Monday (January 25th): China vs India, border edition!
Zhao Lijian - spokesman of the Chinese foreign ministrySource: 中国新闻社 - CC BY 3.0 (Adapted) Name? Zhao Lijian Westphalian identity? Chinese Age? 48 Why is he in the news? As…
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Zhao Lijian - spokesman of the Chinese foreign ministrySource: 中国新闻社 - CC BY 3.0 (Adapted) Name? Zhao Lijian Westphalian identity? Chinese Age? 48 Why is he in the news? As…
Melanie Silva - Managing Director, Google Australia & New Zealand Name? Melanie Silva Westphalian identity? Australian Age? mid-forties Why is he in the news? A few months ago, Australian lawmakers…
Subrahmanyam Jaishankar - Minister of External Affairs of the Republic of India Name? Subrahmanyam Jaishankar Westphalian identity? Indian Age? 66 Why is he in the news? As India’s Minister of External…
Joe Biden - President of the United States of America Name? Joseph R. Biden Jr. Westphalian identity? United States American Age? 78 Why is he in the news? Mr Biden…
Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani - Foreign Minister of Qatar Name? Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani Westphalian identity? Qatari Age? 40 Why is he in the news? Qatar’s foreign minister…
Alexei Anatolievich Navalny - President of Russia of the Future Name? Alexei Navalny Westphalian identity? Russian Age? 44 Why is he in the news? Five months ago, Alexei Navalny was…
Joe Biden - President of the United States of America Name? Joseph Biden Westphalian identity? US American Age? 78 Why is he in the news? Although they are yet to…
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 Abokor Dubbe – Former Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism of Somalia Name? Osman Abukar Dubbe Westphalian identity? Somali Age? mid-50s? Why is he in the news? H.E. Osman…
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan - President of the Republic of Türkiye Name? Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Westphalian identity? Turkish Age? 66 Why is he in the news? Erdogan and the US have…