A State of Limbo
NEED TO KNOW A State of Limbo The elections were due to take place in November. But the electoral commission said it […]
Back in the Game
NEED TO KNOW Back in the Game After a few weeks of relative calm – following the contentious Navy SEAL raid that some […]
On the Altar of Brexit
NEED TO KNOW On the Altar of Brexit Talks to salvage Northern Ireland’s local government quickly deteriorated Monday as the Irish-nationalist party […]
Guns Versus Butter
NEED TO KNOW Guns Versus Butter Howls of derision greeted Chinese President Xi Jinping’s decision to shoot for 6.5 percent economic growth this […]
A Disarmament, A Peace
NEED TO KNOW A Disarmament, A Peace After more than 50 years of war, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) began […]
The Weighted Scale
NEED TO KNOW The Weighted Scale In the ever-destabilizing Middle East, Iran has enjoyed a particularly good run of successful military and […]
Eternal Stagnation
NEED TO KNOW Eternal Stagnation Greece’s perennial sovereign debt crisis and the chaos surrounding Brexit frequently overshadow Italy’s woes. But it might […]
Waiting for Godot
NEED TO KNOW Waiting for Godot As the Geneva Conference for Human Rights and Dignity kicked off last week, many hoped the […]
Keep Your Friends Close
NEED TO KNOW Keep Your Friends Close The recent “very painful” death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s half-brother has sent geopolitical […]
The Trouble with Monks
NEED TO KNOW The Trouble with Monks The idyllic Thai island that Leonardo DiCaprio made famous in the 2000 film “The Beach” […]
A Deepening Chasm
NEED TO KNOW A Deepening Chasm Hefty American sanctions against Venezuelan Vice President Tareck El Aissami last week came out of the […]
Third Time’s the Charm
NEED TO KNOW Third Time’s the Charm The ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine brokered at the G20 Security Conference in Munich last […]
Playing Catch Up
NEED TO KNOW Playing Catch Up Australia has garnered headlines recently, but not for the happy-go-lucky stories usually associated with the island […]
Once More unto the Breach
NEED TO KNOW Once More unto the Breach Near misses from sniper fire. Terrorists on suicide missions in bomb-filled, runaway cars. Narrow, […]
Legacy, Ideology and Votes
NEED TO KNOW Legacy, Ideology and Votes The first round of Ecuador’s presidential election on Sunday isn’t really about the candidates running […]
No Gaps
NEED TO KNOW No Gaps Right-wing Israelis celebrated after US President Donald Trump sloughed off the two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict […]
Fiddling While…
NEED TO KNOW Fiddling While… The resignation of US President Donald Trump’s national security adviser, Michael Flynn, earlier this week over questions […]
The Lesser Evil
NEED TO KNOW The Lesser Evil As France’s first-round presidential elections in April inch closer, three candidates have emerged. All of them […]
Hello Angry
NEED TO KNOW Hello Angry Japanese girls have striven to attain the kawaii, or cute, aura of Hello Kitty since the cartoonish […]
No Exit
NEED TO KNOW No Exit Frequently overlooked compared to the Syrian civil war and the wider battle against the Islamic State, the […]
The Road to Nowhere
NEED TO KNOW The Road to Nowhere Since the 2009 military coup d’état that ousted then-President Manuel Zelaya, Honduras has become one […]
Chutes and Ladders
NEED TO KNOW Chutes and Ladders War on the Russian-Ukrainian border has arguably been NATO’s biggest concern in Europe since 2014. On […]
Tug of War
NEED TO KNOW Tug of War With the world focused on the plight of millions of refugees displaced by the Syrian Civil […]
A Wave of Civic Creativity
NEED TO KNOW A Wave of Civic Creativity Democracy still works, at least in Romania. On Sunday, Romanian protesters remained on the […]