A Warrior Culture
NEED TO KNOW CHECHNYA A Warrior Culture On a recent visit to Chechnya, a region of southwestern Russia in the Caucasus Mountains, […]
Return of Realpolitik
NEED TO KNOW AUSTRIA Return of Realpolitik Austrian hoteliers recently sued a former guest who complained in online reviews about the photograph […]
Over a Shoulder, Over a Barrel
NEED TO KNOW RUSSIA Over a Shoulder, Over a Barrel Funny thing happened after Russian President Vladimir Putin’s allies lost a third […]
Riding the Tailwinds
NEED TO KNOW GERMANY Riding the Tailwinds The Alternative for Germany (AfD) has been racking up electoral gains lately, and many expect […]
Dueling Memories
NEED TO KNOW EASTERN EUROPE Dueling Memories Europeans last month celebrated two anniversaries dating from the modern era. Aug. 19 marked the […]
Waiting Rooms of History
NEED TO KNOW EUROPEAN UNION Waiting Rooms of History American actor Richard Gere recently delivered humanitarian supplies to a boat of migrants […]
‘Chernobyl on Ice’
NEED TO KNOW RUSSIA ‘Chernobyl on Ice’ Chernobyl has been a real tourist draw lately. “The Ukrainian government is promoting the Exclusion […]
Possibilities
NEED TO KNOW ITALY Possibilities The 134 migrants were at the “breaking point” as their rescue ship, dubbed the Open Arms, remained […]
Gimme Shelter
NEED TO KNOW IRELAND Gimme Shelter An Irish university student became famous after he tweeted a photo of a long, winding queue […]
Reason and Faith
NEED TO KNOW UNITED KINGDOM Reason and Faith Pizzamaker Domino’s has been stockpiling tomato sauce, frozen chicken, pineapple and tuna in the UK […]
Strange Brews
NEED TO KNOW RUSSIA Strange Brews Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny recently came down with a bizarre sickness. His face and eyes […]
Revisionist Politics
NEED TO KNOW POLAND Revisionist Politics Founded by freedom fighter, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and former president of Poland, Lech Walesa, Solidarity […]
On the Crossroads
NEED TO KNOW ESTONIA On the Crossroads The far-right Conservative People’s Party in the tiny Baltic republic of Estonia has long espoused […]
Same Old Song
NEED TO KNOW GERMANY Same Old Song Bodo Ramelow, premier of the eastern German state of Thuringia, wants his country to adopt […]
Frenzy and Fatigue
NEED TO KNOW UNITED KINGDOM Frenzy and Fatigue Members of the Conservative Party are voting to decide who next becomes prime minister […]