A Moment to Exhale
NEED TO KNOW A Moment to Exhale GUINEA Djenabou Bah was nine years old in 2009 when she attended a protest against […]
With Friends Like These
NEED TO KNOW With Friends Like These RUSSIA/ CAUCASUS Armenians have a unique perspective on Russian power. On the farthest-most edge of […]
Redefining the Mainstream
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Try, Try Again
NEED TO KNOW Try, Try Again BURKINA FASO Protesters took to the streets of Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, recently to […]
No Joy in Mudville
NEED TO KNOW No Joy in Mudville BRAZIL Supporters of left-wing Brazilian politician and former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, or […]
Pushing and Pulling
NEED TO KNOW Pushing and Pulling NORTH KOREA North Korea recently fired an intercontinental ballistic missile over Japan, one of five such […]
Great Russia
NEED TO KNOW Great Russia RUSSIA/ UKRAINE When Ukrainian forces recently retook the city of Lyman from Russian occupiers, resident Elena Kharkovska […]
The Alpine Tremors
NEED TO KNOW The Alpine Tremors AUSTRIA The president of Austria, Alexander Van der Bellen, recently suffered a concussion after falling while […]
The Kingdom and the Chaos
NEED TO KNOW The Kingdom and the Chaos LESOTHO Born in Shanghai in China, Zhenyu Shao moved to Lesotho 25 years ago […]
Little Islands, Big Games
NEED TO KNOW Little Islands, Big Games SOLOMON ISLANDS Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare of the Solomon Islands distributed almost $2.5 million to […]
Rinse, Repeat
NEED TO KNOW Rinse, Repeat PUERTO RICO Five years after Hurricane Maria knocked out Puerto Rico’s electrical grid, it’s déjà vu. Hundreds […]
The Bear’s Market
NEED TO KNOW The Bear’s Market RUSSIA Global economic growth will reach only three percent this year due to the lingering effects […]
Splitting the Chimera
NEED TO KNOW Splitting the Chimera BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA The leader of Republika Srpska, an enclave of ethnic Serbs seeking to break […]
Take It Off
NEED TO KNOW Take It Off IRAN Big protests over little scarves are threatening to destabilize the Islamic Republic of Iran. In […]
A Good Day
NEED TO KNOW A Good Day CHINA While Russian President Vladimir Putin suffers international condemnation and internal dissent, US President Joe Biden […]
The Best Man for the Job
NEED TO KNOW The Best Man for the Job UGANDA An Ebola outbreak is occurring in Uganda, raising fears that the country […]
The Dangers of Desperation
NEED TO KNOW The Dangers of Desperation RUSSIA/ UKRAINE The once-vaunted, now-demoralized Russian military could be on the brink of collapse – […]
Democracy by Fiat
NEED TO KNOW Democracy by Fiat SWITZERLAND Much has been written about the benefits and dangers of democracy. Some in Europe and […]
Treading Water
NEED TO KNOW Treading Water PAKISTAN Record floods have turned lowland farms in Pakistan into lakes, highlighting the fragility of an unstable […]
A New, Cloudy Day
NEED TO KNOW A New, Cloudy Day UNITED KINGDOM On Monday, hundreds of thousands of Britons lined up and millions more tuned […]
Apple from the Tree
NEED TO KNOW Apple from the Tree ITALY Over the years, liberal elites throughout Europe have fretted about the premiership of Silvio […]
Humiliating Goliath
NEED TO KNOW Humiliating Goliath RUSSIA/ UKRAINE In the first few weeks of September, Ukrainian forces retook more than 2,300 square miles […]
Going, Going, Back
NEED TO KNOW Going, Going, Back EUROPEAN UNION Jean Blum, a resident of Berlin, Germany, usually uses natural gas to heat his […]
The Tricky Dance
NEED TO KNOW The Tricky Dance CZECH REPUBLIC “Medieval,” a new movie celebrating the military exploits of Czech national hero Jan Zizka, […]