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.
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…
Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani - Emir of Qatar Name? Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani Westphalian identity? Qatari Age? 40 Why is he in the news? Today marks 3 years since…
Rodrigo Roa Duterte - Former President of The Philippines Name? Rodrigo Duterte Westphalian identity? Filipino Age? 75 Why is he in the news? The Filipino president has decided not to…
Boris Johnson - Former Prime Minister of the UK Name? Boris Johnson Westphalian identity? British Age? 55 Why is he in the news? The U.K. Prime Minister announced today that…
Anwar bin Ibrahim - Prime Minister of Malaysia Name? Anwar Ibrahim Westphalian identity? Malaysian Age? 72 Why is he in the news? “As we guard our borders, we cannot let…
Donald J. Trump - President of the United States of America Name? Donald Trump Westphalian identity? United States American Name? Donald Trump Westphalian identity? United States American Age? 73 Why…
Dominic Cummings - Former Chief Adviser to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Name? Dominic Cummings Westphalian identity? British Age? 48 Why is he in the news? Cummings has…