Missile Diplomacy
NEED TO KNOW TURKEY Missile Diplomacy US-backed Kurdish forces in northeastern Syria are in retreat. As the BBC explained, the troops pulled […]
Dueling Memories
NEED TO KNOW EASTERN EUROPE Dueling Memories Europeans last month celebrated two anniversaries dating from the modern era. Aug. 19 marked the […]
We Don’t Need No Education
NEED TO KNOW ERITREA We Don’t Need No Education Every Eritrean high school student spends the 12th grade at the Warsai Yikealo […]
Waiting Rooms of History
NEED TO KNOW EUROPEAN UNION Waiting Rooms of History American actor Richard Gere recently delivered humanitarian supplies to a boat of migrants […]
Rats, Sewage and Humming Economies
NEED TO KNOW CHILE Rats, Sewage and Humming Economies Free marketers have long championed the economic success of Chile. The South American […]
Protecting the Innocents
NEED TO KNOW PAKISTAN Protecting the Innocents Sakina Bibi innocently believed her marriage was an excuse to dress up and wear jewelry. […]
‘Chernobyl on Ice’
NEED TO KNOW RUSSIA ‘Chernobyl on Ice’ Chernobyl has been a real tourist draw lately. “The Ukrainian government is promoting the Exclusion […]
Accounting
NEED TO KNOW SUDAN Accounting The signing of a peace deal between the Sudanese government and protesters in August was arguably the […]
Possibilities
NEED TO KNOW ITALY Possibilities The 134 migrants were at the “breaking point” as their rescue ship, dubbed the Open Arms, remained […]
Gimme Shelter
NEED TO KNOW IRELAND Gimme Shelter An Irish university student became famous after he tweeted a photo of a long, winding queue […]
Buckle Up
NEED TO KNOW KYRGYZSTAN Buckle Up In early August, when security forces descended on the home of Almazbek Atambayev to detain him […]
Gasping For Air
NEED TO KNOW AMAZON BASIN Gasping For Air Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been under fire for his stewardship of the precious Amazon […]
Moving On
NEED TO KNOW LAOS Moving On Laos is straggling into the 21st century. But it has demons from the distant and not-so-distant […]
A History of Taking
Good morning, today is Monday August 19th, 2019, and this is your “World In 2 Minutes” from DailyChatter. NEED TO KNOW SOUTH […]
Unforgiving Machinery
NEED TO KNOW JAPAN Unforgiving Machinery A trade war is threatening the peace and prosperity of Asia. This time, however, neither China […]
A Poor and Hungry Battlefield
NEED TO KNOW NIGER On the Edge In 2017, jihadist militants ambushed a unit of American special forces in Niger. The Pentagon […]
Reason and Faith
NEED TO KNOW UNITED KINGDOM Reason and Faith Pizzamaker Domino’s has been stockpiling tomato sauce, frozen chicken, pineapple and tuna in the UK […]
Bombs and Potholes
NEED TO KNOW IRAQ Bombs and Potholes Sangar Khaleel was a Mosul resident who became a fixer – a journalistic term referring […]
Playing With Fire
Good morning, today is Monday August 12th, 2019, and this is your “World In 2 Minutes” from DailyChatter. NEED TO KNOW KASHMIR […]
Umbrellas and Eggs
NEED TO KNOW HONG KONG Umbrellas and Eggs Protesters shut down Hong Kong’s commuter rail system in late July. They blocked trains […]
Passing the Buck
NEED TO KNOW GUATEMALA Passing the Buck Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales, whose term ends in January, is leaving behind a crisis for […]
Waiting for Godot
NEED TO KNOW NIGERIA Waiting for Godot Armed men on motorbikes attacked a funeral procession in northeastern Nigeria recently, killing at least […]
Strange Brews
NEED TO KNOW RUSSIA Strange Brews Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny recently came down with a bizarre sickness. His face and eyes […]
Being Heard
NEED TO KNOW PUERTO RICO Being Heard Puerto Rico was recently described as the world’s oldest colony. Now it’s the latest place […]