Yoshihide Suga - Prime Minister of Japan Name? Yoshihide Suga Westphalian identity? Japanese Age? 72 Why is he in the news? A couple of reasons including the upcoming Tokyo Olympics,…
Benjamin Netanyahu - Prime Minister of IsraelCC BY-SA 3.0 Avi Ohayon / Government Press Office of Israel Adapted Name? Benjamin Netanyahu Westphalian identity? Israeli Age? 71 Why is he in…
Philip Davidson - Commander of the US Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) Name? Philip Davidson Westphalian identity? US American Age? 60 Why is he in the news? US Military Asia Pacific commander…
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva - Former President of Brazil Name? Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Westphalian identity? Brazilian Age? 75 Why is he in…