Ukraine’s Push to Dismantle Anti-Corruption Efforts Jeopardizes War Efforts
NEED TO KNOW Ukraine’s Push to Dismantle Anti-Corruption Efforts Jeopardizes War Efforts UKRAINE On July 22, thousands of Ukrainians hit the streets, […]
Build it and They Will Come, Hopes North Korea, As It Opens New Beach Resort
NEED TO KNOW Build it and They Will Come, Hopes North Korea, As It Opens New Beach Resort NORTH KOREA In Spain, […]
Getting the House in Order: Suriname’s New President Has Her Work Cut Out For Her
NEED TO KNOW Getting the House in Order: Suriname’s New President Has Her Work Cut Out For Her SURINAME This month, Suriname […]
Letting Go to Grow: Armenian Leaders Make Peace Abroad, War at Home
NEED TO KNOW Letting Go to Grow: Armenian Leaders Make Peace Abroad, War at Home ARMENIA Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan sacrificed […]
Protests and Funerals: Kenyan President’s Failure to Listen Threatens Kenya’s Stability
NEED TO KNOW Protests and Funerals: Kenyan President’s Failure to Listen Threatens Kenya’s Stability KENYA Vendor Boniface Kariuki, 22, was selling masks […]
Playing With Fire: Arab States Want Stability, But Get War
NEED TO KNOW Playing With Fire: Arab States Want Stability, But Get War MIDDLE EAST After the United States joined the Israel-Iran […]
The Serbian Standoff: Students Won’t Back Down. Neither Will the President
NEED TO KNOW The Serbian Standoff: Students Won’t Back Down. Neither Will the President SERBIA Late last month, more than 140,000 Serbians […]
Climate of Insecurity: A Rise in Crime Threatens Costa Rican Stability
NEED TO KNOW Climate of Insecurity: A Rise in Crime Threatens Costa Rican Stability COSTA RICA In what many call a remarkable […]
Gold-Digging: Mali Fights Mining Companies To Battle Rebels and Terrorists
NEED TO KNOW Gold-Digging: Mali Fights Mining Companies To Battle Rebels and Terrorists MALI Last week, Mali’s military government seized more than […]
A ‘Simple Buddhist Monk’ Defies China: The Dalai Lama Says His Successor Will Be Born in a ‘Free Country’
NEED TO KNOW A ‘Simple Buddhist Monk’ Defies China: The Dalai Lama Says His Successor Will Be Born in a ‘Free Country’ […]
Syria Can’t Stop the Violence That Keeps It Stuck in the Past
NEED TO KNOW Syria Can’t Stop the Violence That Keeps It Stuck in the Past SYRIA Late last month, hundreds of Christian […]
Spending Spree: To Defend Europe, Germany Opens Its Wallet
NEED TO KNOW Spending Spree: To Defend Europe, Germany Opens Its Wallet GERMANY/ EUROPEAN UNION US presidents have long berated the Germans […]
Paraguay Chases Crime Lords and Economic Growth
NEED TO KNOW Paraguay Chases Crime Lords and Economic Growth PARAGUAY International criminal agencies are hunting for alleged Uruguayan drug trafficker and […]
To Move Forward, Look Back, Some South Africans Say
NEED TO KNOW To Move Forward, Look Back, Some South Africans Say SOUTH AFRICA In the township of Masiphumelele near Cape Town […]
Scam, Inc.: China Cracks Down on Booming Industry In Southeast Asia
NEED TO KNOW Scam, Inc.: China Cracks Down on Booming Industry In Southeast Asia CHINA/ CAMBODIA / MYANMAR / THAILAND Lisa, an […]
No Quarter: ‘Firebrand’ Dutch Far-Right Leader Offers Solutions But No Compromise
NEED TO KNOW No Quarter: ‘Firebrand’ Dutch Far-Right Leader Offers Solutions But No Compromise NETHERLANDS Last month, Dutch far-right, anti-Islam, populist, Eurosceptic […]
‘Everyone Is a Hardliner Now’: As the Ceasefire Holds, What Does Iran Do Next?
NEED TO KNOW ‘Everyone Is a Hardliner Now’: As the Ceasefire Holds, What Does Iran Do Next? IRAN Late last week, Ayatollah […]
The Protest Addiction: After the Revolution, Bangladeshis Stumble Forward
NEED TO KNOW The Protest Addiction: After the Revolution, Bangladeshis Stumble Forward BANGLADESH Last summer, tens of thousands of students and other […]
The Homecoming: For Those Migrants Returning To Honduras, Little Has Changed
NEED TO KNOW The Homecoming: For Those Migrants Returning To Honduras, Little Has Changed HONDURAS Emerson Colindres, 19, and his family fled […]
Bitcoin Dreams: In Kenya’s Largest Slum, Residents Hope For a Crypto Lift
NEED TO KNOW Bitcoin Dreams: In Kenya’s Largest Slum, Residents Hope For a Crypto Lift KENYA In Africa’s largest slum, Kibera, Dotea […]
I Do: Bulgaria Goes To the Altar Despite Jitters Over the Euro
NEED TO KNOW I Do: Bulgaria Goes To the Altar Despite Jitters Over the Euro BULGARIA Next year, the poorest member of […]
El Dorado in the Sahara: Western Sahara Booms As Tensions Grow
NEED TO KNOW El Dorado in the Sahara: Western Sahara Booms As Tensions Grow WESTERN SAHARA The road from the northern border […]
As Iran Gets Pummeled, Love of Country Trumps Hatred of Regime
NEED TO KNOW As Iran Gets Pummeled, Love of Country Trumps Hatred of Regime IRAN / ISRAEL Since the Israeli strikes started […]
In the Vise: Cuba Is Hanging On, Barely, As the US Turns the Screws
NEED TO KNOW In the Vise: Cuba Is Hanging On, Barely, As the US Turns the Screws CUBA Cuban Deputy Foreign […]