Things in Russia played out very predictably last week. On May 7, Dmitry Medvedev, the former pipeline CEO and presidential aide who Vladimir Putin had christened his chosen successor, was sworn in as Russia’s new president. The day after, the Russian parliament ratified former President Putin as the country’s new Prime Minister, in a vote [...]
Been a long time, eh. So much has happened around the world in the last three months, let’s just jump right into it. In an attempt to catch up where I left off, I’ll be jumping around a bit. In today’s catch-up session (pt. 1) we’ll look at the new leaders of Cuba, Cyprus, Italy, [...]
Cripes, it’s been a while, eh? I am overworked and underloved, but I’m still trying to keep on top of the news of the world. So let’s just skip the excuses and get down to what’s been happening.
Europe has a lot of weird countries with a lot of weird political systems. San Marino, for example, is governed by two “captains regent” who wear sashes and funny hats. Andorra’s nominal head of state is the President of France, except in that country he is considered their “co-prince,” along with an obscure Spanish priest [...]
I thought I’d launch Head of State Update’s bold new online presence with a look at a selection of what I believe to be 10 of the most consequential, interesting, or troubling world leader-related developments of 2007.
