A Revanchist Reset
NEED TO KNOW A Revanchist Reset UKRAINE Despite the buildup of Russian troops on the Ukrainian border, Russian President Vladimir Putin probably […]
Battlegrounds
NEED TO KNOW Battlegrounds INDIA With live political rallies banned due to the coronavirus, LED screens are going up throughout India in […]
The Sentiments of Coups
NEED TO KNOW The Sentiments of Coups BURKINA FASO A series of coups have rocked West Africa in recent weeks. The latest, […]
Chocolate, Beer and Sovereignty
NEED TO KNOW Chocolate, Beer and Sovereignty TAIWAN Lala Sin has shied away from speaking Mandarin Chinese around her three children. Instead, […]
Keeping the Lights On
NEED TO KNOW Keeping the Lights On MEXICO Proposed reforms to Mexico’s energy sector are causing ripples throughout North America. Leftist President […]
Holding the Nose
NEED TO KNOW Holding the Nose COSTA RICA Costa Rican leaders face hard choices. Their constituents, meanwhile, feel as if they are […]
The Gates of Hell
NEED TO KNOW The Gates of Hell TURKMENISTAN Turkmenistan’s autocratic President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov recently went on state television to demonstrate his awesome […]
Of Chickens and Eggs
NEED TO KNOW Of Chickens and Eggs MYANMAR Aung San Suu Kyi won a Nobel Peace Prize in 1991 for her pro-democracy […]
The Toady’s Dilemma
NEED TO KNOW The Toady’s Dilemma BELARUS Totalitarian President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus recently issued a message to opposition figures who have […]
Easy Come, Easy Go
NEED TO KNOW Easy Come, Easy Go MALI Leaders in Mali recently ordered Danish troops out of the country, saying they never […]
A Contraption Called Democracy
NEED TO KNOW A Contraption Called Democracy PORTUGAL In late 2019, the Atlantic magazine portrayed the government of Prime Minister António Costa […]
Class is Sort Of in Session
NEED TO KNOW Class is Sort Of in Session UGANDA More than half of Ugandan students stopped attending school at the beginning […]
The Covid Orphans
NEED TO KNOW The Covid Orphans PERU More than 204,000 people have died from the coronavirus in Peru, the highest rate per […]
Dissing Information
NEED TO KNOW Dissing Information WORLD Late last year, a bank executive from Monaco seemingly tweeted about the white birch forests, tasty […]
The Technocrat and the Tycoon
NEED TO KNOW The Technocrat and the Tycoon ITALY Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, 85, was recently admitted to the hospital […]
Divided They Stay
NEED TO KNOW Divided They Stay NORTHERN CYPRUS Turkish Cypriots for years have been reluctant to reunify with the Greek side of […]
Worst Crisis Today
NEED TO KNOW Worst Crisis Today YEMEN Houthi rebels in Yemen recently launched a drone and missile strike against the United Arab […]
Standing Tall
NEED TO KNOW Standing Tall BARBADOS When the BBC asked Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley about climate change last year, the interviewer […]
Unbending Science
NEED TO KNOW Unbending Science WORLD Australia deported Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic after federal court judges upheld the immigration minister’s decision […]
Fed Up, Pushed Down
NEED TO KNOW Fed Up, Pushed Down KAZAKHSTAN Officials in Kazakhstan recently announced that, with the help of Russian troops, stability had […]
What’s In a Name
NEED TO KNOW What’s In a Name CHINA / INDIA Indian leaders recently blasted Chinese officials for moves that appear to ramp […]
No More Mr. Nice Guy
NEED TO KNOW No More Mr. Nice Guy ETHIOPIA Air strikes have become a routine part of life in northern Ethiopia. The […]
Justice Delayed But Not Daunted
NEED TO KNOW Justice Delayed But Not Daunted LATIN AMERICA The Inter-American Court of Human Rights, a Costa Rica-based panel affiliated with […]
The Long Goodbye
NEED TO KNOW The Long Goodbye BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Fikret Alic appeared on the cover of Time magazine in 1992 during the […]