Tuesday (March 31st): Tensions in the South China Sea?
Taro Kono Name? Taro Kono Westphalian identity? Japanese Age? 57 Why is he in the news? Last night, a Japanese destroyer collided with a Chinese fishing boat in the East…
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Monday (March 30th): Orbán takes control, full control
Viktor Orbán - Former Prime Minister of Hungary Name? Viktor Orbán Westphalian identity? Hungarian Age? 56 Why is he in the news? Today Hungary’s parliament passed a law that lets…
Friday (March 27th): U.K Finance Chief making a difference 6 weeks in
Rishi Sunak Name? Rishi Sunak Westphalian identity? British Age? 39 Why is he in the news? Sunak has officially been Chancellor of the Exchequer for 6 weeks, coming into office…
Thursday (March 26th): Yemen war nears 5 years with no end in sight
Abd Rabbo Mansur Hadi Name? Abd Rabbo Mansur Hadi Westphalian identity? Yemeni Age? 74 Why is he in the news? 5 years ago, Yemen’s President Hadi had to flee his…
Wednesday (March 25th): EU greenlights membership consideration of Albania & North Macedonia
Oliver Varhelyi Name? Oliver Varhelyi Westphalian identity? Hungarian Age? 48 Why is he in the news? The 27 European Ministers of Foreign Affairs agreed to start negotiations for the 35…
Monday (March 23): At least corona doesn’t discriminate, unlike society.
Name? Harvey Weinstein Westphalian identity? Ogre (and US American) Age? 68, i.e. old enough to make his prison sentence a proper punishment Why is he in the news? He got…
Sunday (March 22nd): What comes after quarantine?
Christian Drosten Name? Christian Drosten Westphalian identity? German Age? 48 Why do we care? Drosten and a colleague decoded the SARS Virus of 2003 and developed the first test for…
Saturday (March 21st): Corona solidarity in Morocco
Mohammed VI Name? Mohammed VI. Westphalian identity? Moroccan Age? 56 Why is he in the news? He is not! Morocco only has 86 cases (13:15) and the last time the…
Friday (March 20th): Korean technology and community leading the way…are we surprised?
Name? Moon Jae-in Westphalian identity? South Korean Age? 67 Why is he in the news? He is and he is not, it depends on what newspaper you consume and what…
Thursday (March 19th): Wait a second, let Angela think
Angela Merkel Name? Angela Merkel Westphalian identity? German Age? 65 Why is she in the news? Last night Angela, the saviour, Merkel came down from above and spoke to the…