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Friday (October 23rd): Former President Kabila Turns Militant

Joseph Kabila – Former President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Name? Joseph Kabila Westphalian identity? Congolese Age? …

Thursday (October 22nd): Gold, Blood and Silence on El-Sisi’s Sudan Border

Abdel Fattah al-Sisi -President of Egypt Name? Abdel Fattah El-Sisi Westphalian identity? Egyptian Age? 71 Why is he in the …

Wednesday (October 21st): Andy Burnham Embraced by the EU? 

Andy Burnham – Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Name? Andy Burnham Westphalian identity? British Age? 56 Why is he …

Tuesday (October 20th): Zardari Takes Khan’s Stronghold, Finds No Exit

Asif Ali Zardari – President of Pakistan Name? Asif Ali Zardari Westphalian identity? Pakistani Age? 71 Why is he in …

Monday (October 19th): Aliyev Preaches Peace, Boasts of Revenge 

Ilham Aliyev – President of AzerbaijanCC BY 4.0 Official Website of the President of Azerbaijan Name? Ilham Heydar oglu Aliyev …

Friday (October 16th): Modi’s Cockroach Problem Refuses to Die

Narendra Modi – Prime Minister of India Name? Narendra Modi Westphalian identity? Indian Age? 76 Why is he in the …

Thursday (15th October): Zelenskyy at Trump’s Mercy

Volodymyr Oleksandrovyč Zelens’kyj – President of Ukraine Name? Volodymyr Zelenskyy Westphalian identity? Ukrainian Age? 48 Why is he in the …

Wednesday (14th October): Bula’s 2-for-1 Brownie Point Acquisition

Omar Bula – Minister of Foreign Affairs of Colombia Name? Omar Bula Westphalian identity? Colombian Age? 63 Why is he …

Tuesday (13th October): MBS Gets Hit Where It Hurts

Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud Name? Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud Westphalian identity? Saudi Arabia Age? 41 Why is he …

Abiy Ahmed COLD in his Quest for Red Sea Access

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed remains unable to turn his goal of Red Sea access into concrete results, with alternative …

Tusk MILD as Nawrocki’s Veto Reroutes Poland’s Rearmament

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk secured €43.7 billion under the EU’s Security Action for Europe (SAFE) programme, the largest allocation …

Vanessa Nakate’s MILD Progress: Community Impact Without the Funding to Grow

Vanessa Nakate is a Ugandan climate activist who advocates for a humanitarian approach to the climate crisis, emphasising urgent action …

Støre’s HOT Arctic Drilling Keeps Norway Pumping beyond 2030

Jonas Gahr Støre, the Norwegian Prime Minister, continues to hand out licences to explore and drill the Arctic for oil …

Goïta and Tebboune’s Transactional Turn: Mali and Algeria Choose Pragmatism 

The growing security threat in the Sahel has driven Goïta and Tebboune into a transactional partnership based on shared security …

Aliyev and Pashinyan’s Camaraderie: Negotiating the New South Caucasus

Aliyev and Pashinyan have replaced military confrontation with sustained negotiations, marking the strongest improvement in bilateral relations since 2023. The …

Netanyahu and Abdullahi’s TRANSACTIONAL Mutual Recognition 

Israel and Somaliland have entered into a mutually beneficial declaration of recognition. Netanyahu is expanding Israel’s geopolitical reach to counter …

Tokayev’s and Xi Jinping’s ROMANCE over the Belt and Road Initiative

Kazakhstan was China’s first Belt and Road Initiative partner, and 13 years later, it remains the programme’s largest recipient and …

Energy Efficiency in 2026: The Critical First Fuel of Energy Security

Germany’s heavy reliance on imported energy, marked by the 5 May 2026 “Energy Dependence Day”, is a structural weakness that …

Putin’s Other Front: Navalny’s Death and the Opposition’s Death Row

Vladimir Putin has significantly ramped up his crackdown on opposition figures, exemplified by the arrest and death of Alexei Navalny …

Lithium: The ‘White Gold’ Rush in Latin America

With the rise of renewables, Latin American lithium is increasingly important. The resource could boost regional cooperation, given the right …

How Realistic is a European ‘Scramble for African Energy’?

A great policy shift has been speculated since the invasion of Ukraine, as European leaders seek to diversify the energy …

Vanessa Nakate’s Environmental Stake

Uganda is considered one of the most vulnerable countries to the climate crisis, despite contributing minimally to the global greenhouse …

Vanessa Nakate’s Defining Climate Moment

Vanessa Nakate’s involvement in climate justice started as a passion cultivated through personal formation and realisations about the effects of …

Vanessa Nakate’s Climate Change Solutions

Vanessa Nakate has gone beyond awareness and advocacy to support community-based solutions, addressing Uganda’s environmental challenges. In addition to her …

Vanessa Nakate’s Implementation of Climate Solutions

On the one hand, the Vash Green Schools project, the #stopEACOP agenda, and The Rise Up Movement have had tangible …