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.
Mustafa al-Kadhimi Name? Mustafa al-Kadhimi Westphalian identity? Iraqi Age? 53 Why is he in the news? Early this morning, al-Kadhimi (a former intelligence chief) was approved by the Iraqi parliament…
Mike Pompeo Name? Mike Pompeo Westphalian identity? US American Age? 56 Why is he in the news? He has been very outspoken about Covid-19 and how there is “enormous evidence”…
Jordan Goudreau Name? Jordan Goudreau Westphalian identity? US American Age? We don’t really know as there is no Wikipedia article about him (yet) but we assume he is anywhere in…
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi Name? Abdel Fattah el-Sisi Westphalian identity? Egyptian Age? 65 Why is he in the news? Two years ago he imprisoned a young Egyptian filmmaker who worked on…
(AP Photo/Wong Maye-E) Name? Kim Jong-un Westphalian identity? North Korean Age? 36 Why is he in the news? He’s back! The North Korean Supreme Leader went missing for 20 days…
Alberto Ángel Fernández Name? Alberto Ángel Fernández Westphalian identity? Argentine Age? 61 Why is he in the news? Fernández (not to be confused with the ex-President and current Vice-President Cristina…
Name? Benjamin Netanyahu Westphalian identity? Israeli Age? 70 Why is he in the news? He is not in the news, there is currently no news in the world of International…
Vladimir Putin Name? Vladimir Putin Westphalian identity? 67 Age? Russian Why is he in the news? Russia is about to reach 100,000 Corona cases and the public opinion on Putin’s…
Ri Chun-hee Name? Ri Chun-hee Westphalian identity? North Korean Age? 74 Why is she in the news? Different news about Kim’s health conditions have come out in the past few…
Sergio Moro Name? Sérgio Moro Westphalian identity? Brasilian Age? 47 Why is he in the news? As minister of Justice, he is one of the two “superministers” in Bolsonaro’s Cabinet.…