An Easy Puzzle
NEED TO KNOW RUSSIA An Easy Puzzle Winston Churchill famously described Russia as a “riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.” […]
History Today
NEED TO KNOW POLAND History Today Polish President Andrzej Duda might skip the Fifth World Holocaust Forum in Jerusalem on January 23. Duda’s pique […]
Unfinished Stories
PAST AND FUTURE WORLD Unfinished Stories As 2019 comes to a close, and with it, a decade, we at DailyChatter are taking […]
Frozen Conflict
NEED TO KNOW UKRAINE & RUSSIA Frozen Conflict During his recent annual marathon press conference, Russian President Vladimir Putin said peace in […]
Saving Thursday’s Child
Dear Readers, Many of you often ask us, why can’t you offer more positive news? Well, today, we take a small step […]
Bah Humbug
NEED TO KNOW FRANCE Bah Humbug A shopkeeper decorated his Paris neighborhood with giant teddy bears recently – at cafes, metro stations, […]
The Lamest of Ducks
NEED TO KNOW GERMANY The Lamest of Ducks German Chancellor Angela Merkel is the most powerful woman in the world, according to […]
Truth on Trial
NEED TO KNOW MALTA Truth on Trial Two years ago, journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia published a blog post about her investigation of […]
The End of the Beginning
NEED TO KNOW UNITED KINGDOM The End of the Beginning Women standing for seats in the British parliament face threats, intimidation and […]
Selfies and Tears
NEED TO KNOW ITALY Selfies and Tears There was a poignant irony to a viral video of a tourist falling into the […]
Justice, and Forgiveness
NEED TO KNOW GERMANY Justice, and Forgiveness Bruno Dey joined the SS when he was a teenager in Nazi Germany, landing a […]
The Wizard’s Feint
NEED TO KNOW BELARUS The Wizard’s Feint It’s hard to know whether the Nov. 17 elections to the lower house of parliament […]
Government by Hydra
NEED TO KNOW BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA Government by Hydra Bosnia and Herzegovina has three presidents but no government. As Agence France-Presse explained, […]
Sighing All The Way To The Polls
NEED TO KNOW SPAIN Sighing All The Way To The Polls The weather was so cold on election day Sunday in Spain […]
Rearview Mirror Politics
NEED TO KNOW ROMANIA Rearview Mirror Politics Has Romania finally achieved a semblance of stability? Protests over political corruption have wracked Romania […]
Of Falling Walls and Soaring Rage
NEED TO KNOW GERMANY Of Falling Walls and Soaring Rage Americans view the fall of the Berlin Wall 30 years ago as […]
The Other Side of Scandal
NEED TO KNOW RUSSIA & UKRAINE The Other Side of Scandal Some Americans might have noticed that Ukraine has been in the […]
Should I Stay or Should I Go…
NEED TO KNOW UNITED KINGDOM Should I Stay or Should I Go… Brexit was supposed to happen on Oct. 31. It won’t. […]
Powder Keg Politics
NEED TO KNOW CATALONIA Powder Keg Politics Separatism made Catalonia into a powder keg. Spanish authorities lit the fuse. Activists in the […]
Fertilizing with Fear
NEED TO KNOW POLAND Fertilizing with Fear Police clashed with anti-LGBTQ protesters last month in Lublin, Poland, before a gay pride march. […]
A Tight Bear Hug
NEED TO KNOW BELARUS A Tight Bear Hug Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov recently described the refusal of Belarus to host a […]
Getting the House in Order
NEED TO KNOW KOSOVO Getting the House in Order Voters in Kosovo are preparing to elect a new parliament for the fifth […]
Sunshine, and Rainy Days
NEED TO KNOW PORTUGAL Sunshine, and Rainy Days Voters on the tiny Portuguese island of Madeira recently handed a victory to their […]