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.
Kim Yo-jong Name? Kim Yo-jong Westphalian identity? North Korean Age? 32 Why is she in the news? As we briefly mentioned yesterday, after two years of successive approximation, Kim Yo-jong…
Name? Wang Yi Westphalian identity? Chinese Age? 66 Why is he in the news? Wang Yi is the main representative for Chinese foreign policy and as such, had to come…
Maria Ressa Name? Maria Ressa Westphalian identity? Filipino Age? 56 Why is she in the news? Ressa and fellow journalist Reynaldo Santos Jr are the first two journalists in the…
Sebastian Pinera Name? Sebastian Pinera Westphalian identity? Chilean Age? 70 Why is he in the news? Sebastian Pinera, Chile’s first right-wing President since Pinochet, has enlisted the military this week…
Maroš Šefčovič Name? Maroš Šefčovič Westphalian identity? Slovak Age? 53 Why is he in the news? After the final round of Brexit negotiations this month, he came out and said…
Name? Abiy Ahmed Westphalian identity? Ethiopian Age? 43 Why is he in the news? Prime Minister Ahmed recently received an extra year in office as elections set for August were…
Mevlut Cavusoglu Name? Mevlut Cavusoglu Westphalian identity? Turkish Age? 52 Why is he in the news? Cavusoglu, as Turkish foreign minister, dismissed Egypt’s proposal for a ceasefire in Libya as…
Lee Min-bok Name? Lee Min-bok Westphalian identity? North Korean Age? 63 Why is he in the news? Because of him, Kim Jong-un decided to cut all communication channels to South…
Avdullah Hoti - Former Prime Minister of Kosovo Name? Avdullah Hoti Westphalian identity? 44 Age? Kosovar Why is he in the news? Five days ago, the KosovanParliament voted for Hoti…
Miles Bwalya Sampa - President of the Patriotic Front Name? Miles Sampa Westphalian identity? Zambian Age? 49 Why is he in the news? Several weeks ago it was discovered in…