Power, Corruption and Fireworks
NEED TO KNOW Power, Corruption and Fireworks CZECH REPUBLIC Andrej Babis is a billionaire agricultural magnate and former Czech prime minister who […]
Breathing Politics
NEED TO KNOW Breathing Politics BRAZIL On Jan. 1, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was sworn in as the new president of […]
Buying Power
NEED TO KNOW Buying Power EUROPEAN UNION Belgian authorities have arrested a vice president of the European Parliament and jailed her, detained […]
A Difficult Hand
NEED TO KNOW A Difficult Hand PHILIPPINES Controversially tough-on-crime Rodrigo Duterte is no longer president of the Philippines. But, in an echo […]
Theme Park Politics
NEED TO KNOW Theme Park Politics BENIN Al Qaeda and Islamic State extremists are gaining a foothold in Africa as the Russian-Ukrainian […]
The Prodigal Leader
NEED TO KNOW The Prodigal Leader ISRAEL Benjamin Netanyahu became prime minister of Israel again in late December, his sixth time in […]
Cry For Me
NEED TO KNOW Cry For Me ARGENTINA The throngs that crowded Buenos Aires and other Argentine cities after the South American country’s […]
Won’t Back Down
NEED TO KNOW Won’t Back Down IRAN The Iranian government’s crackdown on free speech and the free flow of information has led […]
A News Year
NEED TO KNOW A News Year WORLD The New Year will begin with two pressing crises that could upend the international order: […]
What a Year
NEED TO KNOW What a Year WORLD It was hard to watch Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s recent address to the US Congress […]
When Dullness Is a Virtue
Editor’s Note: Last month, we asked our readers to select a country for us to focus on and collected the results. Now, […]
Handshakes and Bombs
Editor’s Note: Last month, we asked our readers to select a country for us to focus on and collected the results. Now, […]
A Doll’s Tale
Editor’s Note: Last month, we asked our readers to select a country for us to focus on and collected the results. Now, […]
No Cards Accepted
Editor’s Note: Last month, we asked our readers to select a country for us to focus on and collected the results. Now, […]
Taunting the Bull
NEED TO KNOW Taunting the Bull PAKISTAN Pakistani and Indian diplomats recently traded barbs over who is a sponsor of terrorism, the […]
Nowhere To Go But Up
NEED TO KNOW Nowhere To Go But Up SOMALIA Somali government forces and local militias recently won a pitched battle against al-Shabab, […]
Bidding on Paradise
NEED TO KNOW Bidding on Paradise INDONESIA Indonesia wants to auction off development rights for more than 100 islands spread out over […]
Rule By Chaos
NEED TO KNOW Rule By Chaos PERU Foreign tourists were recently stranded at Machu Picchu, the 15th-century Incan citadel and UNESCO World […]
Creating a New Chapter
NEED TO KNOW Creating a New Chapter UKRAINE/ RUSSIA Russian soldiers have been building trenches on the Black Sea coast of the […]
White Noise
NEED TO KNOW White Noise TUNISIA The Tunisian General Labor Union (UGTT) recently attacked Tunisian President Kais Saied in the run-up to […]
White Rock Politics
NEED TO KNOW White Rock Politics GUINEA-BISSAU Braima Seidi Ba and Ricardo Ariza Monje thought they could stuff nearly 2 tons of […]
Greening Pains
NEED TO KNOW Greening Pains FRANCE The European Union plans on banning new non-electric cars starting in 2035. This big shift in […]
Them’s Fightin’ Words
NEED TO KNOW Them’s Fightin’ Words WORLD When Twitter first launched, it was celebrated in India as a new kind of town […]
The Invisible Victims
NEED TO KNOW The Invisible Victims UKRAINE/ RUSSIA Earlier this year, doctors in Kherson, Ukraine immediately took action when they heard that […]