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.
Abiy Ahmed Ali – Prime Minister of Ethiopia Name? Abiy Ahmed Westphalian identity? Ethiopian Introduction to the Prime Minister: Abiy Ahmed Ali is an Ethiopian politician who has served since…
Greta Thunberg – Swedish Climate Activist Name? Greta Thunberg Westphalian identity? Swedish Age? 19 Why is she in the news? Greta Thunberg is back in the news after she denied…
Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva - President of Brazil Name? Lula da Silva Westphalian identity? Brazilian Age? 77 Why is he in the news? Yesterday Brazilians voted in the run-off…
Alexandre de Moraes - Justice of the Supreme Federal Court of Brazil Name? Alexandre de Moraes Westphalian identity? Brazilian Age? 53 Why is he in the news? Yesterday Brazilian authorities…
Liz Truss - Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Name? Liz Truss Westphalian identity? British Age? 47 Why is she in the news? 44 Days after Liz Truss was…
Daniel Ortega - President of Nicaragua Name? Daniel Ortega Westphalian identity? Nicaragua Age? 76 Why is he in the news? Nicaraguan president Daniel Ortega, who leads a pretty dictatorial government…
Abiy Ahmed Ali- Minister of the Federal Republic of Ethiopia Name? Abiy Ahmed Westphalian identity? Ethiopian Age? 46 Why is he in the news? Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Abiy Ahmed,…
Shehbaz Sharif - Prime Minister of Pakistan Name? Shehbaz Sharif Westphalian identity? Pakistani Age? 71 Why is he in the news? Prime Minister Sharif has had a hectic first six…
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan - President of the Republic of Türkiye Name? Recep Erdoğan Westphalian identity? Turkish Age? 68 Why is he in the news? At a meeting in Kazakhstan, Russian…
Mahamat Idriss Déby -President of Chad Name? Mahamat Idriss Déby Westphalian identity? Chadian Age? 38 Why is he in the news? This week, Mahamat Idriss Déby was sworn into office…