The first woman to preside over Germany’s Ministry of Defence, Ursula von der Leyen was appointed by Chancellor Angela Merkel…
He is the man eurosceptics, and quite a few others, love to hate – the embodiment of all that is…
Almost nobody saw her coming. In barely ten years, María Dolores de Cospedal went from a political nobody to become…
She is the only woman to rank amongst the world’s highest paid athletes, claiming a spot nearly dead centre on…
Upon re-entering national politics after an absence of seven years, newly-appointed Dutch Minister of Defence Anke Bijleveld was promptly dubbed…
Australia is determined to boost its punch with an outlay of A$200bn ($152bn/€128bn) on new military hardware. The recently unveiled…
French ministers of Defence are expected to not just administer the country’s armed forces, but help sell military hardware as…
A prolific writer, publishing some sixty books over a career spanning four decades, German philosopher Peter Sloterdijk recently celebrated his…
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He wants to be remembered as a good and decent man. Not that he’s going anywhere, anytime soon: Apple CEO…