The Wages of the Toady
NEED TO KNOW The Wages of the Toady BELARUS Russian soldiers retreating from Ukraine to Belarus are selling goods that they have […]
The Game of Neutrality
NEED TO KNOW The Game of Neutrality WORLD As his soldiers fight Russian forces, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy recently pledged that his country […]
Bullets and Choices
NEED TO KNOW Bullets and Choices MOLDOVA Moldovans looking to the east can see smoke on the horizon as Ukrainian troops fend […]
Green Fields, Orange Apes
NEED TO KNOW Green Fields, Orange Apes INDONESIA Indonesians are talking about their government’s plan to move their capital from the metropolis […]
Push, Pull
NEED TO KNOW Push, Pull CENTRAL ASIA A radio talk show host in the former Soviet republic of Kazakhstan recently posted a […]
Little Brother
NEED TO KNOW Little Brother SERBIA American and Western European diplomats recently expressed their disappointment at Kosovo’s decision to disallow people to […]
Russkiy Mir
NEED TO KNOW Russkiy Mir RUSSIA Artur and Vsevolod fled to Istanbul, Turkey from their hometown of Moscow fearing that they might […]
Between a Hammer and an Anvil
NEED TO KNOW Between a Hammer and an Anvil HUNGARY Most Central and East European leaders have been outspoken in their condemnation […]
Packing Proxies
NEED TO KNOW Packing Proxies MALDIVES Some in the Maldives want to reduce the influence of India. The same people in the […]
Just Business
NEED TO KNOW Just Business UKRAINE/ RUSSIA Executives at France-based energy giant TotalEnergies recently announced that they would stop all Russian oil […]
Crisis, Opportunity
NEED TO KNOW Crisis, Opportunity MALTA Maltese Prime Minister and Labour Party Leader Robert Abela recently handed out tax refund checks as […]
Four Weeks
NEED TO KNOW Four Weeks UKRAINE The pregnant woman and her infant who died after a Russian airstrike on a hospital in […]
Egg on Face
NEED TO KNOW Egg on Face EUROPE Populist Italian politician Matteo Salvini had egg on his face recently after a press conference […]
A Caucasian Puzzle
NEED TO KNOW A Caucasian Puzzle ARMENIA Armenian President Armen Sarkissian recently resigned from office because he felt that he possessed too […]
An Angry Man
NEED TO KNOW An Angry Man RUSSIA Recently, Putin declared that any country that interfered in Russia’s special operations in Ukraine would […]
When Dreams Become Nightmares
NEED TO KNOW When Dreams Become Nightmares UKRAINE When Russia recognized the independence of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine shortly […]
Stifled Spring
NEED TO KNOW Stifled Spring TUNISIA Tunisian President Kais Saied recently extended his North African country’s state of emergency through the end […]
A Wobbly Fence
NEED TO KNOW A Wobbly Fence INDIA Most United Nations members rallied to condemn the Russian invasion of Ukraine last month. India, […]
Different Strokes, Different Folks
NEED TO KNOW Different Strokes, Different Folks WORLD Danish officials don’t think children need Covid-19 vaccinations. They don’t think citizens who are […]
Master and Servant
NEED TO KNOW Master and Servant WORLD At least two storylines have formed around Russia, Ukraine and world energy supplies and prices. […]
Awkward Alliances
NEED TO KNOW Awkward Alliances CHINA/ RUSSIA Chinese President Xi Jinping once described Russian President Vladimir Putin as “my closest foreign colleague […]
Dictatorship 2.0
NEED TO KNOW Dictatorship 2.0 TURKMENISTAN The 40-year old son of Turkmenistan’s president, Serdar Berdymukhamedov, recently hit the campaign trail. Some wonder […]