Soft Upper Lip
NEED TO KNOW Soft Upper Lip UNITED KINGDOM On Wednesday, British Prime Minister Liz Truss declared that she was not a quitter. […]
The Boogeyman
NEED TO KNOW The Boogeyman SLOVENIA In April, Slovenian voters tapped Robert Golob, leader of the Freedom Movement party, to replace as […]
With Friends Like These
NEED TO KNOW With Friends Like These RUSSIA/ CAUCASUS Armenians have a unique perspective on Russian power. On the farthest-most edge of […]
Redefining the Mainstream
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Great Russia
NEED TO KNOW Great Russia RUSSIA/ UKRAINE When Ukrainian forces recently retook the city of Lyman from Russian occupiers, resident Elena Kharkovska […]
The Alpine Tremors
NEED TO KNOW The Alpine Tremors AUSTRIA The president of Austria, Alexander Van der Bellen, recently suffered a concussion after falling while […]
The Bear’s Market
NEED TO KNOW The Bear’s Market RUSSIA Global economic growth will reach only three percent this year due to the lingering effects […]
Splitting the Chimera
NEED TO KNOW Splitting the Chimera BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA The leader of Republika Srpska, an enclave of ethnic Serbs seeking to break […]
The Dangers of Desperation
NEED TO KNOW The Dangers of Desperation RUSSIA/ UKRAINE The once-vaunted, now-demoralized Russian military could be on the brink of collapse – […]
Democracy by Fiat
NEED TO KNOW Democracy by Fiat SWITZERLAND Much has been written about the benefits and dangers of democracy. Some in Europe and […]
A New, Cloudy Day
NEED TO KNOW A New, Cloudy Day UNITED KINGDOM On Monday, hundreds of thousands of Britons lined up and millions more tuned […]
Apple from the Tree
NEED TO KNOW Apple from the Tree ITALY Over the years, liberal elites throughout Europe have fretted about the premiership of Silvio […]
Humiliating Goliath
NEED TO KNOW Humiliating Goliath RUSSIA/ UKRAINE In the first few weeks of September, Ukrainian forces retook more than 2,300 square miles […]
Going, Going, Back
NEED TO KNOW Going, Going, Back EUROPEAN UNION Jean Blum, a resident of Berlin, Germany, usually uses natural gas to heat his […]
The Tricky Dance
NEED TO KNOW The Tricky Dance CZECH REPUBLIC “Medieval,” a new movie celebrating the military exploits of Czech national hero Jan Zizka, […]
Tectonic Shifts
NEED TO KNOW Tectonic Shifts RUSSIA After World War II, British influence gave way to American power everywhere around the globe except […]
If You Can’t Beat Them…
NEED TO KNOW If You Can’t Beat Them… SWEDEN A local politician in Sweden, Saida Hussein Moge, recently quit the ruling Social […]
The Long Road
NEED TO KNOW The Long Road UKRAINE Just over six months after the start of the Russo-Ukrainian War, Sébastien Roblin at NBC […]
From the Energiewende and Back
NEED TO KNOW From the Energiewende and Back GERMANY German officials this winter may keep open three nuclear power plants that they […]
The Little Country That Could
NEED TO KNOW The Little Country That Could LATVIA Latvian authorities began dismantling a 262-foot-tall Soviet-era monument that commemorates the Allies’ victory […]
Lights Off
NEED TO KNOW Lights Off EUROPE Not a drop of rain has fallen this summer on the reservoir in Sau, a town […]
A Changing Country
NEED TO KNOW A Changing Country UKRAINE Before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February, Ukraine had 40 million people. Now it is […]
A Grave Hour
NEED TO KNOW A Grave Hour UKRAINE The Chernobyl disaster in 1986 was among the worst nuclear accidents in world history. Now, […]
Having a Cow
NEED TO KNOW Having a Cow NETHERLANDS Near the prime minister’s office in The Hague, the seat of the government of the […]