Tick Tock
NEED TO KNOW UNITED KINGDOM Tick Tock The United Kingdom was supposed to quit the European Union tomorrow. But nobody could agree […]
For Once, a Graceful Exit
NEED TO KNOW KAZAKHSTAN For Once, a Graceful Exit Soon after he took the oath of office on March 20, the new […]
A ‘Negative Peace’
NEED TO KNOW INDIA/PAKISTAN A ‘Negative Peace’ India’s cricket team recently courted controversy by wearing military caps on the playing field. The […]
Has Spring Arrived?
NEED TO KNOW ALGERIA Has Spring Arrived? Call them hooligans. Call them activists. Either way, young soccer fans are raising their voices […]
A Big Show of Votes
NEED TO KNOW THAILAND A Big Show of Votes A lot is riding on Thailand’s parliamentary elections on March 24. It will […]
Steps Forward, Steps Back
NEED TO KNOW BURKINA FASO Steps Forward, Steps Backward BBC reporters recently discovered a sad date scribbled on a school blackboard in […]
An Act of Courage
NEED TO KNOW COMOROS An Act of Courage Comoros President Azali Assoumani was recently targeted for assassination as he campaigned ahead of […]
Living Off Fire
NEED TO KNOW SPAIN Living Off Fire The trial of a dozen Catalan separatists has been proceeding for more than a month […]
Money, Power and Blood
NEED TO KNOW LIBYA Money, Power and Blood Libyans ousted the late dictator Muammar Gaddafi more than eight years ago with the […]
Banking on Sanity
NEED TO KNOW SLOVAKIA Banking on Sanity For years, populists have been winning office in Central Europe, often exploiting xenophobia and capitalizing […]
Small Expectations
NEED TO KNOW AFGHANISTAN Small Expectations The Americans want to leave in five years. The Taliban want them to go within a […]
The Chinese Canal
NEED TO KNOW PANAMA The Chinese Canal Panama is one of the world’s hippest hot spots this year, Vogue recently exclaimed. The […]
Sudanese Spring
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No Checks, No Balance
NEED TO KNOW NORTH KOREA No Checks, No Balance North Korea held parliamentary elections this past weekend. They weren’t a democratic exercise. […]
The Times Are A Changin’
NEED TO KNOW GUINEA BISSAU The Times Are A Changin’ The tiny West African country of Guinea-Bissau has been mired in political […]
Going Their Own Way
NEED TO KNOW IRAN Going Their Own Way American officials are angry with British, French and German leaders who are proceeding with […]
From Divorce to Marriage
NEED TO KNOW NORTHERN IRELAND From Divorce to Marriage Perhaps the greatest fear stemming from Britain’s scheduled exit from the European Union […]
What’s the Deal?
NEED TO KNOW CHINA What’s the Deal? President Donald Trump recently shelved plans to sharply raise US tariffs on $200 billion worth […]
Green Ambitions
NEED TO KNOW COSTA RICA Green Ambitions Costa Rica is arguably conducting the world’s most ambitious experiment in fighting climate change. Renowned […]
Secrets and Truths
NEED TO KNOW SOMALIA Secrets and Truths Secrets abound in Somalia. Nobody knows how American drones target alleged Al-Shabab terrorists or whether […]
Desperation, and Bullets
NEED TO KNOW HAITI Desperation, and Bullets Three protesters carrying a massive Haitian flag recently squared off against riot police in front […]
The Waiting Game
NEED TO KNOW GUINEA-CONAKRY The Waiting Game They are used to waiting in Guinea. The West African nation often called Guinea-Conakry – […]
You’ve Come a Long Way, Baby
NEED TO KNOW VIETNAM You’ve Come A Long Way, Baby Vietnam is setting the stage for President Donald Trump and North Korean […]
Virtual Geography
NEED TO KNOW ESTONIA Virtual Geography Estonia might be the closest approximation to a tech utopia that exists on planet Earth. “Estonia […]