Ifs, Ands, and Buts
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Building Sea Legs
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When the Pillars Fall
NEED TO KNOW When the Pillars Fall IRAN Iran has had a bad year. Israel has decimated Hamas, the Iranian-backed Palestinian group […]
Dissecting a Vote
NEED TO KNOW Dissecting a Vote ROMANIA The European Union this month said it would investigate if, and how, TikTok was used […]
The Green Petrostate
NEED TO KNOW The Green Petrostate NORWAY Norway appeared ready to give miners what they wanted. In June, Norwegian officials cordoned off […]
Rule by Orthrus
NEED TO KNOW Rule by Orthrus CROATIA Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković has overseen fantastic economic growth and integrated the Balkan country […]
The Bulldozer
NEED TO KNOW The Bulldozer ZAMBIA The Zambian Constitutional Court recently overturned lower court rulings to determine that ex-President Edgar Lungu could […]
Peas in a Pod
NEED TO KNOW Peas in a Pod INDIA The Indian multinational conglomerate Adani Group recently announced an $88.5 billion investment in renewable […]
Tone Deaf
NEED TO KNOW Tone Deaf SOUTH KOREA Former South Korean Defense Minister Kim Yong Hyun attempted to commit suicide while in jail […]
The Yin and the Yang
NEED TO KNOW The Yin and the Yang BRAZIL Right-wing Brazilian populist Jair Bolsonaro, who served as president from 2019 to 2023, […]
Eyes on the Road
NEED TO KNOW Eyes on the Road INDONESIA American tech giant Apple is planning to build a $1 billion tech hub and […]
Simply Replacable
NEED TO KNOW Simply Replaceable MALI Mali recently launched drone attacks against ethnic Tuareg rebel leaders in the town of Tin Zaouatine […]
When Hope Came to Town
NEED TO KNOW When Hope Came to Town SYRIA World leaders assumed Syrian President Bashar Assad enjoyed the upper hand in the […]
Legislating Legacy
NEED TO KNOW Legislating Legacy BELARUS Russian military interrogators tortured Ukrainian soldiers and civilians in a government-owned camp in Belarus, according to […]
The Power of Disloyalty
NEED TO KNOW The Power of Disloyalty GHANA More than 15,000 displaced people from Burkina Faso have crossed the porous, 372-mile border […]
Circling the Wagons
NEED TO KNOW Circling the Wagons AUSTRALIA American, Australian, and British leaders caused a stir in 2021 when they announced they would […]
Stuck at the Stop Sign
NEED TO KNOW Stuck at the Stop Sign MALAYSIA Two seemingly unrelated events symbolize how Malaysia is starting a new chapter in […]
Environmental Chess
NEED TO KNOW Environmental Chess AZERBAIJAN World leaders, diplomats, and environmentalists first convened the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Berlin, Germany […]
Tax and Spend
NEED TO KNOW Tax and Spend IRELAND Ireland received a windfall of around $14 billion recently when a decade of litigation ended […]
Straddling the World
NEED TO KNOW Straddling the World OMAN The deputy ambassador of Oman to the US, Sabra Ahmed Al-Hooti, recently made a nuanced […]
Freedom Fighters, Beware
NEED TO KNOW Freedom Fighters, Beware NAMIBIA The South West Africa People’s Organization (SWAPO) led the fight against South Africa, then under […]
Ghosts of the Past
NEED TO KNOW Ghosts of the Past NEW ZEALAND New Zealand lawmaker Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke and other lawmakers recently broke into a traditional […]
Blowing Up
NEED TO KNOW Blowing Up ICELAND A volcano was predicted to erupt just as Icelanders head to the polls to elect a […]