No Way Out: France Erupts Again Over Hard Choices
NEED TO KNOW No Way Out: France Erupts Again Over Hard Choices FRANCE Early last Wednesday morning, before most commuters hit the […]
A Bridge Too Far: Italy To Build Controversial Link Between Sicily and the Mainland
NEED TO KNOW A Bridge Too Far: Italy To Build Controversial Link Between Sicily and the Mainland ITALY Torre Faro, a fishing […]
Good Money: Norwegians Go to the Polls Amid an Uproar Over their Country’s Investments
NEED TO KNOW Good Money: Norwegians Go to the Polls Amid an Uproar Over their Country’s Investments NORWAY Norway’s $1.87 trillion sovereign […]
Corgis and Coalitions: Lithuania Struggles With Turmoil, Inside and Out
NEED TO KNOW Corgis and Coalitions: Lithuania Struggles With Turmoil, Inside and Out LITHUANIA Corgis and their owners descended on the Lithuanian […]
As Tensions Threaten to Split the Country, Bosnians Hold Their Breath
NEED TO KNOW As Tensions Threaten to Split the Country, Bosnians Hold Their Breath BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA Thousands gathered in Srebrenica last […]
Switzerland, Spurned By the US, Turns To the EU
NEED TO KNOW Switzerland, Spurned By the US, Turns To the EU SWITZERLAND When the Swiss recently learned they would be hit […]
The Long Arc of Atonement: Belgium to Try Nonagenarian Nobleman For Six-Decade-Old Congolese Murder
NEED TO KNOW The Long Arc of Atonement: Belgium to Try Nonagenarian Nobleman For Six-Decade-Old Congolese Murder BELGIUM On June 30, 1960, […]
Second Chances: Russia’s Economy is Bleeding But Putin Is Betting on a Win in Alaska
NEED TO KNOW Second Chances: Russia’s Economy is Bleeding But Putin Is Betting on a Win in Alaska RUSSIA Over the weekend, […]
Trust in Zombies: How the Tiny Principality of Liechtenstein Faces a Massive Crisis Because of a Distant War
NEED TO KNOW Trust in Zombies: How the Tiny Principality of Liechtenstein Faces a Massive Crisis Because of a Distant War LIECHTENSTEIN […]
Can’t Live With Them, Can’t Live Without Them: Russia’s Love-Hate Relationship With Migrants Leads To New Crackdown
NEED TO KNOW Can’t Live With Them, Can’t Live Without Them: Russia’s Love-Hate Relationship With Migrants Leads To New Crackdown RUSSIA Russian […]
Fight between the Haves And the Have-Nots Heats Up In the Czech Republic
NEED TO KNOW Fight between the Haves And the Have-Nots Heats Up In the Czech Republic CZECH REPUBLIC Former Czech Justice Minister […]
Ukraine’s Push to Dismantle Anti-Corruption Efforts Jeopardizes War Efforts
NEED TO KNOW Ukraine’s Push to Dismantle Anti-Corruption Efforts Jeopardizes War Efforts UKRAINE On July 22, thousands of Ukrainians hit the streets, […]
The Serbian Standoff: Students Won’t Back Down. Neither Will the President
NEED TO KNOW The Serbian Standoff: Students Won’t Back Down. Neither Will the President SERBIA Late last month, more than 140,000 Serbians […]
Spending Spree: To Defend Europe, Germany Opens Its Wallet
NEED TO KNOW Spending Spree: To Defend Europe, Germany Opens Its Wallet GERMANY/ EUROPEAN UNION US presidents have long berated the Germans […]
No Quarter: ‘Firebrand’ Dutch Far-Right Leader Offers Solutions But No Compromise
NEED TO KNOW No Quarter: ‘Firebrand’ Dutch Far-Right Leader Offers Solutions But No Compromise NETHERLANDS Last month, Dutch far-right, anti-Islam, populist, Eurosceptic […]
I Do: Bulgaria Goes To the Altar Despite Jitters Over the Euro
NEED TO KNOW I Do: Bulgaria Goes To the Altar Despite Jitters Over the Euro BULGARIA Next year, the poorest member of […]
In Russia’s Fight Against Ukraine, ‘War Is the Ideology’
NEED TO KNOW In Russia’s Fight Against Ukraine, ‘War Is the Ideology’ RUSSIA/ UKRAINE Russia and Ukrainian prisoners of war recently gained […]
Sticks and Stones: Europeans Debate, Defend and ‘Dismantle’ Free Speech
NEED TO KNOW Sticks and Stones: Europeans Debate, Defend and ‘Dismantle’ Free Speech EUROPE When US Vice President J.D. Vance said Europe […]
As the World Pushes a Truce, Russia and Ukraine’s War – and Peace – Drag On
NEED TO KNOW As the World Pushes a Truce, Russia and Ukraine’s War – and Peace – Drag On UKRAINE/RUSSIA Fifty thousand […]
Walking the Walk: The EU Is Losing Patience With Its Hungarian Problem Child
NEED TO KNOW Walking the Walk: The EU Is Losing Patience With Its Hungarian Problem Child HUNGARY In January, when Hungary’s six-month […]
Power Shift: Elections in UK Undermine Traditional Parties in Push for Change
NEED TO KNOW Power Shift: Elections in UK Undermine Traditional Parties in Push for Change UNITED KINGDOM Fresh from making big gains […]
The Prep: Europeans, Feeling Abandoned, Get Ready For War
NEED TO KNOW The Prep: Europeans, Feeling Abandoned, Get Ready For War EUROPE The Lithuanians recently unveiled an evacuation plan for Vilnius, […]
The ‘Illiberal Detox’: Polish Voters Go to the Polls With Center-Left Ahead
NEED TO KNOW The ‘Illiberal Detox’: Polish Voters Go to the Polls With Center-Left Ahead POLAND Polish presidential candidate Karol Nawrocki, standard […]
Turbulence Ahead: Portugal Holds Vote, Searches For Stability
NEED TO KNOW Turbulence Ahead: Portugal Holds Vote, Searches For Stability PORTUGAL The center-right Democratic Alliance’s minority government under Portuguese Prime Minister […]