A Hatchet in the Ground
NEED TO KNOW A Hatchet in the Ground SAUDI ARABIA/ IRAN/ CHINA It’s hard to say which is more remarkable about the […]
Lessons, Please
NEED TO KNOW Lessons, Please WORLD Three years ago, people around the world began lockdowns that shuttered businesses, schools, government offices, and […]
The Democracy Two-Step
NEED TO KNOW The Democracy Two-Step KAZAKHSTAN Campaign signs festooned the streets of Almaty, the largest city in Kazakhstan, in anticipation of […]
The Proxy Peace
NEED TO KNOW The Proxy Peace YEMEN The civil war in Yemen kept a rusting supertanker off the coast of the Middle […]
Coming Due
NEED TO KNOW Coming Due GHANA Officials in Ghana’s finance ministry recently said talks to restructure its debt to China were “highly […]
Blazing Furnace
NEED TO KNOW Blazing Furnace VIETNAM Vietnamese lawmakers elected Vo Van Thuong as the Southeast Asian country’s new president in early March, […]
He Said, She Said
NEED TO KNOW He Said, She Said ARMENIA/ AZERBAIJAN Talks between Azerbaijani officials and the ethnic Armenian community in Nagorno-Karabakh, an enclave […]
Second Thoughts
NEED TO KNOW Second Thoughts SUDAN Sudan’s military junta has been colluding with an affiliate of Russian military contractor the Wagner Group […]
Giving Back Paradise
NEED TO KNOW Giving Back Paradise CHAGOS ISLANDS In the 1960s, British leaders were in the final stages of dismantling the empire […]
The Black Sheep and the Family
NEED TO KNOW The Black Sheep and the Family HUNGARY Hungarian objections to Finland and Sweden entering NATO might delay a vote […]
Beyond the Horizon
NEED TO KNOW Beyond the Horizon ESTONIA Few countries have been more stalwart in their opposition to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine than […]
A Dragon in the Shadows
NEED TO KNOW A Dragon in the Shadows PARAGUAY When voters in Paraguay go to the polls on April 30, they will […]
Nintendo and Synagogues
NEED TO KNOW Nintendo and Synagogues PERSIAN GULF The Arab nations of the Persian Gulf are normalizing relations with Israel, loosening some […]
Don’t Leave a Message
NEED TO KNOW Don’t Leave a Message KENYA Move over, quiet quitting. Employees who are sick and tired of bosses calling them […]
Man and Country
NEED TO KNOW Man and Country INDIA Indian billionaire Gautam Adani used to claim that the success of his energy and port facilities […]
When Spring Comes
NEED TO KNOW When Spring Comes RUSSIA/ UKRAINE As the US and Germany send advanced armored vehicles to help Ukraine’s cause, Russia […]
Quite the Handoff
NEED TO KNOW Quite the Handoff NIGERIA Rioters in Nigeria recently attacked banks and blockaded roads to express their anger over the […]
A People, Betrayed
NEED TO KNOW A People, Betrayed LEBANON After losing their jobs and selling their cars and other assets, parents in Lebanon are […]
Winter of Discontent
NEED TO KNOW Winter of Discontent UNITED KINGDOM The British press is invoking memories of Margaret Thatcher, the arch-conservative prime minister who […]
Militants-in-Waiting
NEED TO KNOW Militants-in-Waiting PAKISTAN In Pakistan late last month, a terrorist disguised as a police officer detonated a bomb in a […]
Les Misérables
NEED TO KNOW Les Misérables FRANCE It’s an age-old battle in France: French leaders want more work out of their constituents. Workers, […]
When the Earth Moves
NEED TO KNOW When the Earth Moves TURKEY/ SYRIA Two brothers rationed protein drinks to survive under the rubble of a collapsed […]