Thursday (March 5th): Brexit is cooler than Covid-19
Michel Barnier Name? Michel Barnier Westphalian identity? French but European in this context Age? 69 Why is he in the news? Let’s take a break from the exhausting panic about…
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Michel Barnier Name? Michel Barnier Westphalian identity? French but European in this context Age? 69 Why is he in the news? Let’s take a break from the exhausting panic about…
Accurate representation of an old white man Name? “Old, white (liberal!) male” Westphalian identity? American Age? 77-78 Why is he in the news? As we are following the results from…
Benjamin Netanjahu Name? Benjamin Netanyahu Westphalian Identity? Israeli Age? 70 Why is he in the news? Israelis voted for the third time in a year and it seems like Netanyahu…
Zalmay Khalilzad Name? Zalmay Khalilzad Westphalian identity? United States of America (born Afghan) Age? 68 Why is he in the news? He was the top US diplomat responsible for brokering…
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Name? Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Westphalian Identity? Turkish Age? 66 Why is he in the news? Erdoğan is on fire after the killing of 33 Turkish soldiers in…
Naomi Seibt Name? Naomi Seibt Westphalian Identity? German Age? 19 Why is she in the news? This past week, Naomi was invited to speak at the Conservative Political Action Conference…
Accurate representation of the average IE student Name? IE University Student Westphalian Identity? Citizen of the World Age? Anywhere between 17-25 Why is he in the news? There has been…
Mahathir Mohamad Name? Mahathir Mohamad Westphalian Identity? Malaysian Age? 94 Why is he in the news? After a weekend of political wrangling in Kuala Lumpur, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad announced…
Maristela Clediane Uapa Arara (middle) Source: BBC Name? Maristela Clediane Uapa Arara Westphalian identity? Brazilian (but self-identifies as Arara-Karo) Age? 14 Why is she in the news? The BBC interviewed…
Ali Khamenei Name? Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Westphalian Identity? Iranian Age? 80 Why is he in the news? He is not really because the media already talked about Iran this year…