What’s Old Is New: Malaysia Moves Forward and Brings Old Habits With It
NEED TO KNOW What’s Old Is New: Malaysia Moves Forward and Brings Old Habits With It MALAYSIA Nearly 100 years old, Mahathir […]
The Trump Effect: Anger at the US Fuels Leftist Advantage in Australian Elections
NEED TO KNOW The Trump Effect: Anger at the US Fuels Leftist Advantage in Australian Elections AUSTRALIA A global trade war, threats […]
In Singapore, an Election Brings Choices, Change and – Tingles
NEED TO KNOW In Singapore, an Election Brings Choices, Change and – Tingles SINGAPORE For years, elections in Singapore produced little excitement, […]
The Long Arm of the Law: In the Philippines, the Rules Remain an Afterthought
NEED TO KNOW The Long Arm of the Law: In the Philippines, the Rules Remain an Afterthought PHILIPPINES When former Philippine President […]
Going a Courting: China Woos Neighbors to Beat US Trade War
NEED TO KNOW Going a Courting: China Woos Neighbors to Beat US Trade War CHINA Chinese leader Xi Jinping took his first overseas […]
A Shot in the Dark: Indonesia’s President Want’s ‘Polite Democracy.’ Good Luck With That.
NEED TO KNOW A Shot in the Dark: Indonesia’s President Want’s ‘Polite Democracy.’ Good Luck With That. INDONESIA When Indonesian President Prabowo […]
The Omen: An Earthquake, Say Locals, Foretells the End of Myanmar’s Junta
NEED TO KNOW The Omen: An Earthquake, Say Locals, Foretells the End of Myanmar’s Junta MYANMAR For the past four years, the […]
Playing Coy: Armenia Wants Peace – Azerbaijan Doesn’t Mind Waiting
NEED TO KNOW Playing Coy: Armenia Wants Peace – Azerbaijan Doesn’t Mind Waiting ARMENIA/ AZERBAIJAN In mid-March, Armenia and Azerbaijan did what many thought was […]
The Power of the Purse: China Pleads For Spending
NEED TO KNOW The Power of the Purse: China Pleads For Spending CHINA Pan Gongsheng, governor of the People’s Bank of China […]
Give and Take: Vietnam Cracks Down, Opens Up
NEED TO KNOW Give and Take: Vietnam Cracks Down, Opens Up VIETNAM Writing about Vietnam’s economic fortunes, global law firm White and […]
Afghans In Pakistan Snared in US Resettlement ‘Trap’
NEED TO KNOW Afghans In Pakistan Snared in US Resettlement ‘Trap’ AFGHANISTAN Afghan refugee Shakoofa Khalili had worked with an American NGO […]
A Country, a Business
NEED TO KNOW A Country, a Business TAJIKISTAN Starting on March 2, Tajik voters will go to the polls to choose their […]
Chinese Roulette
NEED TO KNOW Chinese Roulette COOK ISLANDS Earlier this month, Mark Brown, the leader of the quasi-independent Cook Islands, flew to China […]
Going South
NEED TO KNOW Going South THAILAND On Jan. 14, two police officers were driving on a rural road in southern Thailand when a […]
Dreams of Destiny
NEED TO KNOW Dreams of Destiny TURKEY Late last year, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said that Turkey needs breathing room. “Turkey […]
The Declaration of Dependence
NEED TO KNOW The Declaration of Dependence ABKHAZIA/ GEORGIA In November, opposition-led protesters in Abkhazia stormed and occupied parliament, the president’s office, […]
The Hermit’s Rumspringa
NEED TO KNOW The Hermit’s Rumspringa NORTH KOREA When Russian President Vladimir Putin received help last year fighting his war in Ukraine […]
A Dueling Paralysis
NEED TO KNOW A Dueling Paralysis TAIWAN Just before Christmas, Taiwanese lawmakers duked it out on the legislature’s floor, in what was […]
Pyrrhic Victory
NEED TO KNOW Pyrrhic Victory PAKISTAN Last fall, Pakistan’s parliament passed a constitutional amendment that stripped the top court of some of […]
K-Bubbles
NEED TO KNOW K-Bubbles SOUTH KOREA The Seoul Detention Center usually holds murderers, rapists, drug dealers, and even former high-ranking government officials […]
The Holy Grail
NEED TO KNOW The Holy Grail VANUATU Last spring, Vanuatu’s voters approved new measures in a referendum to take effect this year […]
Ready Player One
NEED TO KNOW Ready Player One MYANMAR In Myanmar, rebels play a video game called SpringBees to raise money for the civilian-led […]
We the People
Dear Readers, Over the holidays, GlobalPost is bringing you special coverage of the key geopolitical issues facing some of the major regions […]
Rocks, and Hard Places
Dear Readers, Over the holidays, GlobalPost is collaborating with our sister publication, World Politics Review, to bring you special coverage of the […]