Friday (Feb. 14): Munich Security Conference
Wolfgang Ischinger Name? Wolfgang Ischinger Westphalian identity? Herman Age? 73 Why is he in the news? Well he is not, but he should be. He is very influential this week,…
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Thursday (Feb. 13): Unified Korea?
Thae Yong-Ho Name? Thae Yong-Ho Westphalian identity? North Korean (?) Age? 57 Why is he in the news? Thae has announced his decision to run in the South Korean Election…
Wednesday (Feb. 12): Russian Balance
Sergey Lavrov Name? Sergey Lavrov Westphalian identity? Russian Age? 69 Why is he in the news? The Russian Foreign Minister is proposing an updated Sotschi Agreement to Turkey and Syria…
Tuesday (Feb. 11th): New Delhi Elections
Arvind Kejriwal Name? Arvind Kejriwal Westphalian identity? Indian Age? 51 Why is he in the news? Wins big in the New Delhi State elections for the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)…
Monday (Feb. 10th): Reunification of Ireland?
Arlene Foster Name? Arlene Foster Westphalian identity? Northern Irish, even though she would probably prefer “British”. Age? 49 Why is she in the news? Because Mary Lou McDonald is in…
Friday (Feb. 7th): Death of Doctor
Li Wenliang Name? Li Wenliang Westphalian identity? Chinese Age? 34 Why is he in the news? As the first doctor to (attempt to) warn others of the possibility of a…
Thursday (Feb. 6th): Nils Melzer’s Report on Torture
Nils Melzer Name? Nils Melzer Westphalian identity? Switzerland Age? 50 Why is he in the news? He is the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading…
Wednesday (Feb. 5th): Trump’s State of the Union Address
Donald Trump Name? Donald Trump Westphalian identity? The United States of America! Age? 73 Why is he in the news? Honestly, when is he not...but the past 24 hours have…
Tuesday (Feb. 4th): Increased violence in Idlib
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Name? Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Westphalian Identity? Turkish Age? 65 Why is he in the news? After accusing Damascus of killing 8 Turkish military personnel, Turkey (under the…
Monday (Feb. 3): Superbowl Sunday, err we mean Iowa Caucus
Bernie Sanders Name? Patrick Mahomes!!! No, Bernie Sanders Westphalian Identity? Kansas City Chiefs!!! No, United States Senator Age? Only 24!!! No, already 78 years Why is he in the news?…