Growing Pains
NEED TO KNOW BOTSWANA Growing Pains Botswana has long been viewed as one of the most stable democracies in Africa. That view […]
A Perfect Storm
NEED TO KNOW HAITI A Perfect Storm Protests in Haiti have taken a heavy toll on the impoverished Caribbean nation in recent […]
30 Years of Solitude
NEED TO KNOW URUGUAY 30 Years of Solitude More than the presidency is at stake in Uruguay on Oct. 27. In addition […]
Flaws and Options
NEED TO KNOW CANADA Flaws and Options Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has cavorted in blackface or brownface at least three times. […]
Street Power
NEED TO KNOW ECUADOR Street Power Ecuadorian protesters recently seized six police officers in the capital of Quito, paraded them on a […]
Letting the Genie Out
NEED TO KNOW SYRIA Letting the Genie Out The Turkish-Syrian border is on fire, according to Kurdish officials who spoke to Reuters […]
Overstaying His Welcome
NEED TO KNOW BOLIVIA Overstaying His Welcome Rain finally extinguished the massive wildfires that burned through almost 10 million acres of the […]
Ruling Over Nothing
NEED TO KNOW MOZAMBIQUE Ruling Over Nothing Police officers allegedly killed an election observer in Mozambique a week before the presidential vote […]
Reformers 0, Radicals 1
NEED TO KNOW INDONESIA Reformers 0, Radicals 1 Indonesia’s security minister was stabbed recently in an attack that authorities blamed on Islamic […]
Fertilizing with Fear
NEED TO KNOW POLAND Fertilizing with Fear Police clashed with anti-LGBTQ protesters last month in Lublin, Poland, before a gay pride march. […]
Coming Last
NEED TO KNOW PAKISTAN & INDIA Coming Last Most of the focus on Kashmir lately spotlights India’s crackdown in the disputed region […]
Of Pharaohs and Tin Ears
NEED TO KNOW EGYPT Of Pharaohs and Tin Ears Egyptians are furious about corruption. Their rage stems from viral videos posted by […]
A Tight Bear Hug
NEED TO KNOW BELARUS A Tight Bear Hug Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov recently described the refusal of Belarus to host a […]
Reset in Tunis
NEED TO KNOW TUNISIA Reset in Tunis If Nabil Karoui wins Tunisia’s runoff presidential election on Oct. 13, he might deliver his […]
Getting the House in Order
NEED TO KNOW KOSOVO Getting the House in Order Voters in Kosovo are preparing to elect a new parliament for the fifth […]
Sunshine, and Rainy Days
NEED TO KNOW PORTUGAL Sunshine, and Rainy Days Voters on the tiny Portuguese island of Madeira recently handed a victory to their […]
Counterclockwise Carousels
NEED TO KNOW ISRAEL Counterclockwise Carousels It seemed like Benjamin Netanyahu was in trouble. The results of the Sept. 17 election in […]
A Warrior Culture
NEED TO KNOW CHECHNYA A Warrior Culture On a recent visit to Chechnya, a region of southwestern Russia in the Caucasus Mountains, […]
The Half-Life of Fear
NEED TO KNOW JAPAN The Half-Life of Fear International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach wants to reassure athletes that radiation won’t taint their […]
We the People
NEED TO KNOW AFGHANISTAN We the People A Taliban suicide bomber recently killed at least 26 people at a presidential campaign rally […]
Return of Realpolitik
NEED TO KNOW AUSTRIA Return of Realpolitik Austrian hoteliers recently sued a former guest who complained in online reviews about the photograph […]
Burning Down the House
NEED TO KNOW THE AMAZON Burning Down the House This summer, a lot of people feared the Amazon rainforest might burn to […]
The Bad Old Days
NEED TO KNOW ARGENTINA The Bad Old Days Argentine President Mauricio Macri recently visited the Shrine of Our Lord and Our Lady […]
Dropped Calls
NEED TO KNOW BANGLADESH Dropped Calls Around one million Rohingya refugees live in camps in Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh. They fled their […]