A Cut of Control
NEED TO KNOW A Cut of Control GAMBIA The Gambia banned female genital mutilation in 2015 because officials said the tradition of […]
Blazing Furnace
NEED TO KNOW Blazing Furnace VIETNAM Although the president of Vietnam, Vo Van Thuong, resigned on March 20 for undisclosed reasons, he […]
Warrior Class
NEED TO KNOW Warrior Class ISRAEL Israel’s war in the Gaza Strip has stirred controversy worldwide, less so at home. But now, […]
The Return
NEED TO KNOW The Return SPAIN A plan to forgive Catalan separatists in Spain might have seemed like a political masterstroke when […]
Echoes of a Boom
NEED TO KNOW Echoes of a Boom MARSHALL ISLANDS March 1 is Nuclear Free and Independent Pacific Day in the South Pacific. […]
Last Stop Before Paradise
NEED TO KNOW Last Stop Before Paradise TUNISIA Sixteen-year-old Adam migrated with his father and younger brother from Sierra Leone in West […]
Iron Junta
NEED TO KNOW Iron Junta GUINEA The leader of the junta that runs Guinea, Gen. Mamadi Doumbouya, recently sacked the head of […]
Refusing to Collapse
NEED TO KNOW Refusing to Collapse VENEZUELA President Nicolás Maduro seems likely to breeze through Venezuela’s July 28 general election. He recently […]
Up for Grabs
NEED TO KNOW Up for Grabs SLOVAKIA Thousands of Slovaks took to the streets of their capital of Bratislava recently to protest […]
Listen to the Children
NEED TO KNOW Listen to the Children SENEGAL A primary school in Dakar, the capital of Senegal, recently held elections for their […]
Friends With Benefits
NEED TO KNOW Friends With Benefits PHILIPPINES American Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo recently joined executives from GreenFire Energy, Google Asia Pacific, […]
The Face of Defiance
NEED TO KNOW The Face of Defiance ISRAEL Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, the New York Democrat who is the highest-ranking Jewish […]
Vladimir the Determined
NEED TO KNOW Vladimir the Determined RUSSIA Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of the late Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, is urging Russians to […]
Old Wine, New Bottle
NEED TO KNOW Old Wine, New Bottle CAMBODIA American diplomats recently registered their “serious concerns” about Chinese investments in the Ream Naval […]
Being There
NEED TO KNOW Being There EUROPEAN UNION Saxon State Minister for Economic Affairs, Labor, and Transport Martin Dulig recently said that Germany’s […]
The Masterful Player
NEED TO KNOW The Masterful Player ITALY Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has been confronting twin crises. The first is low economic […]
The Crows Gather
NEED TO KNOW The Crows Gather DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO Rwanda’s incursion into the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has […]
Stinky Politics
NEED TO KNOW Stinky Politics PORTUGAL In November, investigators searched the official residence of Portugal’s Socialist Prime Minister António Costa, as well […]
The Language of Families
NEED TO KNOW The Language of Families IRELAND Irish voters will cast ballots in a nationwide referendum on March 8 – International […]
On All Sides
NEED TO KNOW On All Sides EGYPT Germany’s left-wing Rosa Luxemburg Foundation recently described Egypt as a “regional hegemon in decline,” an […]
A Place in the World
NEED TO KNOW A Place in the World NORTH KOREA North Korea’s tourism industry shut down during the coronavirus pandemic. Around 100 […]
Location, Location
NEED TO KNOW Location, Location DJIBOUTI An Iranian ship named the Behshad was docked off Djibouti near a Chinese military base for […]
Decisions, Decisions
NEED TO KNOW Decisions, Decisions IRAN On March 1, Iranian voters will take part in a legislative election that will be pivotal […]